Cop held in waqf land grab case, forgery threats and murder bid | Kanpur News
Kanpur: Suspended inspector Sabha Jeet Mishra, an associate of Akhilesh Dubey, was arrested by Gwalatoli…
The United States removed 100 outdated dams in 2025, reconnecting more than 4,893 river miles across 30 states and setting a single-year record for upstream habitat
Dam removal on the Middle Fork Nooksack River, Washington (American Rivers photos) The United States removed 100 dams across 30 states in 2025, reconnecting more than 4,893 miles of rivers, according to a report by the organisation American Rivers. The organisation said it was the largest number of upstream river miles reconnected through dam removal…
With a massive 242,000 acres, Bill Gates is the largest private farmland owner in the United States | World News
William (Bill) H. Gates, founder, technology advisor of Microsoft Corporation. Image Credit: Ken Shipp/ Wikimedia commons Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft, has shifted from a global technology leader into the most significant private owner of farmland in the United States. His portfolio now spreads to approximately 242,000 acres of agricultural land, which represents a…
Colorado cleaned up Rocky Mountain Arsenal after decades of weapons and chemical production; a 15,000-acre refuge now supports more than 330 animal species
Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge Just 10 miles northeast of Denver, Colorado, the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge is now a vast urban wildlife sanctuary where bison graze, bald eagles fly over lakes and black-footed ferrets live in the grasslands. Covering about 15,000 acres, the refuge is home to more than 330 species…
In 1983, an Atlantic City widow rejected $1 million for her home; in 1994, a state agency offered $251,250 and threatened eminent domain, but she ultimately won in court
“Individual freedom finds tangible expression in property rights.” Those words, written by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, capture a principle that lies at the heart of a free society. Yet across the country, that principle has often been tested, sometimes by powerful developers, sometimes by government agencies eager to serve private interests under the…
Hindu students campaign at US schools to distinguish the sacred swastika from the Nazi Hakenkreuz | World News
Mira Trivedi (left) presents a lesson on the history of the swastika to students, a sacred swastika is shown on a wall (right). Hindu students across the US are pushing schools to distinguish the ancient swastika from the Nazi Hakenkreuz. The swastika is a sacred symbol associated with well-being and good fortune in Hinduism, Buddhism…
Quote of the day by Kobe Bryant: “I have nothing in common with lazy people who blame others for…” – a blunt lesson on accountability, effort and refusing to make excuses | World News
Quote of the day by Kobe Bryant (AP photo) Talent and opportunity certainly help, but sustained achievement usually comes down to something far less glamorous, plain discipline. Kobe Bryant made his own view on this bluntly clear. “I have nothing in common with lazy people who blame others for their lack of success,” he said….
‘You are loved’: US cop hugs man battling mental health crisis, talks him out of jumping off bridge
US cop hugs man battling mental health crisis. A Metro Nashville police lieutenant is being credited with saving a man’s life after talking him out of jumping from a bridge over the Cumberland River. The tense encounter on the Victory Memorial Bridge ended with the man stepping away from the ledge and embracing the officer…
Maryland’s first human composting facility offers an alternative to burial and cremation through natural organic reduction
Representative Image (AI-generated) Maryland is giving residents a new option for what happens to their bodies after death. According to WYPR, a public radio station serving Maryland, the state is now home to what is described as the nation’s largest human composting facility: a 37,000-square-foot facility in Elkridge operated by Earth Funeral. The facility uses…
Deported multiple times, Mexico man sneaks back into US; gets 20 years for exploiting 2 minors
Mexican national Erik Santana-Garcia. A Mexican national who had been deported from the US multiple times before illegally reentering the country has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for sexually exploiting two minors, the US Department of Justice said.Erik Santana-Garcia, 34, of Salt Lake City, Utah, was sentenced on July 30 to 20…
Quote of the day by Elon Musk: “When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor” – a lesson on conviction, risk and pursuing goals worth the uncertainty | World News
Quote of the day by Elon Musk (AP photo) Success tends to look inevitable once it has already happened, the finished company, the working invention, the achievement everyone now takes for granted. What usually gets left out is the genuine uncertainty that came before any of it. Elon Musk described exactly that uncertainty in one…
