In 1984, Romanian dictator ordered the construction of a giant palace in Bucharest demolishing 10,000 homes; today, the Palace of the Parliament stands as the world’s heaviest building that is slowly sinking every year

The Palace of the Parliament, originally called the House of the Republic was built during the rule of Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu. In Romania’s Bucharest, there is a government building so large that its construction changed the shape of the city around it. The Palace of the Parliament, originally called the House of the Republic … Read more

Chinese-origin Type 59 tank explodes during exercise in Bangladesh, 2 killed: Report

Photo credit: X/@ZhengXi1234 NEW DELHI: A Chinese-origin Type 59 tank reportedly exploded in Hathazari, Chattogram, during a live-fire exercise on Wednesday, killing two Bangladesh Army soldiers and seriously injuring an officer.According to Bangladesh’s Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the accident took place at the Hathazari Field Firing Range while a tank was firing rounds during the … Read more

Mammootty and Dulquer Salmaan lived in this Kochi home for 12 years; now it’s a boutique villa you can book, with an open courtyard, manicured gardens, 2,000 DVDs from his personal archive, and a living room filled with cinema memorabilia

Pic credit: VKation Experiences For those who have long admired Mammootty, there is now a chance to inhabit a space where he spent his prime years, won multiple acting honours, and had long conversations about cinema; where his children spent their formative years, and where the family celebrated festivals and weathered monsoons together. The Mammootty … Read more

How Samsung’s Research Institute in Noida played key role in building and enhancing AI features in Galaxy wearables

Kyungyun Roo, managing director of SRI-Noida and Amitabh Thapliyal, vice-president, SRI-Noida Samsung recently launched the Galaxy Watch Ultra2 and Galaxy Watch9, packed with features like Vital Tracking, which monitors heart rate, heart rate variability, and skin temperature; Cardio Load, which calculates a user’s personalised exercise limit; and Trail Running, essentially a more intense, terrain-aware take … Read more

‘Outside noise’ ignored, but Pakistan can’t escape scoreboard as they crumble at Edgbaston with Babar falling for 7 | Cricket News

Babar Azam tried to shut out the noise surrounding Pakistan ahead of the third Test against England at Edgbaston, but the team ended up creating plenty of noise of its own on the field.Pakistan made four changes to their playing XI after a turbulent week following their heavy defeat at Lord’s, with three players handed … Read more

Five names, 17 cases and wanted in 8 states: How a Kerala man fooled victims across India for 30 years before getting arrested again |

AI representation/ChatGPT For nearly 30 years, the police kept chasing the same man, except that he rarely remained the same man for long. Sam Antony could be Sam Peter. He could be Rahul Peter, Danny Tharakkan, Rajesh Robinson or Anthony Francis. Police know of at least five names he used. There could be more. The … Read more

A huge dinosaur was uncovered at the Brazilian Rail project; here’s more about the study

The existence of dinosaurs and finding their traces now have been a matter of debate, and a recent discovery reveals the presence of an the identified dinosaur species unearthed during road rail construction in northeastern Brazil offers fresh insight into how giant dinosaurs spread across ancient continents. Here’s all you need to know about it…A … Read more

He had little idea what engineering was, then won NIT Jalandhar’s Gold Medal: Meet Arsh Goyal, the tech educator helping 50,000+ engineers

Who is Arsh Goyal? From Faridkot student to Samsung engineer who mentored 50,000 engineers. (Photo: LinkedIn) For Arsh Goyal, engineering was not always the obvious career choice. Growing up in Faridkot, Punjab, he says he had little exposure to the field or to people around him who had pursued it. His early motivation was much … Read more

Nepal’s flood bill could hit $5 billion. Where will the money come from?

Over 1,300 have been killed, while 5,000 are still missing It’s been more than 10 days since a glacial collapse sent freezing water, rocks and debris roaring down Nepal’s Bhotekoshi and Trishuli valleys.The death toll has risen to 1,357, while 5,326 people remain missing, according to Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority. Rescue … Read more

How did dinosaurs survive near the South Pole? New fossils reveal how Titanosaurs kept their eggs warm

A new study of more than 250 fossil eggshell fragments from Patagonia suggests that titanosaurs could nest at surprisingly high southern latitudes. Their eggs were likely buried inside mound-like nests, where heat from decaying organic material helped keep developing embryos warm. Dinosaurs are often pictured in warm, sun-filled landscapes. But some of them lived and … Read more