World Pat McAfee has put more than $6 million of his own money into GameDay prizes and charity; Home Depot matched his $500,000 LSU offer, giving one student two kicks at $1 million, but both missed September 7, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com
World Meet Bradley Carlisle, the first professional Santa Claus with Down syndrome in the US: This suburban Atlanta man feared Santa as a child, and now he is honoured by the International Santa Claus Hall of Fame September 7, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com
World Amazon-linked Boeing 767 crashes off Miami runway, huge smoke plume seen in video September 7, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com
World In 2014, a tech entrepreneur bought a 1,100-acre Sonoma ranch for $12 million and spent about $33 million restoring it; 12 years later, it sold for a record $38.5 million September 7, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com
World On Martha’s Vineyard, buyers can pay up to $650,000 for a ‘beach key’ that comes with ownership of a tiny piece of non-buildable beachfront and access to a private beach September 7, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com
World Pat McAfee has put more than $6 million of his own money into GameDay prizes and charity; Home Depot matched his $500,000 LSU offer, giving one student two kicks at $1 million, but both missed September 7, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com
World Meet Bradley Carlisle, the first professional Santa Claus with Down syndrome in the US: This suburban Atlanta man feared Santa as a child, and now he is honoured by the International Santa Claus Hall of Fame September 7, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com
World Indian Jazz musician Pritesh Walia released from ICE custody after 14 days: ‘When you are sitting in a detention facility, the world feels very small’ August 17, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Indian musician Pritesh Walia shares his experience of ICE detention for 14 days and thanks the music fraternity for rallying behind his release. Jazz musician Pritesh Walia, who was arrested…
World Meet Ananya Nagendra, the 18-year-old Texas student who built an ant-based digester for landfill food waste; tests found her prototype was about 83% efficient August 17, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Ananya Nagendra, the 18-year-old Texas student (Image Credit: Society For Science) Food waste is usually thought of as a problem that begins in the kitchen and ends in a garbage…
World Archaeologists find earliest physical evidence of brass-making in East Asia in southern China | World News August 17, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Archaeologists find the earliest physical evidence of brass-making in East Asia in southern China (PC: Cambridge University Press) A set of ancient crucibles found in Guangzhou is giving archaeologists new…
World No fund for you if you have Islamic wudu washing facilities: Major row over Texas Governor’s warning to two airports August 17, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com A major row began after Greg Abbott warned two airports over Islamic wudu wash basins. Texas Governor Greg Abbott warned Dallas-Fort Worth Airport and George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston…
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…
