World A South African couple combined 11 former livestock farms into a 67,000-acre reserve, restored the land and brought cheetahs back to the Great Karoo after 130 years August 23, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Samara reintroduced wild cheetahs to the Great Karoo in 2004 after 130 years. (Picture: Samara) In 1997, couple Sarah and Mark Tompkins set out to restore a part of South…
World Meet Frank Lucci, the 18-year-old Texas student who built a high-precision robot sensor for under $25; it is nearly 20 times cheaper than existing options August 23, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Born in San Antonio, Lucci built SubArc for his engineering project for the Regeneron Science Talent Search. Imagine building a tiny piece of technology that tells robots exactly how they…
World A Michigan woman gave birth in the back of an Uber; one year later, the driver returned for the baby’s ‘One Wild Ride’ birthday as her godmother August 23, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Braya Ray was in for a big surprise when she hopped into Meghan “Maggie” Whatley’s Uber last year. Not only did Ray, 25, unexpectedly welcome her baby daughter Grace in…
World An Iowa couple bought an abandoned fire station for $90,000; nearly 10 years later, they had turned the black-mold-covered 1960 building into their family dream home August 23, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Photo: absolutprop_firehouse_flip/ Instagram Growing up in Iowa, Steven and Ashley Evans knew all about the local fire station in Cedar Rapids because it was right by the high school they…
World ‘India could use water as weapon’: Pakistan minister as Indus Waters Treaty remains in abeyance August 23, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Pakistan minister Ahsan Iqbal (File photo) Pakistan minister Ahsan Iqbal has said India could “weaponise” the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) and expressed hope that “better sense” would prevail to prevent…
World In the early 1970s, Virginia Beach compacted 640,000 tons of garbage into a 60-foot hill; the dump became America’s first landfill park and now spans 165 acres August 23, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Mount Trashmore Park (Image Credit: Wikipedia) In Virginia Beach, one of the city’s most recognisable parks began with something most communities would rather hide: a mountain of garbage. According to…
World In 1969, a Church’s Fried Chicken co-founder bought 3,000 acres of neglected Texas ranchland; decades of restoration brought long-absent springs and flowing water back August 23, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Bamberger Ranch PreservePhoto credit: https://www.bambergerranch.org Back in 1969, R. C. Bamberger made a bold move that left many locals scratching their heads. The co-founder of Church’s Fried Chicken bought 3,000…
World Potential For Injury Or Death: ‘Could result in injury or death’: Thanedar urges US to halt ICE’s electric shock glove plan August 23, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Indian-American Congressman Shri Thanedar warns against ICE’s electric shock gloves Indian-American Congressman Shri Thanedar and two other senior Democratic lawmakers have urged the US government to immediately halt Immigration and…
World Mexican governor seeks leave again amid backlash after return following US drug charges indictment August 23, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Mexican governor has been accused of drug trafficking by the US, but Mexico has said there isn’t substantial evidence Sinaloa Governor Ruben Rocha has again asked to step away from…
World ‘Will target their interests’: Iran warns neighbours against supporting US economic pressure tactics August 23, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Iran threatens action over oil routes if neighbouring countries supporting US in upping economic pressure on Tehran Iran’s new top security chief has warned neighbouring countries against joining Washington’s campaign…
