World Meet Ni Jingchen: The 12-year-old Beijing student who posted a strange fossil online and helped reveal Asia’s first Jurassic amphibian footprint | World News August 17, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Representative Image of a child examining ancient fossil footprints preserved in rock in Mentougou, Beijing (AI-generated image) In early 2025, 12-year-old Ni Jingchen was out exploring with his parents in…
World Houthis escalate Red Sea attacks: Ballistic missile strikes Saudi military ship, four escort boats August 17, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Houthi group claimed ballistic missile and drone attacks on a Saudi military landing ship and escort boats in the Red Sea off Mocha Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group on Monday claimed…
World Zohran Mamdani: Watch: NYC Mayor Mamdani speaks Bengali while announcing free broadway tickets for students, user says ‘your Bangla is better than mine’ | World News August 17, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Zohran Mamdani speaks Bengali while announcing Broadway free tickets. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani stunned viewers by speaking in Bengali while announcing more than 2,000 free Broadway tickets for…
World Meet Miles Wu, the 14-year-old New York student using origami to explore stronger, foldable emergency shelters | August 17, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Image: Society for Science At 14, Miles Wu is exploring how an ancient paper-folding technique could inspire stronger and more portable structures for emergencies. An eighth-grade student at Hunter College…
World Quote of the day by Usain Bolt: “I stopped worrying about the start. The end is…” – a lesson on letting go of a shaky beginning and focusing on the finish | World News August 17, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Quote of the day by Usain Bolt (AP photo) A strong beginning can build genuine confidence, but it rarely decides on its own where a person actually ends up finishing.…
World 14-year-old Dineth Fernando moved to Australia seven months ago and studied 200 Scrabble words a day; recently he became world youth Scrabble champion August 17, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Fernando learnt to play Scrabble at school when he was eight. His passion for the game grew quickly and he competed in the Sri Lankan national championships in 2022 and…
World Smithsonian researchers used X-rays, plastic cups and 216-yard spools of thread to find wild turtle nests; predators raided 13 of 16 August 17, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Eastern box turtle (Image Credit: Canva) Finding a turtle nest in the wild is far more difficult than it sounds. Smithsonian researchers studying Eastern box turtles in Virginia have been…
World ‘I don’t have courage to take another loan’: Indian student in Canada says going back home seems easier, sets up fundraiser August 17, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Indian student in Canada Samir Garhwal sets up a fundraiser to pay off his education loans as he was denied a work permit after completing his degree from Portage College.…
World A 52-slab Nebraska bridge turns its concrete into a giant resistor, warming the road surface from inside during snowstorms August 17, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Nebraska bridge has used special concrete to fight snow and ice for over a decade. (Photo: UNL) A bridge in Nebraska, US, has been using a special type of concrete…
World Would you eat ketchup that was made from algae but fulfilled your protein intake? Scientists have just created one and they want to see how much algae flavour people will tolerate August 17, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Just like everything else in the world, even food is coming to have its own trends. From a Mediterranean diet to a protein-rich diet, people are trying everything on the…
