Google Maps has officially changed its display label for Lake Ontario to “Lake America” for users inside the US, implementing the adjustment in response to a presidential executive order issued late last week. The change mirrors a similar geographic revision enacted in February 2025, when Google Maps altered the designation of the Gulf of Mexico…
“Lucknow has BrahMos, smart roads and clean Gomti river”: CM Yogi highlights city’s transformation LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday highlighted Lucknow’s transformation into a city combining modern infrastructure and defence technologies with its cultural heritage, saying the state government is working to fully clean the Gomti River by the end of…
BENGALURU: An eco-friendly bio-based foam developed by researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), is moving from the laboratory towards commercialisation, with Absolute Cold LLP working on its use in cold-chain and temperature-controlled packaging.The foam, developed by Prof Suryasarathi Bose and Prof Subodh Kumar, along with the team comprising Sampath Parasuram, Akshay Sunil Salvi,…
England’s Ollie Robinson (AP Photo) Ollie Robinson has produced a remarkable statistical landmark in Test cricket, moving past Jasprit Bumrah to claim the best bowling average among bowlers with at least 20 Tests over the last 100 years.Robinson reached the mark during England’s second Test against Pakistan at Lord’s on Sunday, as his four-wicket burst…
manatees (representative image) This summer, an unusual visitor has been making waves along the Texas coast: the Florida manatee. Multiple sightings have been reported from Galveston to Port Mansfield, with some of the gentle giants lingering in busy harbours and marinas to drink from freshwater outflows. As temperatures soar, wildlife officials say the warm Gulf…
The incident occurred in the afternoon opposite Jijamata Garden on John Baptist Road, when Ansh Ravindra Gupta was crossing the road (AI Image) MUMBAI: An eight-year-old boy was run over and killed by a speeding car in Mumbai’s Bandra area on Sunday, allegedly driven by a 45-year-old woman who was prima facie distracted while talking…
The flight, which was scheduled to depart at around 8.30 am, was initially delayed to 11.40 am. (File Photo) AMRITSAR: Chaos erupted at Sri Guru Ramdas Ji International Airport on Sunday as passengers of a SpiceJet flight bound for Dubai were left fuming after its departure was delayed by nearly 18 hours, with repeated changes…
Virat Kohli has added another piece of ink to his already impressive tattoo collection.The former India captain was recently spotted getting a new tattoo on his left arm, and pictures from the session have quickly made their way across social media. The design is unlike some of Kohli’s more obvious symbolic tattoos, featuring a circular…
Trishuli River flows with heavy sediment and debris past eroded banks and affected settlements in the aftermath of the devastating flash floods in Nuwakot NUWAKOT: “The big flood is coming, run…” An unidentified man sprinting past Uttargaya Public School in Betrawati, across the river and a few km from Trishuli Bazaar, shouting those words gave…
Nassau County Sheriff’s Office deputies stopped a Florida resident at a retail parking lot on Thursday, preventing him from handing over $14,000 to phone scammers. The intervention took place at a Lowe’s home improvement store on State Road 200 after the man’s wife overheard a suspicious phone call at their home. Worried by the pressure…