Can you imagine a place that is teeming with deadly snakes? Well, roughly 33 km off Brazil’s southeastern coast lies an island that has inspired horror stories, viral videos and breathless headlines. Ilha da Queimada Grande, also better known as Snake Island, is often described as a place where there is ‘one snake per square…
Mussoorie is not dying by accident. It is being systematically suffocated—road by road, tunnel by tunnel, project by project—under the banner of “connectivity” and “development”. Once envisioned as a fragile Himalayan retreat, Mussoorie is today being converted into a traffic terminal in the mountains. Mussoorie’s crisis is not the result of neglect; it is the…
Vikash Ramkissoon (Image credit: Parliament of Guyana) A debate in Guyana’s Parliament took an unexpected turn when Member of Parliament Vikash Ramkissoon responded in fluent Hindi after an opposition lawmaker questioned his knowledge of the language.The exchange began when an opposition member claimed that Ramkissoon did not understand Hindi. Seeking permission from the Speaker, he…
NTA shares video guide to resolve failed payment issues for NEET UG 2026. The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released a 43-second tutorial video to help NEET UG 2026 applicants facing failed payment issues during the application process. The advisory was shared through NTA’s official X (formerly Twitter) account. In the video, candidates are advised…
Pakistan’s spinner Usman Tariq (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Pakistan spinner Usman Tariq once again found himself at the centre of a fierce debate over his bowling action after his match-winning performance against the United States in the 2026 T20 World Cup, with veteran Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin stepping in to defend bowlers amid mounting criticism…
Mumbai, Feb 11 (IANS) Actress and new mother Parineeti Chopra turned heads as she stepped out in a stunning pink saree, quipping that if “Mamma” has to leave the house for two hours, it better be in style. Actress and new mother Parineeti Chopra turned heads as she stepped out in a stunning pink saree,…
Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology Government of India has issued an important warning with a severity rating set to ‘High’ for Android users. According to the report, several security flaws have been found within the multiple versions of the Android operating system. The government body has…
Chinese New Year is going to be celebrated on February 17, 2026 and people are excited to celebrate the new beginning of the year with great enthusiasm and fervor. This is the year of fire horse. The year symbolizes energy, freedom, independence, speed, movement and ambition. This year is coming with a lot of good…
Airports, train stations, and street corners around the world have vending machines, but they usually stop at chips and cold drinks. But, this country does this very differently and takes it up to the next lever. In short, they go much further. Here, vending machines appear in the middle of crowded cities, quiet rural roads,…
India and the United States have reached a pivotal trade understanding that marks not merely an economic reset, but a deeper inflexion point in their bilateral relationship. After months of strain—highlighted by punitive tariffs that at one stage climbed as high as 50 per cent on Indian exports to the US—both sides now stand at…