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Deadly Japan Earthquake Triggers Mall Explosion, Search for Survivors Underway | World News

A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Japan’s Kumamoto Prefecture on Tuesday, injuring at least 50 people, trapping several inside a partially collapsed shopping mall, and widespread disruption across southern Japan.Fire officials said multiple people were trapped inside an Aeon shopping mall after the reported explosion, as per Reuters. An Aeon spokesperson said customers and staff were…

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Evening news wrap: Govt, oppn clash as Lok Sabha discusses new anti-paper leak law; India rejects PoK legislative polls, and more | India News

Lok Sabha debate; PoK polls The Lok Sabha witnessed a clash between the government and the opposition as the House took up the Centre’s proposed amendments to the anti-paper leak law amid nationwide demands for stricter safeguards after the NEET (UG) paper leak. A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Japan’s southern Kyushu region, triggering tsunami warnings…

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Global race for sixth‑gen fighters heats up as GCAP demonstrator to fly by 2027

GCAP demonstrator displayed at the Farnborough Airshow. (Image credit: GCAP) BAE Systems has offered the clearest glimpse yet of the combat air flying demonstrator, the aircraft that will spearhead development of the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) and ultimately the sixth‑generation Tempest fighter. A newly released image shows the fuselage under construction at Samlesbury, while…

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‘His personal thoughts’: RSS distances itself from Kerala right-wing activist over Delhi student protest remarks | India News

Right-wing political commentator TG Mohandas (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Tuesday distanced itself from right-wing political commentator TG Mohandas over his remarks on the recent student protests in Delhi, clarifying that he does not hold any position in the organisation.Senior RSS functionary KB Sreekumar said Mohandas was not an office-bearer…

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A 17-year-old student proposed a hybrid nuclear energy system that could reduce an Antarctic base’s carbon emissions by 3,254 tons annually

Image Credit: Cooperativa Ciencia A 17-year-old Chilean high school student, María Javiera Valenzuela, is drawing attention for proposing an innovative energy system that could help reduce diesel dependence at research stations in Antarctica. Her concept combines renewable energy with a next-generation nuclear microreactor, offering a potential way to cut carbon emissions while ensuring a reliable…

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‘Garlanded as if he won a war’: Opposition attacks BJP over Dharmendra Pradhan’s felicitation after resignation | India News

Opposition attacks BJP over Dharmendra Pradhan’s felicitation after resignation NEW DELHI: A political row erupted in Parliament on Tuesday after the BJP’s public felicitation of former Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, who resigned over the NEET-UG paper leak controversy, drew sharp criticism from the Opposition. Congress leaders accused the ruling party of celebrating a minister…

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