In 1905, a 13-year-old crawled through a tiny Tennessee cave passage and found a hidden underground lake

In 1905, a 13-year-old boy exploring Tennessee’s Craighead Caverns squeezed through a narrow, muddy passage and stumbled upon something far larger than he could have imagined: a vast chamber containing an underground lake. His name was Ben Sands, and his discovery would eventually become known as the Lost Sea, today recognised as the largest underground…

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BJP after Vande Mataram not played at Kerala govt’s Independence Day function

Kerala CM VD Satheesan at Independence Day ceremony NEW DELHI: The BJP has sharply criticised the Kerala government after national song Vande Mataram was not sung at its official Independence Day function, accusing the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) administration of “succumbing to pressure from extremist organisations.“Kerala BJP leader Shone George accused chief minister VD…

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Manhattan’s got a hairy situation! Giant 10-foot hairball ‘Tumblehair’ takes over the streets of NYC

Nothing fazes New Yorkers, or at least that’s what they thought, until they stepped out onto Manhattan streets and encountered a 10-foot sphere of real human hair rolling towards them! A giant 10-foot hairball called Tumblehair rolled through the streets of NYC, leaving pedestrians both repulsed and unable to ignore it. What was the giant…

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Rijiju on PM Modi’s I-Day remarks

Rijiju said that Prime Minister’s remarks were not meant for opposition leaders. NEW DELHI: Union parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s remarks on “dimagi naxals” were not meant for the opposition leaders.Amid opposition’s criticism over PM’s remarks during his Independence Day speech, Rijiju said that the “dimagi naxals”…

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At 20, Finnish immigrant Maggie Walz arrived in Michigan with just $7; in 1903 she claimed 160 acres on a Lake Huron island and the colony she founded grew to five settlements with around 1,000 people

Maggie Walz Photo credit: National Park Service Born Margareeta Johanna Konttra Niiranen in Tornio, Finland, in 1861, Maggie Walz came to the United States at the age of 20 with almost nothing, just $7 in her pocket and a determination to build a new life. According to the National Park Service (NPS), Walz arrived in…

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Yash addresses ‘Toxic’ intimate scenes; explains his take on ‘vulgarity’

Yash has spoken about the criticism surrounding the intimate moments in his upcoming movie ‘Toxic: A Fairytale for Grown-Ups’. The actor addressed the debate while appearing on Rajat Sharma’s ‘Aap Ki Adalat’.The promotional material for ‘Toxic: A Fairytale for Grown-Ups’ has sparked discussions online, especially due to some scenes, which they termed as ‘Vulgur’. Yash…

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