Perched atop a 1920s Georgian-style building near Madison Square Park, the New York residence has spent years appearing on and off the market. For a property built for the kind of life most people only see in movies, Jennifer Lopez’s Bel Air estate finally took its final bow in 2023. According to a report by…
Bangladesh’s banana farmers could turn discarded banana stems into a source of income, as researchers estimate the waste could produce nearly 37,778 tonnes of banana fibre each year, creating a potential $94 million export opportunity. According to the study published in the Journal of Hunan University, titled ‘Unlocking the Potential of Banana Fibre Exports from…
‘Such gimmicks are nothing new’: India slams Pakistan over ‘phoney announcement’ of Rs 70 lakh bounty on Masood Azhar India hit out at Pakistan over its reported announcement of a Rs 70 lakh bounty on Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar. India dismissed the announcement as “phoney” and said such “gimmicks” were nothing new, questioning the credibility…
Twitch star Nick “Nmplol” Polom has announced that he is stepping away from streaming after a strange few days filled with drama. The announcement came soon after fans noticed that Nmplol had reportedly banned fellow creator MisterArther from his Twitch channel and unfollowed him on Instagram. Nmplol did not explain what happened between them. Instead,…
Image Credit: AI Generated China has turned a huge part of a waste treatment facility in Guangzhou into a public attraction. A former chimney at the Fushan Circular Economy Industrial Park has been transformed into a 120-metre-high tower, allowing visitors to look across the site from above. The facility processes thousands of tonnes of household…
File photo: Bihar deputy chief minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary NEW DELHI: Janata Dal (United) on Tuesday adopted a cautious position on the proposed Uniform Civil Code (UCC), with Bihar deputy chief minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary saying the party will first study the legislation and will not oppose it “for no reason” if its provisions are…
Omar praises Centre for Brics NEW DELHI: Jammu & Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday questioned the Centre’s plan to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in all 21 BJP-led NDA-ruled states before 2029, citing the Janata Dal (United)’s opposition to implementing the law in Bihar and questioning whether the government can secure the…
Too many engineers, not enough engineering Every June, before the monsoon fully sets in, a familiar sequence plays out across Indian cities. Mumbai’s suburban trains stall in ankle-deep water. Bengaluru’s tech corridors flood after a single evening’s rain. Delhi’s underpasses fill up fast enough to trap cars. None of this is new, and none of…
Congolese medical workers carry children tested and cleared off from Ebola from Saint Nicholas orphanage (Photo: Reuters) The Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is showing early signs of slowing, but UN officials have warned that it is too soon to conclude that the epidemic has passed its peak, with transmission continuing to…
Tarique Rahman received separate India invites for bilateral visit and Brics, MEA says NEW DELHI: Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman had received two separate invitations from India — one for a bilateral visit and another to attend the Brics Summit as chair of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (Bimstec),…