Chinese Man Spends 7 Years Carving a Livable 2-Storey Home Into a Mountain

Gas Pipeline Leak Forces Traffic Diversion on Maharashtra's Samruddhi Expressway

A gas pipeline leak was reported on the Samruddhi Expressway in Maharashtra on August 30. The incident prompted authorities to divert traffic away from the affected stretch. The Samruddhi Expressway, also known as the Hindu Hrudaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg, is a key highway connecting Mumbai and Nagpur. Details regarding the cause of the leak and the extent of disruption were not fully available at the time of reporting.

‘CoE cannot be only for contracted players’: VVS Laxman on India’s cricket pipeline

Synopsis: Sicily, Madrid, France and Berlin have all left their mark on chess vocabulary. The Sicilian Defence dates back to Giulio Cesare Polerio, while Ruy López gave the Spanish Opening one of its first systematic analyses. The French Defence emerged from a 1834 correspondence match between Paris and London. Berlin Defence, meanwhile, was revived by Vladimir Kramnik in his 2000 world championship match against Garry Kasparov.

US and Venezuela Sign 25-Year Oil Partnership Granting America 55% Output Share

The United States and Venezuela have entered into a 25-year energy partnership aimed at reviving Venezuela's struggling oil industry. The deal grants rights over unexplored oil reserves for a period of 100 years. Under the agreement's terms, the US will receive 55 percent of the new venture's total production. The partnership is expected to bring substantial foreign investment into Venezuela while also generating tax revenues for the country.

PM Modi received by Uzbek President Mirziyoyev in Tashkent, leaders share car ride