Indian national Satvir Singh arrested in US/Image: ICE Boston US immigration authorities arrested an Indian national who had remained in the country illegally for more than eight years during an enforcement operation at a commercial vehicle inspection station in New Hampshire.Satvir Singh was taken into custody by ICE Boston on September 11 at the inspection…
Canadian athlete Rick Hansen began a 40,075-km wheelchair journey through 34 countries that raised $26 million (Image Credit: Rick Hansen Foundation) What began as one man pushing his wheelchair across the world became a movement that continues four decades later. On March 21, 1985, Canadian athlete Rick Hansen set out from Vancouver on what would…
Masood Azhar listed as ‘fugitive’ NEW DELHI: Pakistan has raised the bounty on Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar to PKR 70 lakh and listed him as a fugitive in its latest Red Book of most wanted terrorists, news agency ANI reported citing sources.The development comes ahead of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) plenary scheduled…
A Finnish couple spent five years searching Google Maps and government property records for an island they could call their own before discovering a 5-acre patch of land in the country’s vast archipelago. Aleksi Hautamäki and Milla Selkimäki had explored the region for years and wanted a secluded place that was remote enough to feel…
Did you know Singapore has a trash island made from ash? The country has managed to create a 350-hectare land area that has transformed into an ecological haven where migratory birds reside and corals thrive. The idea stems from a problem unique to the nation, it does not have much land to spare.A city-state located…
The painting depicts Cadell’s north-facing studio on the first floor of his home in Edinburgh In 1966, retired art teacher Helene Plotkin bought a painting for less than $100 at a thrift store in White Plains, New York. She liked the work enough to take it home and display it, but she had no idea…
Image Credit: AI generated Scientists found that abandoned mine pools could potentially be reused to cool data centres. They developed a model to estimate how much heat these pools could absorb while maintaining suitable cooling conditions. Their detailed analysis of the Morea mine in eastern Pennsylvania found that its pool could support at least 9.5…
For two decades, a small lot on Glenwood Avenue in Jersey City served as more than an empty parcel between buildings. Neighbours turned it into a community garden, growing tomatoes, peppers and other produce while creating a shared place to meet, work and learn. That informal arrangement changed when the property owner obtained permits for…
A proposed industrial campus in Bradley County, Tennessee, is putting economic development, energy demand and environmental protection on a collision course. The Wright family, owners of Wright Brothers Construction, wants to rezone and annex about 850 acres west of Interstate 75 and north of Old Lower River Road, close to the Hiwassee River. Called Project…
In a cramped workshop near the front line in north-eastern Ukraine, military mechanic “Chimera” is helping prepare his unit’s robot forces for battle. Lined up in a row, the four-wheeled unmanned vehicles known as “Hyenas” will crawl toward Russian lines with their payload of explosives and attack an enemy dugout or halt an advance.Similar models…
