Quote of the day by Margaret Thatcher (Image source: Wikipedia) Margaret Thatcher was not known for backing down. She built her whole career on firm opinions and was happy to defend them to anyone who would listen. So it can come as a surprise that one of the things she claimed to enjoy most was…
Ex-SNP chief Peter Murrell Former Scottish National Party (SNP) chief executive Peter Murrell has been sentenced to five years and three months in prison after admitting to embezzling more than £400,000 from party funds over a 12-year period.Murrell, 61, the estranged husband of former Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon, siphoned off £400,315.65 between 2010 and…
A Dubai-based 27-year-old Indian woman has won a free studio apartment in a city-wide shopping promotion.Aysha Ameer, originally from Kerala, was announced as the first winner of the ‘win your home in Dubai’ campaign, receiving a studio apartment offered by developer Binghatti. The initiative is organised by Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment (DFRE) and Dubai…
AI generated image, used only for representational purpose The South Korean stock market went from record highs to a sharp sell-off, with the benchmark Kospi tumbling as low as 10% on Tuesday. The drop came as investors rushed to sell chip stocks over fears of excessive speculation. Kospi ended the day at 8,203.84, down 910.71…
Sitting right on the edge of the North Atlantic, Reykjavik is a city where freezing winds and endless summer sunshine meet rugged volcanic landscapes. At about 64°N, Iceland’s capital is officially the northernmost capital city of any fully independent country on Earth.It might sound like it’s cut off from the rest of the world, but…
James Lewis, a 26-year-old football coach from Staffordshire, is undertaking an extraordinary challenge that combines endurance, football and a deeply personal mission. Since setting off from Marrakesh, Morocco, on 1 May, Lewis has been dribbling a football all the way back to England, covering roughly 2,000 miles while carrying a 15kg backpack. His aim is…
When people imagine a national park, they usually think of sprawling forests, safari routes and multiple entry gates. India’s smallest national park is nothing like that. In fact, reaching it can be far more challenging than visiting some of the country’s largest protected areas.India’s smallest national park is South Button Island National Park, located in…
The attraction of US equities extends well beyond a handful of technology companies. (AI image) A few weeks ago SpaceX’s listing on the US stock market made Elon Musk the world’s first trillionaire. The US stock market remains the biggest in the world, with several of its companies having over trillion dollar valuations. In fact,…
At just 27 years old, Aditya Tiwari made a decision that challenged many social norms. He walked into an orphanage and chose to adopt Avinash, a child with special needs whom many prospective parents had overlooked. The journey was not easy. As a single man, Aditya faced legal hurdles and endless questions. Yet he refused…
Somewhere under a patch of ordinary garden soil, billions of bacteria are quietly going about their business eating organic matter, releasing electrons, and in doing so, producing a faint but constant electrical charge. For most of human history, that energy has simply disappeared into the ground unnoticed. A British startup called Bactery, spun out of…
