World In 2019, a Maryland family moved a 255-year-old mansion 50 miles by barge; the 4,000-square-foot house travelled across Chesapeake Bay so they could give the historic building a new waterfront home October 2, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com A 255-year-old Georgian mansion made an extraordinary 50-mile journey across the Chesapeake Bay after a Maryland family decided to move the entire 400-ton structure by barge. The move was meant…
World In the late 1950s and early 1960s, Nile perch were introduced into Lake Victoria to improve fisheries; decades later the predator was linked to the loss of many native cichlids and transformation of the lake’s fishery October 2, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Nile PerchPhoto: Wikipedia In the late 1950s and early 1960s, Nile perch were introduced into Lake Victoria with the hope that the large predatory fish would strengthen local fisheries. The…
World 92-year-old UK father changed his will while living with his daughter; wife was left with access to only half the money through her stepdaughter | World News October 2, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Image Credit: Picpedia.org The England & Wales High Court has ruled on the will of Mark Briant, a 92-year-old man who changed his will while living with his daughter and…
World Man applies for Ethiopian wife’s PR, gets rejected as woman’s divorce from first husband under Sharia law not considered legal in Canada October 2, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Canada rejects PR application of Ethiopian woman married to a Canadian and says her divorce from ex-husband under Sharia law is not considered legal in Canada. A Canadian Muslim man…
World Indian man travels to North Carolina from Mumbai to find 17-year-old girl who blocked him on social media, Uber driver alerts cops October 2, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Indian man Prit Pankaj Jain travels to North Carolina to meet juvenile whom he was grooming online. An Indian man was arrested and charged with several sex crimes in Davidson…
World In 2013, Rob Scheer began packing backpacks at his dining table after recalling carrying his belongings in trash bags as a foster child; his charity has distributed 300,000+ backpacks October 2, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com A simple effort around a dining table, started in 2013 to protect the dignity of children entering foster care, has grown into an international charity that has provided essential items…
World Linda Evangelista first listed her New York penthouse for $9.45 million in 2024; after price cuts and a rental stint for Keanu Reeves, the West Chelsea home has now sold for $6.75 million October 2, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Photo credit (L-R): Linda Evangelista/ Instagram; Nina Poon for Corcoran Linda Evangelista’s longtime West Chelsea penthouse has sold for $6.75 million after more than two years on and off the…
World An American artist traded a painting and $10 for a 153-acre Connecticut farm in 1882; more than a century later, his home and studios became part of a nationally protected landscape devoted to art | World News October 2, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Julian Alden Weir/Image: National Park Service A painting that once cost American artist Julian Alden Weir $560 ended up helping him acquire something far more lasting, a 153-acre farm in…
World Grand Rapids was named for rapids that disappeared after dams and industrial changes reshaped its river; construction is now underway on the first phase of a project designed to bring those rapids back October 2, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com The restoration involves building structures that look like features found in a natural river (Photo: Fox7) After nearly two decades of planning, crews are now working in the Grand River…
World An Iowa farmer gave about 2 acres to two wind turbines and related infrastructure; by 2021, the $25,000 annual lease was what he called the most profitable part of his corn-and-soybean farm October 1, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com An Iowa corn and soybean farmer found that using less than two acres of his cropland for renewable energy equipment created the most reliable financial return across his entire property.…
