World In 1881, silver turned California’s Calico into a 3,000-person desert boomtown. By 1907, falling prices had turned it into a ghost town August 13, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com In California’s Mojave Desert, Calico now appears as a quiet collection of weathered buildings surrounded by dry hills and open scrubland. Its setting gives little indication that the settlement once…
World Amazon tribe Amondawa does not use weeks, months or years to describe time. Their language links it to events and life stages August 13, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Deep in the Brazilian Amazon, the Amondawa have offered linguists an unusual glimpse of what life looks like when time is not treated as something that can be counted. In…
World 70 million years ago, Earth had 372 days a year. An ancient shell reveals days lasted just 23 hours and 31 minutes August 13, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com PC: Wikipedia, Wilson44691 – Own work, Public Domain About 70 million years ago, during the late Cretaceous period, a year lasted roughly 372 days rather than 365, meaning each day…
World Zelenskyy seeks 10% of US stockpile to ‘destroy all Russians’ missiles’: Report August 13, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Zelensky urged the US to sell Ukraine 5-10% of its Patriot interceptor stockpile to counter Russian ballistic missile attacks Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged the United States to sell…
World Thousands of donors raised $15.65 million to save a 530-acre California sequoia grove, but the Castle Fire killed more than 100 ancient trees August 13, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com A 530-acre stretch of California forest filled with ancient giant sequoias was once the largest remaining privately owned giant sequoia property in the world. In 2019, thousands of donors came…
World Romania has declared a 30-day energy alert as Danube river levels fall too low to cool its nuclear reactors, sending the country into a climate-driven power crisis August 13, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Romania has placed its energy sector under a nationwide 30-day state of alert after the Danube river levels fell to exceptionally low levels. This has forced Unit 1 at the…
World Quote of the day by Rabindranath Tagore: “Everything comes to us that belongs to us if we…” August 13, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Quote of the day by Rabindranath Tagore (Image: Wikipedia) Rabindranath Tagore‘s words speak directly to preparation, personal growth and the ability to genuinely recognise an opportunity the moment it actually…
World Ireland is becoming an unlikely wine country as temperatures rise; the island now has 42 vineyards, with growers reporting bumper 2026 crops August 13, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Across Europe, a massive and long-lasting heatwave has dried up rivers, threatened the flora and fauna and sent many to the emergency ward. Added to the mix have been the…
World Why did Lacy cancel his stream with Mark Wahlberg? Here’s what happened August 13, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Streamer Nicholas “Nick” Fosco, better known online as Lacy, has explained why he canceled a planned stream with actor Mark Wahlberg. Lacy said he wanted the stream to feel like…
World Harry Potter fans forced a $570 million power cable between UK and Ireland to be relocated since it would desecrate the ‘grave’ of Dobby, the elf August 13, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com “Such a beautiful place, to be with friends. Dobby is happy to be with his friend, Harry Potter,” said Dobby, the house-elf from the famous book and movie series Harry…
