Legendary 1894-S Barber Dime (Image Credit: Stack Bowers Galleries) A 10-cent coin minted in San Francisco more than a century ago has just sold for about $1.25 million, turning one of the smallest denominations in US currency into a million-dollar collector’s prize. The 1894-S Barber dime is one of the most famous rarities in American…
Representative Image (AI-generated) More than 160 years after the Second Battle of Manassas, the remains of a young Union soldier are set to receive a final resting place at Arlington National Cemetery. According to the National Park Service, archaeologists uncovered the nearly complete burial of the soldier during excavations at Manassas National Battlefield Park in…
Pichai completed his BTech at IIT Kharagpur in 1993. He later moved to the US for higher studies. One went on to lead Google. The other chose a life of spirituality. Both were IIT graduates from the same year, but their careers took them in entirely different directions. Google CEO Sundar Pichai and ISKCON monk…
By 2015, estimates suggested that around one million pieces of chewing gum had found their way onto the wall. Some landmarks are built with steel, stone or glass. Seattle has one made largely of something far less permanent: chewing gum. Tucked beneath the famous Pike Place Market, the Seattle Gum Wall has spent decades attracting…
When wind turbines first appeared across Howard County in northeastern Iowa in 2008, they became part of the rural landscape. Nearly two decades later, the towering structures have become something more than a source of renewable energy. For the county, wind power has also become a major source of public money, helping pay for bridges,…
Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page speak to reporters during a 2008 news conference at Google headquarters (Image Credit: AP Photo/ Paul Sakuma) Google co-founder Larry Page’s Palo Alto property plans drew attention in the late 2000s as he began acquiring neighbouring homes and expanding the land around his residence. In 2008, two houses…
Indian-American entrepreneur says US’s loss would be India’s gain if even 10% of those stuck in Green Card backlog go back to India. Indian-American entrepreneur Vivek Wadhwa said if Indians waiting for residency in the US go back to India as America First activists want them to, it will be India’s gain. India could get…
Elon Musk reacts to a viral post about getting Indian citizenship. Aidan Joyce, a social media account that claimed to be an Irish man, said he fell in love with India and wanted to make Kolkata his home. He asked Elon Musk‘s AI chatbot Grok how he could move to the country permanently. The exchange…
San Jose woman arrested after accuing father of trafficking his own daughter as their colors do not match. A San Jose woman who went viral after accusing a father of sex-trafficking his own 6-year-old daughter because he is a man of color and the girl appears white has been arrested on suspicion of stalking and…
Anila Baby (left) appeared in court in connection with charges of murdering her friends, Ann Matthew (middle) and Anjana Hari. 33-year-old Anila Baby, an Indian woman residing in Milpitas, California, appeared in Santa Clara County court for the first time Thursday after she was charged with two murders. Both the murdered women were believed to…