At 23, Julia Butterfly Hill climbed nearly 180 feet into the canopy of a towering 1,000-year-old redwood in northern California, expecting to spend only a few days there as part of an environmental protest. Instead, the ancient tree, known as Luna, became her home for the next 738 days. Living on two small wooden platforms…
Wanting something and actually working towards it are two very different states, and most people spend far longer in the first than the second. Arnold Schwarzenegger put the gap plainly. “Just remember, you can’t climb the ladder of success with your hands in your pockets,” he said. The image does the work by itself. Climbing…
Vivek Oberoi reveals his family office has invested in over 30 companies, exited 11 with returns of up to 300%: ‘Every business’ dharma is profit’ While many know Vivek Oberoi as an actor, he has quietly built a significant presence in the investment world. In a recent interview, the actor spoke about his journey from…
Quote of the day by Socrates More than 2,400 years after his death, Socrates continues to shape the way people think about knowledge, ethics, leadership and even everyday conversations. Like so many of the famous philosophers, he never wrote a book. But his ideas so changed western philosophy that he is regarded as one of…
Vivek Oberoi reacts to Sonam Wangchuk’s hunger strike: ‘Yaar main abhineta hu, neta nahi hu. Toh main political cheezon pe dhyaan nahi deta hun’ Vivek Oberoi has reacted to Sonam Wangchuk‘s ongoing hunger strike, saying he prefers to stay away from political debates but believes that people should have the freedom to express their views…
Decades before billionaires started fleeing, this genius built a 233-foot superyacht and lived on it Decades before the world’s richest people began leaving high-tax states like California and New York for Florida and Texas, one tech mogul quietly found his own way to avoid local taxes, strict building rules, and the need for a permanent…
Jeff Bezos-backed Earth Fund has donated $10.1 million to revamp Watts Towers Arts Center Campus in Los Angeles. The investment was secured through a partnership with the Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust (LANLT) and is expected to help transform the campus ahead of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. For those unaware, the Bezos Earth…
Survival story of 16-year-old Md Imran (Special Arrangements) NEW DELHI: The bus pulled away just after 8 PM. Md Imran, hungry after eight hours on the road, had stepped off during a scheduled ten-minute stop in Bratislava, Slovakia, just looking for biscuits and coffee. He made it back to the platform in time and frantically…
NEET UG 2026 result declared The National Testing Agency (NTA) has declared the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Undergraduate (NEET UG) 2026 result today, July 16. Candidates who appeared for the medical entrance examination can now download their scorecards from the official website, neet.nta.nic.in.According to the NTA, nearly 20 lakh candidates appeared for the examination,…
What would you do for the love of nature? Apparently, live on a remote island with no roads for 53 years, preserving it for the world. Every year, 84-year-old Carol Ruckdeschel walks along the beach on Cumberland Island, Georgia. Donning her white boots, hair in pigtail braids, she takes notes of her home in a…