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Once taunted for growing mushrooms, Bihar woman turned her village into a ‘Mushroom Village’; by 2017, Anita Devi had brought 250 rural women into her farmers’ company

Today, Devi is popularly known as the ‘Mushroom Lady of Bihar.’ When Anita Devi began growing mushrooms in Bihar’s Nalanda district in 2010, not everyone understood what she was trying to do. Some villagers, particularly women, mocked her for cultivating what they locally called gobar chatta. They doubted that mushroom farming could improve her family’s…

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‘I will be the fielding coach’: Ex-England captain’s dig at India as BCCI invites applications | Cricket News

India Women’s Richa Ghosh drops a catch (PTI Photo) Former England captain Michael Vaughan took a cheeky dig at India’s catching woes after the BCCI invited applications for the position of fielding coach for the Senior Women’s National Team.Reacting to the announcement on X, Vaughan wrote: “I will be the fielding coach.” Vaughan’s post The…

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A British wildlife rescuer nursed a severely ill fox back to health; seven years later, she still seeks him out for a hug every day | World News

Rescued fox Sweep and her wildlife rescuer Geoff Grewcock share a hug every single day at the Nuneaton and Warwickshire Wildlife Sanctuary in England, nine years after the young vixen arrived very ill. Grewcock believes she had been poisoned, and he spent the following year nursing her back to health. She recovered fully, but she…

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A Los Angeles artist bought an 1888 Victorian house in 1979 and turned it purple inside and out; now the estate is on the market, asking $2 million for the four-bedroom property, with restoration estimated to cost at least $1 million

Pic credit: COLDWELL BANKER REALTY A ‘unicorn’ Los Angeles house has hit the market, asking $2 million, according to a listing on Coldwell Banker Realty. Built in 1888, this purple-drenched Queen Anne Victorian is a rare piece of the city’s history. Known as Esperanza House, the 2,700-square-foot property sits on half an acre. The 138-year-old…

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A 14-year-old boy confessed to a double murder after two days of police questioning in 1977; he was pardoned in 2014 after decades in prison, but a 2026 appeals court granted immunity to the officers he sued | World News

A murder investigation in Peoria, Illinois, in 1977 changed the course of a 14-year-old boy’s life. Johnnie Lee Savory was taken in for questioning after two teenagers were found murdered, and after more than a day of interrogation, he confessed to the killings. His first conviction was later overturned because the confession was found to…

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