World Quote of the day by Peter Thiel: ‘First mover advantage is a trap, it’s much better to be the last mover’ August 12, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Quote of the day by Peter Thiel. PayPal founder Peter Thiel contradicted the well-known business lesson that being the first mover in a sector has its own advantage and suggested…
World Quote of the day by Michael Bloomberg: ‘I’m not smarter than anybody else but I can outwork you’, and a controversial career advice August 12, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Quote of the day by Michael Bloomberg. In a professional world caught between working smart and working hard, Michael Bloomberg always maintained that he favored hard work because he was…
World Indian student charged for killing 81-year-old man in Florida after driving Cadillac like a bullet at 100mph, attorney asks court to allow him to return to Columbia University August 12, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com indian student Akash Das was arrested and charged with vehicular homicide (Photo: WPBF) Indian student Akash Das was behind the wheel when his Cadillac SUV collided with an Audi sedan,…
World On This Day in Space: NASA launched the 100-foot Echo 1A balloon on August 12, 1960; the passive satellite reflected telephone, radio and television signals across Earth August 12, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Echo 1 passes over NASA’s Goldstone Tracking Station on August 12, 1960, with the antenna and star trails visible. (Nasa photo) Exactly sixty-six years ago from today, on August 12,…
World Middle East standoff: Why Gulf states may accept that Iran will control the Strait of Hormuz August 11, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Amid repeated attacks on shipping and growing risks to alternative energy routes, Gulf states may be forced to accept a deal they do not fully support Persian Gulf energy producers…
World Solar eclipse craze grips UK: Brits stuck in hours-long queues as glasses fly off shelves August 11, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Brits queue for hours as glasses sell out. Hundreds of people across the UK are scrambling to get certified solar eclipse glasses ahead of Wednesday evening’s partial solar eclipse, with…
World 7-year-old found duct-taped and dead in closet in Cincinnati: Indian-American coroner says she froze for a while when she opened the door August 11, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Dr Lakshmi Sammarco shared her shock when she found 7-year-old William dead and duct-taped inside a closet in a Cincinnati home. Hamilton County Coroner Dr Lakshmi Sammarco broke her silence…
World Quote of the day by Kobe Bryant: “I have nothing in common with lazy people who blame others for…” – a blunt lesson on accountability, effort and refusing to make excuses | World News August 11, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Quote of the day by Kobe Bryant (AP photo) Talent and opportunity certainly help, but sustained achievement usually comes down to something far less glamorous, plain discipline. Kobe Bryant made…
World ‘I’m their banker’: Trump says US controls Iran’s frozen assets as he threatens economic or military action August 11, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Trump said the US could either keep economic pressure on Iran or launch a major military strike US President Donald Trump said Washington could either keep up economic pressure on…
World Human Rights Watch: ‘Seeking end to sanctions regime’: US human rights groups sue Trump over ICC crackdown August 11, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com US president Donald Trump being sued by human rights groups over sanctions on ICC Four major US human rights organisations have sued the Trump administration over its sanctions campaign against…
