Why trains do not have seat belts

Trains, across the globe, are considered one of the safest modes of transportation. But, ever thought that almost every mode of travel comes with safety belts but not trains? Be it India’s long-distance trains or Japan’s bullet trains or Europe’s high-speed trains, one thing that is common in all (may surprise many travellers) is that…

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Scientists finally reveal where the world’s most valuable diamonds are born |

A groundbreaking study by the Kimberlite Research Group at the University of Cape Town has pinpointed where the world’s most precious diamonds originate. Standard diamonds form within Earth’s lithospheric plates. However, ‘CLIPPIR’ gems – those similar to Cullinan diamonds in size and purity – emerge from much greater depths. As noted in China.org, Associate Professor…

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Trump sanctions impact: China wants banks to pause new loans to sanctioned refiners

Meanwhile, the US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that America had sent warning letters to two Chinese banks. (AI image) Amid Trump’s sanctions, China’s financial regulator has reportedly instructed the country’s biggest banks to temporarily halt fresh lending to five refineries that have been targeted by recent US sanctions over their links to Iranian crude…

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Travel Quote: Quote of the day by Ibn Battuta, the greatest traveller in history: “Traveling gives you home in a thousand strange places, then leaves you a stranger in your own land”

Ibn Battuta is a name that needs no introduction. Known as the greatest traveller in history, Battuta was born in 1304 in Tangier, Morocco. During his lifetime, Battuta travelled nearly 75,000 miles (nearly 1,20,700 km) across Africa, Asia, the Middle East and parts of Europe. Among the many reflections linked with his journeys, his one…

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Meet Brian Binnie: The commercial astronaut who reportedly faced a mysterious UFO encounter in his bedroom at 4 am |

A recent documentary and interviews are re-circulating a pioneering astronaut, widely recognised for his role in the early development of private spaceflight, who reportedly described an unusual and deeply unsettling experience that took place not in orbit, but inside his own bedroom. What makes the account even more striking is the timing. Just days after…

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