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James Watson (Image: Wikipedia) Science is often viewed as a world of complex theories, difficult equations and highly technical discoveries. Yet many of the greatest breakthroughs in history started with a surprisingly simple idea. This approach is neatly summed up in a single quote from James Watson, who said, “Worrying about complications before ruling out…

Queen Victoria (Image: Wikipedia) History remembers rulers often for their wars, their political reforms, their royal ceremonies and their powerful speeches. But sometimes one quiet sentence can tell you more about a person than years of official records. One such moment came from Queen Victoria, who, upon becoming queen, reportedly said, “Then, dear Mamma, I…

A Reddit user shares why despite having H-1B in the US, life is not fulfilling. Getting an H-1B visa is a dream come true for many in the US as the work visa gives a foothold for some years but a Redditor who has it all shared how he has started questioning whether the fight…

A growing number of immigrants in US are abandoning their legal cases and choosing to leave the country, many while held in detention centres. This comes as voluntary departures are on a surge under Trump administration.Court data obtained by the Vera Institute of Justice shows that immigration judges issued more than 80,000 “voluntary departure” orders…

Rico Gedel allegedly stabbed former Welsh singer Ian Watkins to death in HMP Wakefield with a homemade blade, boasting about his “fame” afterward. Prosecutors claim Gedel and Samuel Dodsworth planned the attack, with CCTV showing Gedel entering Watkins’ cell shortly before the stabbing. Watkins, serving time for child sex offenses, had faced prior threats. Jurors…

MV Hondius visited world’s remotest island Tristan de Cunha and one passenger, a British national, is believed to be infected. Amid worldwide scare over Hanta virus, it has now emerged that a passenger from the infected MV Hondius visited a school on the world’s remotest island, Tristan da Cunha, colloquially known as Tristan. It is…

TOI correspondent from Washington: US President Donald Trump continued his blow hot-blow cold approach towards Iran as both sides exchanged fire in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday amid a diplomatic impasse. While the global community appeared to be coming to a realization that Washington may have overestimated its hand in the conflict, signs of…

A US federal judge has criticised some terminations carried out under Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), saying the process was unlawful, poorly designed and “deeply troubling”.US District Judge Colleen McMahon ruled on Thursday that the mass cancellations of grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) could not stand, blocking the Trump…

Amazon has officially launched its first drone delivery service in the UK, with selected customers in Darlington, County Durham, now able to receive parcels by air within hours of ordering.The pilot programme uses Amazon’s latest MK30 drones to transport lightweight packages directly to homes located within a 7.5-mile radius of the company’s local fulfilment centre….

A mayor of a small town of Georgia in the US fired the entire police department for upsetting his wife. A mayor of a small Georgia town has fired the entire police department for apparently upsetting his wife after the cops wrote some offensive comments on social media about the wife who used to work…