A small near-earth asteroid is expected to make a close pass by Earth on 21 April 2026, according to data reportedly shared by NASA. The object has been identified as 2026 HJ1 and is being monitored by astronomers using specialised telescopes. It appears to be part of the regular stream of space objects that move…
Pakistan has suspended a proposed $1.5 billion agreement to supply weapons and fighter jets to Sudan after Saudi Arabia asked Islamabad to terminate the arrangement and said it would no longer finance the purchase, according to two Pakistani security sources and a diplomatic source.The development comes as Sudan remains gripped by a conflict between the…
Image via Sodapoppin and Sykkuno / YouTube The Sykkuno controversy continues to draw a lot of attention from the streaming community, and one of the most heated responses to come out in recent times is from fellow Twitch veteran Sodapoppin. He is widely known for his unfiltered commentary and zero tolerance for what he perceives…
File photo: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung The United States has partially restricted the sharing of satellite intelligence on North Korea with South Korea following remarks by Seoul’s unification minister about a suspected nuclear facility, according to media reports.Unification minister Chung Dong-young told parliament last month that North Korea was believed to be operating…
Jasprit Bumrah’s 1st Wicket in IPL 2026 (Photo: IPL) Jasprit Bumrah finally picked up his first wicket of IPL 2026 after going wicketless for six consecutive matches, and following Mumbai Indians’ emphatic win over Gujarat Titans, former India all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin said explained that why Bumrah got dip in his form despite good spells in…
Julie Lee Choi’s picture credit: AP Photo/Michael Liedtke Apple’s leadership is undergoing a seismic shift. Tim Cook, who steered the tech giant for over a decade, will step down as CEO to become executive chairman of the board on September 1, 2026. Stepping into his shoes is John Ternus, Apple’s vice president of hardware engineering,…
NEW DELHI: A new satellite-based analysis by an environmental think-tank, tracking 247 municipal wards of Delhi during the summer from 2015 to 2026, found that the city had been recording a rise in the heat level.According to Envirocatalyst, which processes Landsat imagery at 30-metre resolution, Delhi’s mean land surface temperature (LST) rose from 29.1 degrees…
BETTIAH: Shortage of medical staff came to the fore at the Bagaha sub-divisional hospital in West Champaran district after a security guard was asked to assist doctors in stitching the injuries of road accident victims amid an unexpected rush of patients on Monday.The injured were identified as Wasim Akhtar, a pickup van driver, and Surendra…
NEW DELHI: Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta on Monday hit out at “TMC’s goons” in West Bengal, accusing them of switching off streetlights during her roadshow in Kolkata and alleging an attempt to disrupt the event and create a security risk.Speaking to reporters, the Delhi CM said the fear once experienced by the public under…
The researchers at the Shapotou Desert Experimental Research Station in China have developed a revolutionary approach for reversing desertification and converting barren, shifting sand into productive land within only 10 months. Using cyanobacteria, which are specialised, photosynthetic microorganisms, the researchers have created biological soil crusts that form a living layer on the surface of the…