Let me tell you about this insane night in San Francisco that had the internet already shook before clips even dropped. Sam Smith is doing their residency at the Castro Theatre, right? The show is already hitting, all emotional and glow-up vibes, but then, plot twist, Sam literally calls Hozier on stage to sing Take…
Success rarely comes easy, but what makes it happen is determination and will power, and UPSC rank holder Prachi Kumari’s success story reflects the same. Hailing from Jauhad village in Vidisha district, Prachi Chauhan, a farmer, secured an impressive AIR 260 in the UPSC Civil Services Examination. With her rank, she became the Hindi medium…
Michael Bloomberg’s $1.8 billion donation to Johns Hopkins University in 2018 revolutionized higher education by funding need-blind admissions. Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons A good example of a headline that does not lose relevance many years after being published would be one that came out in 2018 regarding Michael Bloomberg’s donation of $1.8 billion to Johns…
Bullet holes were found on the exterior of an American Airlines plane after it landed in Miami on February 23. But there is no conclusive information on how and when it happened. The Colombian authorities have started an investigation into the incident, ABC News reported. The airline said the holes were found during a routine…
India’s mining and metals sector needs a fresh look at environmental compliance norms as rising exploration costs and depletion of high-grade mineral reserves create new pressures for the industry, experts said on Thursday, PTI reported.The sector, which is estimated to account for up to 7 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions, currently requires environmental…
The discovery of Viking presence in North America, initially hinted at by local lore and confirmed by the Ingstads’ archaeological work at L’Anse aux Meadows, has been precisely dated to AD 1021. Image Credits: Evidence for European presence in the Americas in ad 1021 study/ Extended Data Fig. 5. Pictures of the wood items studied…
Donald Trump, Mojtaba Khamenei The United States and Iran appeared to be moving closer to an agreement to end their war, with both US President Donald Trump and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif—whose government has been actively facilitating talks between Washington and Tehran—indicating that a peace deal is nearly finalised and could be signed soon.Also…
Aretha Franklin turned a simple song into a civil rights anthem. Image credit – Wikimedia A song that defined a generation and became the greatest of all time for its take on the cultural revolution. “Respect,” recorded by Aretha Franklin in 1967, is considered to be one of the most influential songs in the history…
The summer season is something that hits people with dehydration due to extreme heat and less water intake into the body. Having plenty of water is necessary to survive in this season. Fruits are being recommended to fulfil the need for water in the body, and muskmelon is one of those fruits. But in the…
Here’s how you can now track your backyard across ancient Earth. Image credit – Gemini NASA’s viral interactive tool that spells out user names using real satellite images of Earth’s landscapes has already left the internet captivated. But have you ever wondered where your home or backyard was on Pangea over 300 million years ago?…