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China’s long-running effort to restore the degraded Loess Plateau has revealed a difference between forests planted by people and those allowed to regenerate naturally. Researchers spent 18 years monitoring four forest types in the region, comparing plantations of Pinus tabuliformis, Platycladus orientalis and Robinia pseudoacacia with a natural secondary forest. The results showed that the natural forest had 8% higher soil moisture than the planted forests, while recording greater macroporosity and stronger water movement through the soil. Its soil held more water after rainfall, with average soil water storage reaching around 6 mm, compared with 3–4 mm in the planted…

Akshaye Khanna has been enjoying renewed attention for his performances in recent years, but conversations around the actor have also brought back stories about his early years in the film industry. Filmmaker-choreographer Farah Khan has now opened up about her own experience of working with Khanna in the 1990s, admitting that she once found him so difficult to work with that she decided she did not want to choreograph his songs. However, their collaboration on ‘Dil Chahta Hai’ in 2001 changed her perception of the actor, with Farah later praising him as a “brilliant dancer” and saying he had undergone…

Mother’s LinkedIn message seeking bride for PhD son goes viral LinkedIn is meant for jobs, professional connections, and career conversations. So a message about marriage landing in someone’s inbox on the platform was bound to raise eyebrows. A woman reportedly contacted a LinkedIn user to ask if she would be open to a possible match with her son.The exchange was shared on X by user Mudrika Kavdia and soon drew mixed reactions. While some people questioned the choice of platform, others saw nothing wrong with the mother’s polite approach.Mother shares details about her sonIn the message, the woman explained that…

India booked their place in the semi-finals of the 2026 Women’s Junior Asia Cup after beating Pakistan 19-0 in the quarter-final in Moqi, China, on Thursday.The defending champions had already topped their group after beating Japan, Malaysia and South Korea. They will now face the winner of the South Korea vs Malaysia quarter-final for a place in the final.India took the lead in the seventh minute through Puja Sahoo and continued to score throughout the match. Roshni Aind doubled the lead two minutes later before Tanushree Dinesh Kadu, Sukhveer Kaur and Sanika Chandrakant Mane added more goals.Mane scored again in…

Malone Lam flashes bundles of cash while partying at a Miami nightclub in September 2024. (Photo: United States Department of Justice) A 22-year-old Singaporean man has pleaded guilty to his role in an international cryptocurrency racketeering operation that prosecutors say stole and laundered more than $245 million in digital assets. Malone Lam, an eighth-grade dropout who later lived in Miami, admitted to participating in a RICO conspiracy after investigators linked him to a network that used social engineering to target cryptocurrency holders. In the biggest theft described in the case, Lam and his associates obtained more than 4,100 Bitcoin from…

Jason Sanjay, son of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and actor Vijay, is gearing up for the release of his directorial debut ‘Sigma’, starring Sundeep Kishan and Faria Abdullah in the lead roles. While the filmmaker has been in the spotlight because of his high-profile family background, a recent moment from the film’s pre-release event has now drawn attention to another key figure who has supported him throughout his maiden directorial venture.Jason Sanjay’s viral stage moment grabs attentionAt the recent pre-release event of ‘Sigma’, lyricist Super Subbu sparked laughter with a light-hearted remark about a man seated in the audience. Pointing…

AI chatbots are becoming more than tools for answering questions. People are using them to create images that place them in worlds they could never visit today.A simple prompt can imagine someone waking up in ancient Greece, walking through British India, dressing for a royal court or checking into a hotel decades before they were born.Celebrities are adding fuel to the nostalgia trendThe fascination with AI-generated throwback images has also reached celebrities and social media personalities. People are experimenting with different eras, outfits, cities and settings, turning ordinary photographs into elaborate visual stories.Vintage travel works particularly well because hotels have…

Harshit Rana and Yash Thakur (Agency Image) NEW DELHI: India fast bowler Harshit Rana has been ruled out of the upcoming T20I series against Afghanistan and the 2026 Asian Games after suffering another injury setback, with Vidarbha pacer Yash Thakur named as his replacement in both squads.As TimesofIndia.com had earlier reported, Rana had been progressing well with his rehabilitation at the BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE), but suffered a rectus femoris strain while bowling during a match simulation on September 7. Following the setback, the Men’s Selection Committee ruled him out of the upcoming assignments.The development comes after a prolonged…

An 18-acre stretch of Arizona desert that was once heavily disturbed and overrun by invasive buffelgrass has been transformed through 16 years of sustained restoration work by volunteers and conservation partners. The Waterman Restoration Project, located on Bureau of Land Management land within Ironwood Forest National Monument near Marana, began in 2010 after earlier attempts to control the invasive grass failed to produce lasting results. Volunteers helped reintroduce native trees, slow erosion, capture rainwater and suppress buffelgrass across the damaged site. The results have become increasingly visible over the years. The Arizona Native Plant Society now records 133 native plant…

Kareena Kapoor Khan has questioned Bollywood’s tendency to chase formulas after the success of a film, arguing that the Hindi film industry can no longer assume audiences will automatically embrace a particular genre simply because it has worked at the box office. The actress believes viewers, particularly younger audiences, have become more discerning about the stories they choose to watch and are increasingly willing to reject films that feel repetitive or derivative. During a recent townhall interaction with Yuvaa, Kareena discussed how the relationship between filmmakers and audiences is changing and suggested that creative decisions can no longer be driven…