Viswashkumar Ramesh’s mother (R) mourns for her other son Ajay, who was on the same flight, in Leicester on Friday AHMEDABAD: Viswashkumar Ramesh just walked out from the wreckage of a burning and battered aircraft that took with it the lives of everyone else who had checked in with him. He stumbled away from the…
OTTAWA — When asked to give his name, Larry Doshen instead grabbed his trading card. The photo was fairly recent, capturing him in black hockey pants as he cradled a hockey stick. He was helmetless, with a head of gray hair to match his “Silver Foxes” jersey. Holding the card aloft, Doshen’s hand shook. He…
The University of Houston has reaffirmed its commitment to academic freedom following a student’s complaint about a course titled ‘Lived Hindu Religion’, which he alleged of being “Hinduphobic” and “distorting India’s political landscape”. “The University of Houston values academic freedom, which includes allowing faculty to explore complex and sometimes challenging topics in their teaching. While…
It is with a heavy heart that I write this tribute to Bhaskar Das, a remarkable individual whose life was a shining example of humility, kindness, and boundless curiosity. His passing has left a void that words cannot fill, but his legacy will continue to inspire all those fortunate enough to have known him.Just a…
Chimpanzees live only in African rainforests and woodlands. Orangutans live only in the jungles of Indonesia. But humans live pretty much everywhere. Our species has spread across frozen tundras, settled on mountaintops and called other extreme environments home. Scientists have historically seen this adaptability as one of the hallmarks of modern humans and a sign…
Say nothing. That’s what Caroline Ullring kept telling herself through the final days of March 1999. She had accused her college tennis coach of sexually assaulting her in a Texas motel room during a spring break trip with the team. In late March, she had told athletic department officials about it, including a counselor and…
NEW DELHI: In a book written by Manmohan Singh’s daughter, it was revealed that during his time in the UK, the former prime minister at times survived on a sixpence bar of Cadbury’s chocolate instead of a full meal due to financial woes.In the book titled “The book Strictly Personal: Manmohan and Gursharan in 2014”,…
Paleontologist Thaís Pansani stands in front the reconstructed skeleton of a giant ground sloth at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington. (Picture credit: AP) SAO PAULO: Sloths weren’t always slow-moving, furry tree-dwellers. Their prehistoric ancestors were huge, up to 4 tons (3.6 metric tons) and when startled, they brandished immense claws.For a…
If you log on to TexAgs.com, the popular Texas A&M fandom hub, and peruse the message boards, it won’t take long to find a mention of the Aggies’ most-hated rival: Texas. On TexAgs’ premium board, where tens of thousands of paying subscribers congregate to discuss Aggies football, the longest message board thread with the most…