Forty Thousand Cubic Meters of Fresh Water Flow from the Congo into the Atlantic Every Second. A New Study Traces Where It Goes from There. Every second, the Congo River releases about 40,000 cubic metres of freshwater into the Atlantic Ocean. That makes it the world’s second largest river by discharge. But once that enormous…
A routine cab ride in Hyderabad has turned into a viral story after a passenger discovered her driver had walked away from a job at Amazon to work full-time as an Uber driver.The woman shared her experience online, describing how the conversation during the ride revealed a major career shift. The driver, she learned, had…
NEW DELHI: For the second time in the past 11 months, country’s automobile majors have come to back govt’s mandatory 20% blending of ethanol in petrol (E20) — amid some genuine concerns and some misinformation surrounding the adverse impact of E20 on vehicles that were manufactured before April 2023. TOI looks at why the controversy…
Snakes are found across much of the United States, though the number and variety change dramatically from one region to another. Warm southern states and the arid landscapes of the Southwest support far more species than colder northern areas, while Alaska has no native snake populations at all because its climate is too harsh for…
They Welcomed 37 Data Centers to Town. Now Their Schools Have to Dim the Lights to Cut Energy Costs Lights are being switched off earlier in classrooms and offices in Virginia’s Henrico County as a rapid rise in electricity costs begins to filter through public services, reports Inc. The county, which has spent years encouraging…
Quote of the day by Blaise Pascal (AI-generated image) Some decisions never survive being explained out loud. You know why you trust someone, why a place feels like home, why you love who you love, yet none of it holds up as a tidy argument. Blaise Pascal, the French mathematician and philosopher, put a name…
Former West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee (File photo) NEW DELHI: Security was tightened outside the residence of former West Bengal chief minister and TMC boss Mamata Banerjee on Saturday as central forces were deployed ahead of her scheduled visit to Baruipur, where a 12-year-old girl was allegedly raped and murdered.The incident took place in South…
Phoebe Litchfield of Australia bats as Amy Jones of England keeps during the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 Final between England and Australia at Lord’s Cricket Ground on July 05, 2026 in London, England. (Photo/Getty Images) Australia continued their dominance in women’s T20 cricket, defeating England by seven wickets at Lord’s in London on…
A new monarch’s first words carry a different kind of weight than almost any other speech a person will ever give. There is no campaign behind them, no vote to win, only a role already assigned and a nation waiting to hear how its new king understands it. Speaking hours after his mother’s death, King…
Actor-singer Diljit Dosanjh‘s ‘Satluj’ also starring Arjun Rampal finally released on OTT after much trouble and issue with the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). The film directly releasing on the digital platform after the CBFC suggested 120 cuts. But now just two days after its release on Zee5, the film has been removed and…