Chen Yuanhui. Image Credit: South China Morning Post Chen Yuanhui has spent more than four decades studying one of China’s rarest venomous snakes, even though his work has cost him part of a finger and repeatedly put his life in danger. The 77-year-old, widely known as the ‘Snake Doctor,’ discovered the ‘Mangshan pit viper’ and…
The week opens with a bright, friendly wind at your back. Early on, you’ll hear something pleasing from your children or a younger family member, and it lifts your mood instantly. Small wins feel bigger than they look on paper. You’ll also notice your confidence rising in practical matters, like handling errands smoothly, sorting a…
A similar vantage point pre-park construction and a similar vantage point post-park construction (Source: Kongjian Yu) In 2010, Shanghai transformed a polluted industrial brownfield into Houtan Park. Its wetlands now clean up to 634,000 gallons of river water each day. The 14-hectare linear park stretches along the Huangpu River and was once home to a…
MUMBAI: As quantum computing moves from theory towards application, the RBI has set up an expert committee for a quantum-secure and adaptive financial ecosystem to assess how a technology that can solve complex financial problems could also threaten existing cryptographic standards.Quantum technology is different from regular computing because it can handle multiple possibilities at the…
Khushbu Sundar shares first wedding pictures of daughter Avantika Sundar and Shravan Sreenivasan (Image credits: Instagram) Actor-politician Khushbu Sundar’s family has a new reason to celebrate. Her elder daughter, Avantika Sundar, married Shravan Sreenivasan in an intimate wedding ceremony held in Goa on Thursday evening. The private affair was attended by family members and a…
Harmanpreet Kaur became the most capped player in women’s international cricket on Thursday when she led the India women’s national cricket team in the second T20I of the three-match series against the Australia women’s national cricket team in Australia.The appearance was her 356th international match on February 19, taking her past Suzie Bates, who previously…
Komal Rani Swarnkar HITS BACK at Divya Khossla and Kashmera Shah amid affair rumours with Govinda; says, ‘We will continue to be seen together, if that bothers anyone, let them burn’ Komal Rani Swarnkar, who is at the centre of the controversy over her alleged affair with actor Govinda, has responded to the criticism. On…
Vastu Shastra, the ancient Indian science of architecture and energy flow, defines ‘Ishan Kon’ as the sacred corner of the house. This is because the word Ishan derives from the word “Ish” meaning Lord Shiva and this is what makes it a sacred direction, as it combines the prosperous energies of north (wealth) and east…
Argentina’s Lionel Messi reacts after losing to Spain in the World Cup final soccer match between Spain and Argentina in East Rutherford, N.J., near New York, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith) Lionel Messi‘s international future continues to generate debate across the football world, with former Bolivia captain Marco Antonio Etcheverry becoming the latest…
