Author: Dr Anand Mali
A bridge in the Zhejiang province of China has baffled people so much that they think that it is not real. The Ruyi glass bridge stands 140 meters above the ground and it is known as the ‘bending’ bridge because of how it looks. Check out the footage below : The Ruyi bridge, located in the Zhejiang Province, was unveiled back in 2017 but didn’t open until last year.When initial plans for the bridge were shared, some thought it couldn’t be made as the design seemed far-fetched – and even looking at it now, it somehow still seems a bit…
The blockage at the Suez Canal disrupted global trade, causing losses worth billions. About 15 percent of world shipping traffic transits the Suez Canal. The Indian members of the crew on the Ever Given container ship that blocked traffic through the Suez Canal will likely come under scrutiny once an investigation begins, media reports suggest. The Indian government and the seafarers’ organisations are concerned about legal issues, including the likelihood of criminal charges, that the 25 Indian crew members might face, The Times of India reported. The ship’s operator Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement has blamed strong winds as the reason for…
The flyers on a New Delhi-Varanasi flight witnessed bizarre scenes. A passenger of flight on Saturday tried to open the emergency exit door mid-air. However, the man was immediately stopped by the crew, until a safe landing. The passenger in question has been handed over to the Central Industrial Security Force. SpiceJet Issued a statement on the incident saying, “On 27th March 2021, a passenger travelling on SpiceJet flight SG-2003 (Delhi-Varanasi) tried to open the emergency door of the aircraft in an abusive and aggressive state while the aircraft was airborne.” The airline said that the passenger was brought under…
In one of the biggest drug busts this year,The Whitefield division police on Friday unearthed an inter-State drug racket and arrested three people from Rajasthan. They recovered 500 kg of marijuana worth ₹1 crore from the truck they were driving. Since the police department could not spare ₹1 crore and there were security concerns, they came up with a plan to approach a film studio to procure fake currency. Police procured fake currencies used in movies from a studio to “purchase” 500 kg of marijuana. Stating they were initially anxious, an officer, who took part in the operation, said although…
Amid a rise in the number of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases in the country, the Centre on Saturday released a list of 11 states and one Union territory that have more than 280,000 infections so far. Maharashtra, which continues to remain the worst-affected state due to the pandemic, has the highest number of confirmed Covid-19 cases with 26,37,735 infections so far. The state is followed by Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Telangana. Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Punjab, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu account for 81.46 per cent of the daily…
“It is never too late to start learning” – the penultimate lesson learned by a man who worked as a security officer in a company and was later hired to be part of their technical team. Abdul Alim, now member of the technical team at Zoho Corporation that specialises in software development, cloud computing, and web-based business tools, said he never thought that he would ever be interviewed for a job because he did not have higher education. Alim, a resident of Assam, said in a LinkedIn post that he left his home in 2013 with Rs 1,000 in his…
Two of the world’s richest men shared a meal in 2004 and a Twitter user is showing the world a glimpse of that magical conjunction. The photo – which was tweeted by Trung Phan, a writer for business newsletter The Hustle – shows Musk and Bezos smiling while seated together in a restaurant. According to Phan, it was taken in 2004, just as Musk and Bezos’ respective space ambitions were starting to heat up. Musk responded to the photo, tweeting: “Wow, hard to believe that was 17 years ago!” The 2004 meeting is widely believed to be the beginning of…
The woman who coughed on a San Francisco Uber driver in a video that has since gone viral has been charged with two felonies and additional misdemeanors, amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Arna Kimiai, 24, who was also filmed shouting racial slurs and pulling off the mask of Uber driver Subhakar Khadka last week, is facing one felony charge of assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury against a transit operator. Arna Kimiai,was charged on multiple counts on Wednesday, March 17, the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office told local media. She could face up to 16…
Zoho, the US-based technology company with international headquarters in Chennai, on Wednesday completed 25 years in business. Zoho Corporation on Wednesday unveiled plans for the next 25 years that include focus on transnational localism, supporting self-reliant economies and investing in long-term R&D. In India, Zoho will open more satellite offices (20-30 seaters) in rural and non-urban areas across India, says a company press release. “Zoho has been built on values and convictions. We do not measure our success in numbers, but the impact we have had on our employees, their families, customers, industry, ecosystem and the local communities,” said Sridhar…
A zoo in the Czech Republic is trying out a new way for its bored chimpanzees to monkey around during the coronavirus lockdown. Humans might be tiring of video calls, Zoom birthdays and streamed performances, but the chimps at two Czech zoos are just starting to enjoy their new live online link-up. The Safari Park in the northern town of Dvur Kralove installed a big screen in their enclosure to show them a livestream of what their fellow chimpanzees are doing on the other side of the country at a zoo in the southern city of Brno. The Safari Park…