The Indus River System comprises six major rivers, the Indus, Chenab, Jhelum, Ravi, Beas and Sutlej, flowing through the territories of both India and Pakistan. The system sustains drinking water, agriculture and electricity generation across the Indus Basin, supporting hundreds of millions of people on both sides of the border.When British India was partitioned in…
WWII bomb found at Plymouth building site. More than 1,200 homes have been evacuated in Plymouth after a Second World War bomb was discovered at a construction site, with authorities preparing to carry out a controlled explosion.A 400-metre exclusion zone has been set up around the site in the Southway area, where the 250kg German…
MUMBAI: The Worli police in Central Mumbai recently arrested an assistant commissioner of police rank officer in a case for allegedly flashing his private part in front of a nine-year-old girl at a garden in Worli. The accused has been sent to judicial custody.A police source said that they arrested the accused soon after getting…
Shubman Gill is the star of the hour. The man created history in IPL 2026 by becoming the first player to hit 100 sixes for Gujarat Titans during a match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Coming from a small village in Punjab to becoming one of India’s most dependable batters, he has built a remarkable cricketing…
KOCHI: Ernakulam Central police have booked a film director on charges of Pocso following a complaint by the viral Kumbh Mela girl.Police sources said that the woman has alleged that the accused misbehaved with her when she was a minor. She has alleged that the director exploited her on the pretext of offering acting opportunities…
Riyan Parag (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: Rajasthan Royals captain Riyan Parag has become a talking point after he was spotted vaping inside the dressing room during an IPL 2026 match against Punjab Kings. On Thursday, Parag was fined 25 percent of his match fee and handed one demerit point for breaching the IPL Code…
Petrol and diesel prices stayed steady across major Indian cities on Friday, even as global crude oil prices witnessed a sharp surge, indicating no immediate impact on domestic fuel rates.The Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) released a statement and said that there has been no revision in retail fuel prices, ensuring stability for consumers.The Centre on…
Senior official in the Iranian government dismissed claims by the United States on the health of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei and said that he is healthy.Member of the assembly of experts and the deputy for international affairs in the office of the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Mohsen Qomi said that such tactics are used…
Russia has successfully conducted the first test launch of its new Soyuz-5 rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, marking a key milestone in the country’s space programme, according to its space agency Roscosmos.The launch took place late on April 30 at 2100 Moscow time, with the rocket lifting off without any reported issues. Roscosmos…
A wooden structure, dated 476,000 years old, was found at Kalambo Falls in Zambia. This discovery has significantly altered our view of early hominin intelligence. Researchers from Aberystwyth University and the University of Liverpool uncovered these logs that fit together, marking the oldest known example of wood used in building. Remarkably, this structure existed over…