Picture credit: Matthew Aaron VanDyke’s Social Media handles and official website NEW DELHI: From fighting alongside Libyan rebels and training armed groups in conflict zones to facing terror charges in India, Matthew Aaron VanDyke has led a life unlike most. Now lodged in Delhi’s Tihar Jail after his arrest by the National Investigation Agency (NIA),…
Rupee began the week on a negative note, falling 39 paise against the US dollar as soaring crude oil prices and escalating tensions in the Middle East dampened sentiment. The domestic currency opened at 95.72 against the greenback in the interbank foreign exchange market on Monday. The currency further weakened to 95.77, compared with Friday’s…
NEW DELHI: The Allahabad high court, on July 10, ruled that a man is not liable to pay maintenance to a woman as his ‘wife’ if she began living with him without divorcing her first husband, while dismissing a woman’s maintenance claim against her partner.What was the dispute aboutAs per the court order, the case…
The European Union also separately endorsed the ruling, prompting an angry response from Beijing. (File photo) China on Sunday summoned Japan’s envoy in Beijing and lodged a formal protest after Tokyo joined 13 other countries in reaffirming a landmark international ruling that rejected Beijing’s sweeping claims over the South China Sea. Accusing Japan of interfering…
The spectacular rally in South Korea’s stock market suffered a sharp reversal on Monday, with the benchmark Kospi tumbling 7%. Rising tensions across the Middle East dragged the index 511 points down to 6,964.76 as rising geopolitical tensions in the Gulf rattled investors worldwide.The sell-off came after Iran claimed it had closed the strategically vital…
For millions of years, honeybees have relied on one of nature’s most efficient architectural designs: the honeycomb. Built from repeating hexagonal cells, a beehive is remarkably strong, lightweight and uses the least amount of material to enclose the greatest amount of space. Now, engineers are borrowing this ancient blueprint to rethink how solar panels are…
In a world ruled by trends, social media and picture-perfect presentation, ancient traditions often remind us that old is gold and is the right way of living a sustainable life. When it comes to ancient food traditions, the concepts remind us that a meal is more than just a way to satisfy hunger. It is…
NEW DELHI: A violent clash broke out in east Delhi’s Mayur Vihar Phase 3 after a youth was allegedly assaulted for trying to stop a group from eve-teasing a girl, according to TV reports.Several people, including a 10-year-old child, were injured in the violence. The incident took place on Monday, following which a heavy security…
The accident occurred on Saturday when a speedboat carrying 32 Indian tourists and four local crew members capsized near Hon May Rut Ngoai, off Phu Quoc Island The mortal remains of the 15 Indian tourists who were killed in a speedboat accident off Vietnam’s Phu Quoc Island will be repatriated to India on Monday, the…
The truck rammed into stationary vehicles that had gathered at the scene of an earlier collision involving two cargo trucks. At least 9 people, including two children, were killed and 10 others injured after a cargo truck crashed into multiple vehicles responding to an earlier road accident on a highway in Mexico’s western state of…
