‘The Dark Knight’ star Christian Bale opens USD 22 million foster care village to keep siblings together; says ‘Bruce Wayne started orphanages…’ |

Christian Bale‘s superhero days are far behind him, but that has not stopped the actor from continuing his philanthropic works. Proving to be a real-life hero, the actor officially opened a new foster care village in Palmdale, called Together California. As per reports, the actor helped create the foster care system with the aim of…

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Former CIA official David Rush, found with 303 gold bars worth over $40 million, reaches plea agreement in principle as prosecutors cite classified-material litigation

Federal prosecutors and attorneys for former Central Intelligence Agency official David Rush have reached a plea agreement in principle, stopping proceedings before a grand jury indictment in a case involving $40 million in stolen gold bars and classified operations. A joint court filing submitted to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of…

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‘Practical Magic 2’ dethrones Tom Holland’s ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’; conjures a No. 1 box office debut with USD 30 million |

‘Practical Magic 2’ conjured a box-office victory this weekend, opening atop the North American charts nearly three decades after its predecessor grew from a modest theatrical performer into a cult favorite. ‘Practical Magic 2′ dethrones ‘Spider-Man’ The Warner Bros. sequel starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman earned an estimated USD 30 million from 4,146 theaters,…

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Palo Alto built San Francisco Bay’s first horizontal levee to reuse treated wastewater; the 500-foot living slope restores marsh habitat and tests defenses against sea-level rise

Palo Alto’s 500-foot living levee reuses treated wastewater to restore marsh habitat and fight seas (Image Credit: City of Palo Alto) A shoreline defence can be more than a wall. In Palo Alto, California, engineers have built a broad, gently sloping landscape designed to protect the coast while functioning like a living ecosystem. The project…

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In 1837, New Zealand imported possums for a fur trade; 189 years later, aerial photos show they have damaged about half the vulnerable trees in one rare South Island forest

PossumsRepresentative image In 1837, New Zealand introduced Australian brushtail possums in the hope of building a profitable fur industry. The animals were expected to provide valuable pelts and help create a new rural economy, but the experiment had consequences that stretched far beyond anyone’s expectations. Nearly two centuries later, possums have become one of the…

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‘Ramayana’ first song ‘Jai Jai Ram’ crooned by Arijit Singh, Shreya Goshal to be out on Ganesh Chaturthi, Ranbir Kapoor, Sai Pallavi’s ‘Siya Ram’ poster to be unveiled |

The wait for the first glimpse of Nitesh Tiwari’s ‘Ramayana’ is about to get more exciting, with the makers set to kick off the film’s musical campaign on Ganesh Chaturthi. Starring Ranbir Kapoor, Sai Pallavi and Yash, the much-awaited epic will unveil its ‘Siya Ram poster’ before introducing the first song from its soundtrack, ‘Jai…

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India, Vietnam agree to accelerate defence technology sharing, boost maritime ties | India News

Defence secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh meeting deputy minister of National Defence of Vietnam Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Truong Thang NEW DELHI: India and Vietnam decided to accelerate defence technology sharing and defence-industrial collaboration during a meeting between defence secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh and deputy minister of National Defence of Vietnam Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Truong…

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In 1995, just 51 rare snakes survived on one tiny Caribbean island; 21 years later their population topped 1,100 | World News

In 1995, the Antiguan racer was perilously close to disappearing from the wild. Just 51 of these rare Caribbean snakes were estimated to survive, all confined to tiny Great Bird Island off the coast of Antigua. The species had little room to recover. Yet what followed became an extraordinary conservation turnaround. Over the next 21…

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