Sweden is like the global leader in family friendly policies. Its maternity and parental leave system is among the world’s most generous. Mothers can take maternity leave around childbirth, while parents together are entitled to 480 days (around 16 months) of paid parental leave, much of it paid at around 80% of salary. The policy…
Barnacles on Gujarat’s coast show high microplastic contamination levels. VADODARA/AHMEDABAD: After making global headlines for slowing ships in the Persian Gulf during the Strait of Hormuz crisis, barnacles—tiny shell-covered marine creatures that cling to rocks and ship hulls—are now exposing alarming levels of microplastic pollution along Gujarat’s coastline.A study by researchers from Hemchandracharya North Gujarat…
An F-15E Strike Eagle loaded up with AGR-20F Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II laser-guided rockets The United States has approved the possible sale of 20,000 Advanced precision kill weapon system (APKWS) II laser-guided rockets to Saudi Arabia in a deal worth $1.96 billion.The proposed sale, cleared by the US state department and notified to…
Lake Mead is a man-made lake that lies on the Colorado River, about 24 miles southeast of the city of Las Vegas, Nevada. Formed by the Hoover Dam, it is the largest reservoir in the United States and supplies water to about 20 million people in the states of Arizona, California, Nevada and some in…
Ukraine parliament appoints Serhii Koretskyi as new prime minister after cabinet shake-up Ukraine’s parliament on Thursday approved Serhii Koretskyi, the head of state energy company Naftogaz, as the country’s new prime minister as part of a major government reshuffle initiated by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.Koretskyi was nominated by Zelenskyy, who said his experience in the energy…
Did Deepika Padukone delete an Instagram story backing Sonam Wangchuk amid hunger strike – Here’s the Truth Social media has been flooded with a screenshot claiming Deepika Padukone posted an Instagram Story in support of activist Sonam Wangchuk before deleting it. The image has been widely circulated on X (formerly Twitter), Reddit and other platforms,…
Sean Diddy Comb (File photo); his Miami mansion (Miami Herald) Sean “Diddy” Combs has sold one of his luxury Miami properties for $55 million while serving his prison sentence, ending the story that saw the mansion’s link with his high-profile criminal case. The waterfront property on Miami Beach’s exclusive Star Island had drawn national attention…
The Government of Canada announced that it is pausing new applications under the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) as part of efforts to maintain a sustainable immigration system. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) confirmed that while new applications will not be accepted, existing files will continue to be processed, with plans to approve up…
Baramulla MP Rashid Sheikh (File photo) NEW DELHI: Patiala house court on Thursday reserved its order on a petition filed by Baramulla MP Abdul Rashid Sheikh, who has sought permission to attend the upcoming Parliament session while remaining in custody in a terror funding case probed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA).The plea was heard…
Fossils from this period are displayed at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History. South Dakota is one of the most landlocked states in the United States. It is more than 1,000 miles away from both the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. It is hard to imagine that this dry landscape was once covered by water.But…