Beneath the choppy waters of Japan’s Tsugaru Strait lies a feat of human engineering unlike any other—the Seikan Tunnel. Stretching an impressive 53.85 kilometers (33.5 miles), this undersea tunnel connects the islands of Honshu and Hokkaido and continues to hold the title of the world’s longest undersea railway tunnel more than three decades after its…
Former U.S. President Donald Trump claimed on Monday evening that Israel and Iran have agreed to a phased ceasefire aimed at ending the “12‑day war.” He described the accord as a “Complete and Total CEASEFIRE,” contingent upon peaceful compliance by both sides. Trump, in a Truth Social post, outlined the plan: Iran would initiate the…
Lockheed Martin’s revolutionary hypersonic aircraft project, the SR-72 “Darkstar”, has once again ignited global interest following reports that it could become the fastest aircraft ever built — capable of reaching speeds up to 4,000 mph (Mach 6). Designed as the successor to the legendary SR-71 Blackbird, the SR-72 blends stealth technology, scramjet propulsion, and artificial…
In a major breakthrough in missile technology, Chinese researchers have reportedly developed a hypersonic missile with a stainless steel nose cone—a feat previously considered nearly impossible due to the metal’s relatively low melting point. The development was disclosed by the South China Morning Post (SCMP), which cited a study from the Beijing Institute of Technology….
Tehran | 23 June 2025 — In a dramatic escalation of the Middle-East crisis, Iran’s Majles (parliament) has overwhelmingly approved a resolution instructing the government and armed forces to “suspend all foreign commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz until U.S. forces withdraw from the Persian Gulf.” The vote, taken late Sunday after emergency debate,…
Tesla has secured a 4 billion-yuan (US $556 million) agreement with the Shanghai municipal government and finance partner China Kangfu International Leasing to build what will become the country’s largest grid-side battery-storage facility, advancing the U.S. company’s push into the world’s biggest clean-energy market despite escalating trade frictions between Washington and Beijing.reuters.comen.people.cn A flagship project…
When the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test Undergraduate (NEET-UG) 2025 results were declared this week, the quiet campus of Jai Prakash Narayan Sarvodaya Vidyalaya in Marihan block of Uttar Pradesh’s Mirzapur district erupted in celebration. Twelve of the 25 girls who sat the country’s toughest medical entrance examination cleared the cut-off, an extraordinary 48 % strike-rate for…
Builder.ai—the London-headquartered “no-code, AI-powered” app-building platform once valued at US $1.5 billion—has entered insolvency proceedings barely two years after sealing a high-profile strategic deal with Microsoft. The abrupt filing, confirmed in a U.S. bankruptcy court this week, follows creditor Viola Credit’s decision to seize US $37 million from the company’s bank accounts, a move that…
In an unannounced series of sorties that took place between 28 May and 3 June 2025—and again in mid‑June—Swedish aerospace firm Saab and German defense‑AI specialist Helsing let an artificial‑intelligence “pilot” named Centaur fly and fight a frontline‑standard Gripen E fighter jet in unrestricted Baltic‑Sea airspace. The trials mark the first time a production‑class combat aircraft has executed full‑spectrum…
The claim racing across X and Instagram this week—“ANOTHER SAUDI ON WAY 🔥🤯 | 2,200 crore barrels of oil in the Andaman Sea will make India a $20 trillion economy”—has lit up timelines. Yet behind the emojis and superlatives lies a more nuanced (and still unproven) story of deep‑water exploration, political optimism and economic possibility. Where the 2,200‑crore‑barrel number comes from The figure appears…