UK heatwaves help bananas fruit, experts explain why it’s unusual In a quiet garden in Seaton, near Looe in Cornwall, something unusual is happening. A banana plant, once a tiny gift, has grown to 11 feet tall and produced 24 pieces of fruit. For owner Cathy Neville, it is a moment of surprise and delight….
Ajay Devgn and his mother, Veena Devgn, have entered into a five-year lease agreement for their sprawling bungalow in Mumbai’s Juhu, with the total rental income from the property estimated at Rs 10.61 crore. The details are contained in property registration documents accessed by Zapkey.The leave and licence agreement was registered on August 10, 2026….
In 1957, parts of London’s famous River Thames were in such bad shape that scientists declared them ‘biologically dead’. The water had been starved of oxygen and decades of sewage and industrial pollution had made it extremely difficult for aquatic life to survive. About 70 years later, the waters are now brimming with sharks, seals,…
In 1964, a Utah businessman built a gas station beside Capitol Reef A long-running legal and land rights dispute between the U.S. government and Utah businessman Dean Brimhall over commercial development inside Capitol Reef National Monument ended with a federal buyout worth $400,000. The deal brought commercial activity along the park boundary to an end.According…
All six injured people suffered bullet wounds, according to a senior police official. Balochistan home minister Mir Ziaullah Langove escaped unharmed after armed attackers targeted his convoy in Mastung district on Friday, injuring six people, including three police personnel.The attack took place in the Khad Kocha area as Langove was travelling from Quetta to Kalat,…
Vivekananda’s journey from IIT Hyderabad to IIM Ahmedabad is a powerful lesson in resilience and reinvention. After turning down an Amazon SDE offer to pursue his UPSC dream, he appeared in three attempts but missed the final selection. He later cleared SSC CGL and, with just 45 days of CAT preparation, scored 99.92 percentile, earning…
Nigel Farage, Leader of Britain’s Reform UK party stood against ‘Count Binface’ to fight for a seat as MP in UK Nigel Farage secured a confortable victory in the UK parliamentary by-election. However, the biggest challenge emerged was a self-proclaimed intergalactic space warrior dressed as a trash can, in a contest that was boycotted by…
Mitchell Starc and Bangladesh all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc and Bangladesh all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz had an exchange during a tense end to the second day of the first Test in Darwin on Friday.The incident took place during Starc’s 21st over, the 103rd over of Bangladesh’s innings. Miraz hit the ball…
Ryanair flight broken window/Image: NTSB A Ryanair passenger was partially sucked through a broken aircraft window after a fan blade from the plane’s engine broke apart and struck the cabin shortly after takeoff from Greece, a preliminary report by the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has found.The July 10 flight to Memmingen, Germany, had…
Sai Sudarshan and Jasprit Bumrah India captain Shubman Gill has been declared fit and is ready to lead the team in the first Test against Sri Lanka, beginning in Galle on August 15. However, injuries to key players remain a concern for the Indian camp, with Jasprit Bumrah and Sai Sudharsan ruled out of the…