Author: Rahul M

On a crisp morning in a Midwestern grocery store, a shopper stares at two nearly identical cartons: one filled with spotless white eggs, the other with earth-toned browns. She reaches for the brown, paying nearly 30% more. “They’re just better,” she says. Healthier. More natural. Maybe even kinder. It’s a decision a million of Americans make each week—and it’s almost entirely built on myth. The belief that brown eggs are more nutritious than white ones is deeply embedded in food culture. It shows up in advertising, pricing, and family traditions. But despite their different shells, brown and white eggs are…

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Millions of tons of discarded electronics from the United States are being shipped overseas, much of it to developing countries in Southeast Asia unprepared to safely handle hazardous waste, according to a new report released Wednesday by an environmental watchdog.The Seattle-based Basel Action Network, or BAN, said a two-year investigation found at least 10 U.S. companies exporting used electronics to Asia and the Middle East, in what it says is a “hidden tsunami” of electronic waste.“This new, almost invisible tsunami of e-waste, is taking place … padding already lucrative profit margins of the electronics recycling sector…

New Line Cinema At a recent partial reunion for the cast of “The Lord of the Rings,” Legolas actor Orlando Bloom shared how some of the actors bonded through off-set activities while filming in the paradise of New Zealand. He explained that he used to get away for the weekend with the four Hobbit actors, Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Dominic Monaghan, and Billy Boyd. They would rent a bach (a Kiwi term for a seaside villa), cook out, and go surfing. In Bloom’s words (via EW), “It was really magical.”…

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday directed drills of the country’s strategic nuclear forces that featured practice missile launches, an exercise that came as his planned summit on Ukraine with U.S. President Donald Trump was put on hold.The Kremlin said that as part of the maneuvers involving all parts of Moscow’s nuclear triad, a Yars intercontinental ballistic missile was test-fired from the Plesetsk launch facility in northwestern Russia, and a Sineva ICBM was launched by a submarine in the Barents Sea. The drills also involved Tu-95 strategic bombers firing long-range cruise missiles.The exercise tested the skills of…

For every fraudulent voter deletion submission made to the Election Commission in the Aland seat ahead of the 2023 Karnataka Assembly polls, a data centre operator was paid Rs 80, as per the Karnataka Police SIT probing the case. A total of 6,018 such applications were made between December 2022 and February 2023 in the seat – working out to a total payment of Rs 4.8 lakh. The Aland voter list irregularities were one of the cases brought up by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as part of his “vote chori” allegations. Last week, the SIT raided properties linked to BJP…

Discovered by accident, Movile Cave is one of the most hostile environments on Earth—and one of the richest in unique lifeforms. Sealed off from the atmosphere, it evolved in isolation, giving rise to organisms that look more like creatures from science fiction than Earth’s surface. For scientists, the cave offers something rare: a snapshot of life shaped entirely by extreme chemistry, not sunlight. Its alien-like ecosystem is now seen as one of the best analogs for how life might exist on other planets or moons. Movile Cave was uncovered in 1986 during routine land surveys for a power plant. Instead…

In the rolling hills of New South Wales, Australia, a quiet agricultural experiment is turning heads in both energy and farming circles. Amid rows of shimmering solar panels at the Wellington Solar Farm, nearly 1,700 merino sheep have been roaming freely—not as intruders, but as partners in a system that may redefine how land is used in the climate age. What began as a practical solution to overgrown grass has evolved into a model of symbiosis. By allowing sheep to graze among the panels, Lightsource bp, one of the world’s largest solar energy developers, stumbled into a surprising realization: the…

Show Quick Read Key points generated by AI, verified by newsroom Patna, Oct 22 (PTI) Asserting that “all is well” within the INDIA bloc in Bihar, senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday said “friendly contests” between alliance partners on a few seats in the assembly polls should not be viewed as discord within the coalition. Talking to reporters after meeting RJD supremo Lalu Prasad amidst a stalemate over seat-sharing, Gehlot said, “I had a good discussion with Lalu ji and Tejashwi Yadav. A press conference will be held tomorrow to update the media about the current situation. All constituents…

The promise of an AI-powered browser has been around since the early days of ChatGPT. Most attempts have been clunky browser extensions or half-hearted integrations that felt more like a tech demo than a real tool. OpenAI’s Atlas browser breaks that pattern – and not in the ways you might expect.Top 7 Reasons to Try ChatGPT Atlas Browser1. Built-in ChatGPT SidebarYou know that moment when you’re reading a dense article and need to look up three different things just to understand one paragraph? The ChatGPT sidebar eliminates that friction. It sits right there on your screen, ready to explain concepts,…

B’desh: Awami League says Hindu man abducted, brutally assaulted in yet another incident of violence Dhaka, Oct 22 (IANS) In yet another disturbing act of violence against minorities in Bangladesh, a Hindu man, Kinkor Das, was abducted and disappeared by a group of armed men from the Mauli area in Narail district, the Awami League said on Wednesday. According to the party, a day after his abduction, Das was found with signs of brutal torture, having been savagely beaten, while his motorcycle, gold chain and ring were looted. Sharing the information on X, the Awami League wrote, “The story of…