In the middle of the Indian Ocean lies Diego Garcia, a remote coral atoll that became one of the most strategically important military bases on earth. Long before its runways, warships and military operations existed, the island was home to an entire community, the Chagossians, whose ancestors had lived across the Chagos Archipelago for generations….
Newly appointed head coach of the German national soccer team Juergen Klopp attends a news conference at the headquarters of the German Football Association DFB in Frankfurt, Germany, Friday, July 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Probst) Jürgen Klopp has warned he will walk away as Germany manager if his family becomes the target of public scrutiny,…
Thank you, friends’: PM Modi hails ‘love, support’ of youth in new Insta video NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday thanked young people for watching his video on examination reforms and sharing their suggestions.In a video message shared on Instagram, PM Modi expressed appreciation for the response to his address and the feedback…
A Common Greenshank stood on the edge of a pool of water. In the 1980s, Scotland planted commercial trees across parts of a 9,000-year-old peatland; decades later, conservationists are removing them to protect wildlife and keep its stored carbon in the ground.The massive project centers on the Flow Country, a vast area of wet bog…
Trump to impose tariffs on EU for fining Google US President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to impose tariffs on the European Union and launch a probe after accusing the bloc of unfairly targeting American technology companies through heavy antitrust fines.In a post on Truth Social, Trump claimed the EU had repeatedly penalised major US…
Deep in the Arizona desert near Oracle sits one of the strangest experiments ever built, a sealed, 3.14-acre glass and steel enclosure called Biosphere 2. Constructed between 1987 and 1991 at a cost of roughly $150 million, funded largely by Texas billionaire Edward Bass, it was designed to test whether humans could live inside a…
India fast bowler Mukesh Kumar was on Friday appointed as a deputy superintendent of police (DSP) by the Bihar government under its ‘Medal Lao Naukri Pao’ policy. He said the initiative would encourage athletes across the state to work harder.Mukesh received his appointment letter from Bihar chief minister Samrat Choudhary in Patna. India pacer Akash…
Fast-track special courts slow as backlog mounts; nearly 2.5 lakh cases pending BENGALURU: At a time when Centre has announced setting up of Fast-Track Courts (FTC) to ensure expeditious trials in paper leak cases in the wake of the 2026 NEET fiasco, the country’s Fast-Track Special Courts (FTSCs) — operating under the most recent scheme…
Aamir Khan’s daughter Ira Khan explains why she didn’t speak out on CJP protests: ‘I didn’t think I had anything to add’ Aamir Khan’s daughter Ira Khan has addressed questions over why she remained silent on the ongoing Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)-led student protests, saying she did not feel she had anything meaningful to contribute…
Dartmoor Nature Alliance launch their rainforests campaign at Black-a-Tor copse on Dartmoor national park (Photograph: Fern Leigh Albert) Prince William’s Duchy of Cornwall is helping double one of England’s last surviving temperate rainforests, where 1,200 young trees have already been planted at one site alone as part of wider expansion efforts.According to a report by…
