Defendant Lindsay Clancy talks with her lawyer Kevin Reddington during her murder trial. (AP Photo) A judge has rejected a defence request for a mistrial in the case of Lindsay Clancy, who is accused of killing her three young children in Massachusetts, after a prosecution psychologist brought her Catholic faith into his testimony.The ruling came…
When it comes to things about the supernatural, you are either a believer or a non-believer. ‘FRIENDS’ fame star Courteney Cox was also from the latter category, but then her Laurel Canyon abode changed her belief system. Carole King, the former owner of the house, told Cox about the haunting, but she didn’t believe her…
Krafla Magma Testbed (KMT) in Iceland. Image Credit: KMT/Youtube In 2009, a drilling operation in northeast Iceland unexpectedly punched into molten rock at Krafla, revealing one of the hottest geothermal resources ever reached by a borehole. The Iceland Deep Drilling Project(IDDP) had been searching for high-temperature geothermal energy, but instead of finding only hot water…
New Zealand introduced brown trout for sport fishing When British settlers packed thousands of brown trout ova onto ships bound for the Antipodes in 1867, they hoped to recreate the sport fishing they knew from Europe. Over the next five decades, acclimatisation societies bred and released more than 60 million brown trout into waterways across…
Abhay Verma on his equation with contemporaries Ahaan Panday, Aneet Padda and Vedang Raina: ‘No competition among us’ Abhay Verma has opened up about his equation with contemporaries Ahaan Panday, Aneet Padda and Vedang Raina, making it clear that competition has no place among the young crop of actors in the industry. He heaped praise…
Tidewater glacier on the Antarctic coast. Image Credit: Jason Auch/Wikipedia Antarctica is releasing alarming amounts of mercury into the surrounding ocean as climate change accelerates the melting of its glaciers. A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) has found that mercury accumulation in sediments around the Antarctic Peninsula…
‘Vvaan: Force of the Forest’ teaser: Sidharth Malhotra, Tamannaah Bhatia’s intense first glimpse hints at Goddess Durga connection ahead of September 25 release Sidharth Malhotra‘s ‘Vvaan: Force of the Forrest’ has faced several delays, but the wait is finally over as the makers have unveiled the film’s first teaser along with its new release date….
Organ transplant in India. Photo credit: AP India’s transplant system has grown rapidly, from 4,990 transplants in 2013 to 20,138 in 2025. But for a patient, a transplant is far more than a surgical procedure. It is a journey through medical tests, clearances, documentation, waiting, uncertainty, organ matching and, eventually, surgery and lifelong follow-up.Transplant hospitals…
Aerial view of Lake Merced and surrounding coastal landscape San Francisco city officials have opened a search for private partners to redevelop a 9.5-acre lakeside property that was used as a private shooting range for more than 80 years. The move marks the final stage of a major environmental transformation along the western shore of…
A small gesture at a film event has turned into an unexpected talking point in the South Indian film industry. Kannada star Shiva Rajkumar addressing Tamil actor Pradeep Ranganathan as “sir” during a recent interaction sparked debate online, with several social media users questioning why a senior, more experienced actor would use the term for…