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Children born today may not see the stars at night when they turn 18: Scientists warn that night sky is vanishing due to light pollution |

Light pollution in Rio beach at night. Image Credit: P.bajelan/Wikipedia The artificial glow of the night sky is commonly known as skyglow, and it represents a growing form of light pollution that is changing the way humans view the natural world. Researchers have been tracking this phenomenon for a long time using satellite technology, but…

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‘Mirzapur: The Movie’ trailer out: Kaleen Bhaiya, Munna Bhaiya and Guddu Pandit return for bigger fight for the Gaddi | Hindi Movie News

The makers have finally released the trailer of ‘Mirzapur: The Movie’, taking the popular web show from the streaming world to the big screen. It brings back those iconic characters, dialogues and the fight for the Gaddi as the Mirzapur gets bigger with action and high stakes. ‘Mirzapur: The Movie’ trailer ‘Mirzapur: The Movie’ brings…

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‘Discussed India-US ties’: Sergio Gor holds talks with NSA Ajit Doval | India News

(Representative image) Gor said the partnership between India and the United States was important for tackling global security challenges (Photo: ANI). NEW DELHI: US ambassador to India Sergio Gor met National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Tuesday and held talks focused on strengthening strategic cooperation between Washington and New Delhi.Describing the discussions as “fruitful”, Gor…

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Atlanta reused a nearly 7,000-pound wind turbine blade as a 50-foot pedestrian bridge; the retired Colorado blade now carries walkers through Beaverbrook Park

Image Credit: Allison Carter via Georgia Tech Research News Center A retired wind turbine blade that once generated electricity at a Colorado wind farm has found an unexpected second life in Atlanta, as a pedestrian bridge. According to the Georgia Tech Research News Center, a 15-metre (about 50-foot) blade weighing roughly 7,000 pounds was transported…

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California woman refused to sell her home despite repeated lucrative offers; developers eventually built a 246-unit apartment complex around her house covering five acres | World News

Carolyn Carter had spent 50 years living in her modest home in Burbank, California, when a major residential development began transforming the neighbourhood around her. Properties along Hollywood Way were being acquired by the Chandler Group, and more than two dozen of Carter’s neighbours agreed to sell their homes. Carter, however, refused several lucrative offers…

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Air India CEO meets MoCA, DGCA amid Phuket flight turbulence probe | India News

The airline’s outgoing CEO Wilson Campbell is set to have met govt officials over the incident NEW DELHI: Air India’s outgoing CEO reportedly met government officials on Tuesday amid the ongoing row after the Delhi-Phuket flight turbulence incident.The airlines’ outgoing CEO Campbell Wilson met senior officials of MoCA and DGCA regarding the flight that suddenly…

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Meet Dennis Hope: The unemployed man who claimed the Moon, sold 611 million acres and made millions from $19.95 lunar plots |

For centuries, owning land has meant having a place that can be measured, divided and legally transferred. Dennis Hope thought he had found an exception. In the late 20th century, while considering how to make money from property, the unemployed American turned his attention away from land on Earth and towards the moon. He had…

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3 Russian cosmonauts wave tricolour from Int’l Space Station to wish India on its 80th I-Day; recall decades-old Delhi-Moscow friendship | India News

NEW DELHI: As India gears up to celebrate its 80th Independence Day on Aug 15, three Russian cosmonauts on board the International Space Station have extended their I-Day greetings to the Indian people by holding the tricolour and sending a special video message recalling decades-old friendship between Moscow and New Delhi. The message transmitted from…

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