An enormous iceberg has broken off a glacier in a lagoon at a national park in southern Chile. The Chilean government's National Forestry Corporation tweeted a picture of the rupture on Tuesday. Officials at the Torres del Paine National Park have said the cause of the rupture of the so-called Grey Glacier is unclear, although
Chennai: Voting for the new representative for RK Nagar in Chennai, which has been lying vacant since the death of former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa, will be held on December 21. The results will be declared on December 24, the same day on which the votes will be counted. Jayalalithaa had passed away
The days are getting longer due to motion of moon around the Earth. Although this is happening at extremely slow rate but the day length is getting longer. The day length has increased by 1.7 milliseconds during the last 100 years. This seems unusual because we have never felt the elongation of day length. The
Over 50 percent of diabetes patients in India are at the risk of developing heart diseases, while 63 percent are at risk of getting microvascular complications, a study revealed Wednesday. Many others are under enhanced risk of developing eye problems, especially retinopathy, said the study "Lifespan D-Myth 2014". The study was conducted to
“I turned to cocaine, marijuana and alcohol under the false pretext that it will allow me to escape my problems. It just made things worse. I had everything, a good job, money, a loving family, yet I felt so empty inside.”-Manoj Bhatia, a drug addict from Delhi laments. Flashback to year 1992, school life for
Ashok was arrested by the Gurugram police on September 8 soon after the murder the same day. A court in Gurugram on Tuesday granted bail to Ashok Kumar, who was arrested in connection with the murder of a seven-year-old student of the Ryan International School on its Bhondsi campus. He was working as a bus
Stem cell treatment has no added beneficial effects over the conventional treatment of paralysis, which is also known as stroke, a study conducted by the All India Institute of Medial Sciences (AIIMS) has revealed. The study that was financed by the Department of Bio-Technology stated that the general public, suffering from disabling and incurable
Middle order batsman Ajinkya Rahane was on Monday named captain of the 15-member Indian cricket team that will tour Zimbabwe in July as Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Virat Kohli, among other seniors, were rested. Batsmen Shikhar Dhawan, Suresh Raina, Ravichandran Ashwin, Rohit Sharma and Umesh Yadav were also rested by the Board of
Designer Krishnaa Shyam’s scarves are inspired by the colours and culture of the Chettinad region Drape yourself in kaavi brown, kum kum red or lentil yellow. Designer Krishnaa Shyam’s scarves aren’t just inspired by Chettinad; they’re soaked in its most distinctive colours. Designer and illustrator Shyam’s unusual project is currently up on crowd-funding platform, Kickstarter.
Champion cliff diver Owen Weymouth gives a guide to his favourite diving spots across the world Durdle Door, Hříměždice, Treyarnon Bay… Owen Weymouth’s Instagram feed, other than inducing serious wanderlust, also serves as a geography class of sorts, introducing followers to unheard-of locales. Every other post has exotic locations, made even more appealing, accompanied by