It took more than money and man-power to lay the transatlantic cable. Gutta-percha, a natural plastic extracted from trees in Southeast Asia, sparked a craze in Victorian England, leading to its ...

Unlike rubber, it didn’t crumble in salt water and stayed firm on setting. This new wonder material was called Gutta Percha, after the tree that it came from, and it would blow Victorian minds.

Former badminton player Jwala Gutta on Monday took to X to reveal that the Olympic uniforms designed for Team India had disappointed her. Gutta said in her post that she had a lot of expectations ...