In 1919, German sailors secretly sank 52 warships at Scapa Flow; the wrecks later became valuable for an unexpected reason | World News

When the First World War finally ended, Germany’s powerful High Seas Fleet was not allowed to sail home. Instead, dozens of warships were sent to Scapa Flow in Scotland, where they remained under uneasy Allied supervision while the terms of peace were being decided. Then, on 21 June 1919, the German commander made a decision…

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‘Natasha is not the villain’: Zoya Akhtar breaks silence on Kalki Koechlin’s character in ‘Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara’ |

Marking 15 years since it first hit theatres, Zoya Akhtar‘s ‘Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara’ recently came up in an interview where the director broke her silence on Kalki Koechlin‘s character Natasha. She was seen as the one who spoiled everyone’s fun in the film, but fans today feel she did nothing wrong, she simply spoke…

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Bihar transfers 17 IPS officers amid row over AK-47 use during student protest | India News

The constable, Abhishek Kumar, has been suspended and faces departmental proceedings NEW DELHI: Bihar government on Tuesday transferred 17 IPS officers, including the superintendents of police in Bhojpur and Siwan, where police action during recent student protests had sparked controversy.The development comes as the state government told the Supreme Court that a constable fired four…

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A former BlackRock employee ordered 10,000 pairs of socks for $100,000 to test a business idea; her startup later raised $2 million and reached Shark Tank | World News

A former BlackRock employee took a $100,000 gamble on socks after deciding to test whether consumers would actually buy her idea. Allison Strumeyer, who co-founded sock brand Doublesoul with her husband Ben, ordered 10,000 pairs as an initial test of the business. Rather than immediately leaving her corporate career, she used the experiment to establish…

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‘Terrible compliments’: Vijay Varma SUBTLY HITS BACK after Dolly Singh calls him ‘Nation’s biggest red flag’ on stage at IFFM 2026 | Hindi Movie News

Vijay Varma SUBTLY HITS BACK after Dolly Singh calls him ‘Nation’s biggest red flag’ on stage at IFFM 2026 Vijay Varma found himself in an awkward yet funny moment at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) 2026 when content creator Dolly Singh jokingly called him the “nation’s biggest red flag” on stage. The actor…

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A grape variety from Cyprus is helping Australian vineyards survive extreme heat; growers using Xynisteri have cut water consumption by 75%, while the vines have survived temperatures above 45°C

Koutouzis, located in South Australia’s Riverland, surrounded by vineyards, and has around 800 Xynisteri vines. When temperatures climb above 45 degrees Celsius and water is one of the most expensive inputs on a farm, survival may depend on looking backward. According to ABC News Information and Services, in South Australia’s Riverland, growers are looking to…

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