August 2026

Haverfordwest Castle, an 800-year-old fortress overlooking the River Cleddau, is being transformed into a major heritage attraction. (Photo: Visit Pembrokeshire website) Haverfordwest Castle in Pembrokeshire, Wales, is undergoing a £17.7 million transformation that aims to turn the historic fortress into a major tourist attraction featuring an immersive visitor centre, Christmas markets, open-air theatre shows, community…

Kolkata Police arrested Abu Zafar, the leaseholder of Hotel Shikha Inn. KOLKATA: The leaseholder of Hotel Shikha Inn, where a fire broke out on Thursday, has been arrested, Kolkata Police said. Abu Zafar was arrested from Entally Main Market on Wednesday.Police also detained two hotel staff members for questioning as part of the investigation into…

AI generated image used for representative purpose NEW DELHI: The Uttarakhand state consumer commission on August 17 upheld an order holding AIIMS Rishikesh guilty of medical negligence after its medical records repeatedly recorded a patient as HIV positive, while subsequent tests found him HIV negative. The commission said the hospital failed to explain the HIV-positive…

During the inquiry, Shantappa allegedly told police that the 2 deceased children were closer to their mother, and did not get along well with him. YADGIR: The bodies of a nine-year-old girl and her two-and-a-half-year-old brother were recovered from an irrigation canal in Karnataka’s Yadgir district after their father allegedly pushed them into the water,…

Once a thriving paper mill town, Millinocket is now looking to tourism and small businesses for its future. Millinocket, Maine, was once a quintessential company town built around the paper industry. For generations, the Great Northern Paper Company provided jobs, stability and a sense of community to thousands of residents. But when the mill shut…

Earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometres A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Indonesia’s Flores region on Thursday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. Reuters reported that the earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometres. The tremor comes days after a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck off Flores, killing dozens and causing widespread…