A Defining Era: NASA Stennis and Space Shuttle Main Engine Testing – NASA

A Defining Era: NASA Stennis and Space Shuttle Main Engine Testing – NASA

The numbers are notable – 34 years of testing space shuttle main engines at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, 3,244 individual tests, more than 820,000 seconds (totaling more than nine days) of cumulative hot fire. The story behind the numbers is unforgettable. “It is hard to describe the full impact of … Read more

Russia outlaws Amnesty International in latest crackdown on dissent and activists

Russia outlaws Amnesty International in latest crackdown on dissent and activists

Representative image | Photo Credit: Reuters The Russian authorities on Monday (May 19, 2025) outlawed Amnesty International as an “undesirable organization,” a label that under a 2015 law makes involvement with such organizations a criminal offense. The decision by the Russian Prosecutor General’s office, announced in an online statement, is the latest in the unrelenting … Read more

Complete Shilpa Layout Flyover works by end of May: GHMC Commissioner

Complete Shilpa Layout Flyover works by end of May: GHMC  Commissioner

Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) commissioner R.V. Karnan at Shilpa Layout Flyover on Monday (May 19, 2025) | Photo Credit: Handle @CommissionrGHMC on X Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) commissioner R.V. Karnan issued directions to complete the works pertaining to the Shilpa Layout Flyover by the end of the month. The six-lane, bidirectional flyover stretches … Read more

Deaf behind bars

Deaf behind bars

Prisons are environments that really run on sounds – alarms, tannoys, people’s voices. So, what’s it like being deaf in prison? Watch a BSL translated version of this video Made by BBC Ideas in partnership with The Open University, external The Open University: What’s next for deaf prisoners?, external Meet the academic Dr Daniel McCulloch, … Read more

Exploring Tamil Nadu’s deep South: A three-day road trip through Valparai, Thoothukudi, and Nagercoil

Exploring Tamil Nadu’s deep South: A three-day road trip through Valparai, Thoothukudi, and Nagercoil

There are road trips you take to escape, and then there are road trips that remind you why the journey matters. Our three-day drive through the deep South of Tamil Nadu — covering Valparai, Thoothukudi, and Nagercoil — was one such experience. An exploration of lesser-known destinations, framed by winding mountain roads, coastal serenity, and … Read more