August 2026

Washington began a two-year project to restore 270 acres in the South Fork Skagit estuary, reconnecting two islands to natural tidal habitat

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South Fork Skagit River estuary (Image Credit: Instagram/ @thewdfw) Washington has begun a major restoration project aimed at returning 270 acres in the South Fork Skagit River estuary to natural intertidal and marsh habitat. According to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), construction on the Island Unit Restoration Project began in June 2026…

In 1881, silver turned California’s Calico into a 3,000-person desert boomtown. By 1907, falling prices had turned it into a ghost town

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In California’s Mojave Desert, Calico now appears as a quiet collection of weathered buildings surrounded by dry hills and open scrubland. Its setting gives little indication that the settlement once supported a busy mining community. That changed in 1881, when prospectors discovered silver in the mountains nearby and the area quickly attracted miners, traders, labourers…

IAF moves closer to Rs 1 lakh crore transport aircraft deal to replace ageing An-32 fleet

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A C-130J transport aircraft of the IAF at the Kargil airfield. (Image credit: IAF) The defence ministry has floated a Request for Proposal (RFP) worth close to Rs 1 lakh crore to acquire 60 Medium Transport Aircraft (MTA) for the Indian Air Force. This is one of the biggest aviation procurement drives in years and…

20 simple activities that can help build the skills behind handwriting

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Writing is not just a pencil-and-paper skill. Before a child can make an “A”, draw a straight line or stay inside a shape, their hands, fingers, eyes and brain have to work together in surprisingly complex ways. They need enough hand strength to control a pencil, finger dexterity to make small movements, visual-motor coordination to…

ICE arrests Canadian fugitive hiding in US for 3 decades over child sex offences

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Canadian fugitive wanted since 1991 arrested in Californi. A Canadian man wanted for more than three decades in connection with child sexual assault allegations has been arrested in California by US federal immigration authorities.Charles Peter Billone, 64, was taken into custody in Santa Cruz by officers from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) San…

Nurse found dead under mysterious circumstances in hospital washroom during night shift in Kolkata

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The preliminary investigation found no visible injury marks on the nurse’s body, while no suicide note was recovered, the officer said. KOLKATA: A 30-year-old nurse was found dead under mysterious circumstances at the state-run NRS Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, police said on Thursday.She was on night duty at the hospital’s high-dependency unit (HDU)…

What can get you hired & at a premium

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For IT professionals, the path to higher salaries is changing. The Indian IT sector is in the midst of an employment flux – hiring, firing, and increment trends are fast changing. The advent of artificial intelligence has rendered some roles redundant while also introducing newer job positions for specialised talent.The phase is marked by slower…

Amazon tribe Amondawa does not use weeks, months or years to describe time. Their language links it to events and life stages

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Deep in the Brazilian Amazon, the Amondawa have offered linguists an unusual glimpse of what life looks like when time is not treated as something that can be counted. In their language, researchers found no numerical calendar system built around familiar units such as weeks, months and years. Instead, daily life is organised around events,…

Bengaluru keeps fixing roads, yet they keep turning deadly

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The victim, Medha Akarsh, a resident of Anantnagar and a native of Kerala. BENGALURU: Medha Akarsh was just about 3km from home when her routine ride to work turned fatal. The 32-year-old EPFO employee was travelling pillion on a two-wheeler on Ananth Nagar Main Road on Wednesday morning when a car ahead suddenly braked after…

Where is Bashar al-Assad? Ousted Syrian dictator sentenced to death in absentia

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Synrian Ex-president Bashar Assad (2019 photo) A Syrian criminal court in Damascus has sentenced ousted president Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia after finding him guilty of killings, torture, arbitrary arrests and crimes against humanity committed during the country’s nearly 14-year civil war. The verdict, delivered on Tuesday, August 11, marks the first conviction against…

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Washington began a two-year project to restore 270 acres in the South Fork Skagit estuary, reconnecting two islands to natural tidal habitat

In 1881, silver turned California’s Calico into a 3,000-person desert boomtown. By 1907, falling prices had turned it into a ghost town

IAF moves closer to Rs 1 lakh crore transport aircraft deal to replace ageing An-32 fleet

20 simple activities that can help build the skills behind handwriting

ICE arrests Canadian fugitive hiding in US for 3 decades over child sex offences

Nurse found dead under mysterious circumstances in hospital washroom during night shift in Kolkata

What can get you hired & at a premium

Amazon tribe Amondawa does not use weeks, months or years to describe time. Their language links it to events and life stages

Bengaluru keeps fixing roads, yet they keep turning deadly

Where is Bashar al-Assad? Ousted Syrian dictator sentenced to death in absentia