Five marble statues stand on the seabed of the Baia del Cannone, off Talamone in Grosseto, Tuscany, in the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea. They were placed there on 19 September 2024 as part of an initiative run by the association Casa dei Pesci. According to the study published in the MDPI journal titled ‘Early Biodiversity Responses…
Archaeologists find the earliest physical evidence of brass-making in East Asia in southern China (PC: Cambridge University Press) A set of ancient crucibles found in Guangzhou is giving archaeologists new clues about how brass-making technology may have reached medieval China. The vessels came from an official metallurgical workshop at the Royal Palace of the Nanyue…
Elor Azaria’s conviction in 2017 for manslaughter and his release drew enormous attention in Israel. (AP Photo) Israel’s President Isaac Herzog has pardoned former combat medic Elor Azaria, who was convicted of manslaughter for shooting dead a badly wounded Palestinian attacker in the occupied West Bank nearly a decade ago.According to the Associated Press, Azaria…
Swiss startup Sun-Ways installed 48 removable solar panels between active railway tracks in 2025. (Photo: Sun-Ways) A Swiss startup has spent more than a year testing an unusual way to generate renewable energy: placing removable solar panels directly between the rails of an active railway line.At a pilot project in Buttes, Switzerland, more than 11,000…
Mecca Joint Defence Agreement is built on on a 2025 Saudi-Pakistani pact under which Pakistan had sent about 8,000 troops to the kingdom by May (Photo: Agencies). Pakistan defence forces chief Asim Munir agreed to quickly deploy more Pakistani troops to Saudi Arabia, despite the Pakistani Parliament voting to stay out of the Houthi conflict…
Quote of the day by Colin Farrell: ‘I love life. I grab it by the horns and knock it out of the arena,’ a powerful lesson on embracing every moment that can change your outlook(Image Credit: Instagram) Life does not always go according to plan. Careers take unexpected turns, personal situations change, and some phases…
Bajrang Dal firmly refuted claims of organizing a gathering at Jantar Mantar on October 10 for their demonstration. NEW DELHI: Bajrang Dal denied having any plans to gather its volunteers at Jantar Mantar on October 10 during the planned demonstration against chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, in response to claims that right-wing groups have been…
The reform could nevertheless create an opportunity for the centre-left if its parties can overcome their differences and form a broad alliance. Recent polls put Meloni’s Brothers of Italy at about 28%, followed by the Democratic Party at around 20% and Five Star at 12.5%. Italy’s parliament on Thursday gave final approval to an electoral…
5 arrested for extortion campaign. (Photo credit: X) Five Indian-origin men have been arrested and charged in Canada in connection with an alleged extortion campaign involving shootings, arson, firearms trafficking and drug offences, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) reported.The arrests followed a 16-month investigation into an auto dealership whose co-owners reported receiving extortion demands…
Experts say H-1B visas are an indication of the larger crackdown to ensure Americans don’t lose out on jobs. Indians, particularly IT sector professionals, hoping to work in the US, have a steep uphill climb. And, under the Donald Trump administration the fear is that the path may itself be lost! The repeated tightening of…
