Australia’s mysterious ‘Birdman’ has spent two years feeding birds in the middle of the night, leaving the neighbourhood plagued by a daily ‘poo explosion’ | World News

Image credit: A Current Affair Residents of a Sydney suburb are trying to solve an unusual mystery after an unidentified man allegedly spent the past two years scattering birdseed on local streets in the middle of the night, attracting large flocks of native birds and leaving neighbours to deal with noise, bird droppings and property…

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UP RERA signals sustained realty boom, registers 143 new projects in first half of 2026 |

Uttar Pradesh’s real estate sector maintained strong growth in the first half of 2026, with new project registrations, proposed housing units and investments rising compared with the same period last year, according to the Uttar Pradesh Real Estate Regulatory Authority’s (UP RERA) half-yearly report released on Thursday.Between January and June 2026, UP RERA registered 143…

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Hanoi Urban Redevelopment: How Vietnam capital Hanoi’s $2.4-billion redevelopment drive is reshaping city’s real estate landscape

A view of Hanoi showing the Red River, with a bridge spanning the river and densely populated neighborhoods lining its banks Vietnam’s capital Hanoi is undergoing one of its biggest urban redevelopment drives, with authorities spending $2.4 billion in the first half of 2026 to clear land for nearly 1,500 projects as part of a…

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‘You dare to demand Modi’s resignation?’: Masked men assault student protester in Bengaluru | Bengaluru News

BENGALURU: A member of the All India Students Association (AISA) was allegedly attacked over a remark on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.The incident, according to AISA, occurred on Tuesday night when a 19-year-old student was assaulted by a group of unidentified persons, who also threatened him, saying: “You dare to demand the resignation of Modi?”Four unknown…

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New spy agency, higher defence spending, lethal arms exports: Japan’s security reset explained

Japanese soldiers participating in an exercise. (iMage credit: JGSDF) Japan has formally launched the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB), this is a watershed moment in the island nation’s post-World War-II security architecture. For, the last eight decades, Tokyo’s intelligence system was made up of different fragments, with the Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office (CIRO) struggling to…

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US summer heat triggered multiple dehydration emergencies in New York’s Adirondacks, where hikers needed airlifts, IV fluids and overnight rescues

A lone hiker suffering from heat exhaustion on a steep forest trail in the Adirondack Mountains. New York Forest Rangers responded to a string of emergencies across the Adirondack backcountry in June. Most of these rescues were cases of dehydrated hikers during the hot weather.The rescues took place in Essex, Hamilton and Washington counties between…

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Texas engineers are building fish-like nano-robots that could harvest lithium from seawater and transform the future of clean energy |

Image Credit: Getty Images Lithium is of utmost importance for modern technology. It is powering the smartphones and the huge fleet of electric vehicles. As the world is shifting towards clean energy, the demand for lithium is also increasing quickly, which is placing a huge pressure on land-based mining. However, researchers at Texas A&M University…

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Mallikarjun Kharge: ‘Vendetta by filing FIRs against students’: Kharge demands Amit Shah’s resignation over police action | India News

NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday stepped up the Opposition’s attack on the Centre, alleging that the government had gone back on its assurance not to act against students after they withdrew their July 20 ‘Sansad Chalo’ protest.Accusing the government of pursuing a ‘vendetta’ by filing FIRs and detaining students, Kharge demanded that…

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