MEA says passport not a travel document NEW DELHI: A clarification by the ministry of external affairs (MEA) that a passport is “primarily a travel document” and not proof of citizenship has renewed attention on a longstanding legal question – what documents establish Indian citizenship?Speaking at an event marking the 14th Passport Seva Divas, senior…
For more than two decades, NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory has acted as one of astronomy’s fastest cosmic first responders. The space telescope has detected thousands of powerful gamma-ray bursts, monitored exploding stars and helped scientists study some of the universe’s most extreme phenomena. Despite being well beyond its original mission lifespan, Swift remains a…
Accused Roshan Suvarna (L) MUMBAI: A 21-year-old clothing store staffer returning home during heavy rain was stabbed to death by a 30-yearold co-passenger following an argument over keeping the door closed in a first class coach of a Churchgate-Nalasopara train Tuesday night.Police sources said Roshan Suvarna of Mira-Bhayander felt humiliated after being told off for…
For more than two decades, NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory has acted as one of astronomy’s fastest responders, detecting powerful cosmic explosions and alerting telescopes around the world to investigate them further. But after years in orbit, the spacecraft is now facing an unexpected threat from Earth itself. Increased solar activity has expanded the planet’s…
Venezuela earthquake (Source: X @Breaking911) Venezuela’s main international gateway, Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetía near Caracas, was forced to shut down after twin powerful earthquakes caused significant damage to its infrastructure on Thursday.Acting President Delcy Rodríguez addressed the nation following two major earthquakes measuring 7.2 and 7.5 in magnitude struck the country within minutes…
2 held for firing at Guru Randhawa’s gym (ANI) NEW DELHI: Two alleged associates of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang were arrested following a brief exchange of fire with the Delhi Police special cell in west Delhi’s Paschim Vihar, police said on Thursday. The duo is accused of being involved in the June 11 firing outside…
The landscape along the western edge of the Peloponnese has never stayed entirely still. Coastlines shifted, wetlands expanded and receded, and places that once sat beside open water gradually became trapped within layers of mud and reeds. Ancient writers recorded many of these locations with surprising confidence, yet centuries of environmental change often left later…
A U.S. Air Force F-35 stealth fighter jet is refueled over the Middle East by a KC-135 Stratotanker. (Image credit: US Central Command) US military operations against Iran could strain the Pentagon’s operating budget and affect its ability to conduct future operations, according to the Washington DC-based think tank Center for Strategic and International Studies…
Indian government activates Air Suvidha (Image source: AP on right) India has reactivated the Air Suvidha portal for passengers arriving from or transiting through Ebola-affected countries, allowing travellers to submit the mandatory Self-Declaration Form (SDF) online before landing in the country.The move comes amid heightened health surveillance measures following the World Health Organisation’s declaration of…
A punishing heatwave has taken over countries in Western Europe Western Europe remained in the grip of a deadly heatwave on Wednesday, with at least 50 weather-related deaths in France, Britain recording its hottest June day, and temperatures in Paris hitting a June record of 40.9°C as a weather pattern known as an “Omega block”…