British Indian Army during World War I. (Representative Photo) More than a century after the First World War, nearly 10,000 forgotten soldiers of the British Indian Army, many of them Punjabis, have finally been officially recognised for their wartime sacrifice.According to the BBC, The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) has added the names of 9,909…
Heavy fines and legal action for companies ignoring summer work ban / Image – file The UAE has stepped up enforcement of its annual Midday Break programme, warning employers that companies violating the summer work ban could face fines of up to Dh50,000, suspension of new work permits and legal action.The initiative, introduced by the…
For most people, the word mummy immediately conjures images of ancient Egypt, gilded pharaohs and elaborate tombs along the Nile. Yet archaeology tells a very different story. Nearly 2,000 years before Egyptians perfected embalming, a community of marine hunter-gatherers living on Chile’s arid Pacific coast had already developed the world’s earliest known tradition of artificial…
Residents try to open the trunk of a car damaged during Russian strikes in Kyiv, Ukraine (Picture credit: Reuters) At least 11 people were killed and more than 60 others injured after Russia launched a massive overnight missile and drone attack on Kyiv and surrounding areas early Monday, Ukrainian officials said, just days after the…
Switzerland has just marked a full year of running trains directly over the world’s first solar power plant built into an active railway line, and the results have been promising enough that Italy could become the next country to try the same idea. The project, developed by the Swiss start up Sun-Ways, involves 48 specially…
All eight occupants were rescued, while two people suffered minor injuries A seaplane carrying eight people made a hard landing in New York City’s East River on Sunday, triggering a large-scale rescue operation that ended with everyone on board being brought to safety.According to the New York City Fire Department (FDNY), emergency crews responded shortly…
The biggest family fortunes in the United States have largely been built through businesses that have existed for generations rather than overnight success stories. Many of these companies remain privately owned or are still heavily controlled by founding families, allowing wealth to be passed down while expanding into new markets. Retail, food production, finance, manufacturing,…
After building a global tech empire with Meta, Mark Zuckerberg has turned his attention to a far more unusual project: raising cattle. The Meta chief executive recently revealed that he is feeding his cows roasted macadamia nuts and even beer as part of an ambitious effort to produce what he calls “the world’s highest-quality beef”….
There is no single reason a country ends up among the coldest on Earth. In some cases, the explanation lies in geography, with vast territories stretching towards the Arctic. Elsewhere, towering mountain ranges keep temperatures low despite being far from the polar regions. Annual temperature averages often reveal a different picture from what travellers experience…
Hotels are usually built for travellers, but some are designed for creatures no bigger than your thumb. Scientists and conservationists have spent years creating these miniature refuges for wild bees in the form of small nesting structures fitted with narrow tunnels that mimic the hollow stems and cavities many solitary bee species naturally use to…