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Fundraiser for infant daughter of Erin Piacenti, stabbed to death in Times Square, triggers row as organizer is an Indian

Fundraiser for Erin Piacenti, the new mother who was stabbed to death at Times Square, triggered row as an Indian organized it. The fundraiser for Erin Piacenti triggered a massive row on social media, as one Shray Gupta organized it on behalf of the family for Erin’s five-month-old daughter, Madison. One Aman Gupta got trolled…

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‘Conflict will be solved by dialogue’: India as US weighs sanctions on Russian oil buyers | India News

Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar speaks during joint press conference with Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha in Kyiv, Ukraine. External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said the Russia-Ukraine conflict cannot be resolved through measures targeting oil purchases, stressing that the war will ultimately have to be settled through dialogue, diplomacy and negotiations.Jaishankar made the…

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In 2005, Virginia bought 431 waterfront acres for a future state park; 21 years later, the undeveloped land has been folded into another park with a 30-year plan

A 431-acre stretch of waterfront land in Gloucester County, Virginia, bought more than two decades ago to become a standalone state park, has officially been added to nearby Machicomoco State Park under a newly approved 30-year master plan. The state bought the undeveloped property in 2005 for what was then planned as Middle Peninsula State…

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‘Rs 5 crore to settle rape cases’: BJP accuses Mann, wife and Kejriwal of running ‘syndicate’ | India News

BJP accuses Kejriwal, Mann, his wife of running a ‘syndicate’ to settle rape cases in Punjab. (Pradeep Bhandari, Bhagwant Mann) NEW DELHI: The BJP on Thursday accused Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann, his wife Gurpreet Kaur and AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal of allegedly running a corruption and extortion “syndicate” through intermediaries to settle rape…

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New Mexico man arrested after taking down Flock cameras, loading them into his truck and driving straight to sheriff’s HQ as county ends contracts over privacy concerns | World News

A New Mexico man was arrested after allegedly taking down Flock Safety surveillance cameras, loading the equipment into his pickup truck and driving directly to the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office headquarters, where he said he was returning the cameras. Jevon Martinez of Rio Rancho has previously faced felony charges after authorities accused him of removing…

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Quote of the day by Richard Feynman: “I don’t feel frightened by not knowing things…” |

Quote of the day by Richard Feynman (Image: Wikipedia) Not knowing the answer to a question can often feel like a weakness. In school, at work and even in everyday conversations, people may feel pressure to appear knowledgeable and confident, even when they are uncertain. American physicist Richard Feynman viewed uncertainty very differently. Known for…

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‘What more do you want?’: BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia’s blunt message on Rohit Sharma amid 2027 World Cup speculation | Cricket News

NEW DELHI: BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia has pushed back against growing speculation over Rohit Sharma’s ODI future, insisting that the former India captain is continuing to perform at a high level and questioning why his place in the side is being debated.Speaking after a high-level Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) review meeting…

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British ex-lecturer pleads guilty to killing Indian-origin couple in drink-drive crash after Christmas party | World News

Jatinder Kaur and Satwant Singh. British former college lecturer Sophie Hynd has pleaded guilty of killing an Indian-origin couple in a head-on crash while drink-driving home from a Christmas party.Hynd, 33, admitted at the High Court in Edinburgh that her driving caused the deaths of Satwant Singh, 64, and his wife Jatinder Kaur, 48, on…

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In 2007, ESA exposed 3,000 tardigrades to space vacuum and solar UV radiation in low Earth orbit; 68% revived when the microscopic animals were rehydrated |

In September 2007, the European Space Agency launched roughly 3,000 tardigrades into low Earth orbit aboard the Biopan-6 platform on the FOTON-M3 mission. Known as water bears, these microscopic animals were dried into a dormant state before being exposed directly to the vacuum of space, alongside doses of solar and cosmic radiation, for ten days…

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