Princess Iman welcomes twin daughters Talia and Rania with husband Jameel Alexander Thermiotis, names newborns after Queen Rania; Jordanian royal family celebrates

Princess Iman and Jameel Alexander Thermiotis welcome twin daughters Talia and Rania, bringing double joy to Jordan’s royal family. Princess Iman of Jordan has welcomed twin daughters with her husband, Jameel Alexander Thermiotis, bringing a double celebration to the Jordanian royal family. The newborns arrived on Friday, August 14, and their parents have now revealed … Read more

India break China jinx! Marijne’s side holds Olympic silver medallists to 2-2 draw

India vs China (Pic credit: FIH) Four matches, four defeats.The Indian women’s hockey team’s recent record against China made the Paris Olympics silver medallists formidable opponents even before the World Cup opener began. But India produced a spirited display on Sunday to hold the world No. 4 side to a 2-2 draw at Wagener Hockey … Read more

Assam Floods: Engineering A Solution

Assam’s floods are often described as inevitable. From a civil engineer’s perspective, that is an incomplete diagnosis. Brahmaputra and its tributaries will overflow during extreme monsoon events, but flooding becomes a disaster when intense hydrological forces meet vulnerable settlements, ageing infra, inadequate drainage, and poorly planned development. This year’s floods have once again exposed this … Read more

‘I’m very happy to be with her, I don’t want to lose this’

Anurag Kashyap gets candid about love, marriage and his 20-year age gap with Shubhra Shetty. Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap has opened up about his relationship with girlfriend Shubhra Shetty and the 20-year age gap between them. In a recent conversation, the filmmaker spoke candidly about the scrutiny surrounding their relationship, admitted that he had once tried … Read more

South Africa is mining lithium for the green-energy transition; prospecting rights now cover 73,000 hectares, 117 farms and land supporting 30,000 jobs

Mining lithium for batteries is a growing part of South Africa’s plan to use the global shift towards green energy to revive its economy, but now it faces a challenge from thousands of angry farmers who fear losing productive land to open-pit mines. On the southeast coast, where a lithium mine operates and more than … Read more

When Abhishek Bachchan silenced Oprah Winfrey with a savage comeback on living with parents; ‘Do you live with your family?’

Bollywood power couple Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan made a memorable appearance on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” back in 2009, where they opened up on a range of topics, from their personal lives to a deep dive into Indian culture. Oprah surprised by Indian norm of living with parents Oprah didn’t hold back her … Read more