PM Modi, Iranian President Pezeshkian and Russian President Putin at Brics Business Forum Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian used the Brics Business Forum leaders’ session on Friday to push for greater economic cooperation, secure trade routes and wider use of local currencies. The remarks came against growing…
Wildlife biologists tracking lions and spotted hyenas in Southern Africa have found evidence that challenges a long-held belief about how the two predators interact. Instead of hyenas mainly following lions to find leftover food, the study found that male lions often actively move towards spotted hyenas, while the hyenas try to get away. The study,…
Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife MacKenzie Scott has given $60 million to the Global Methane Hub as methane cuts gain importance in the fight against climate change. Yield Giving’s official database lists the contribution as a 2025 gift to the organisation. The Global Methane Hub works to reduce methane emissions from energy, agriculture and waste. The donation…
Tesla’s race to deploy its Cybercab robotaxis is testing US vehicle-safety rules. According to a report by the news agency Reuters, this comes as the Elon Musk-led electric-car maker begins offering paid rides in two-seat vehicles that operate without a steering wheel, pedals or conventional mirrors.Just hours after an event in downtown Austin, Texas, marking…
The Mukhyamantri Vas Sthal Kray Sahayata Yojana in Bihar is designed to assist landless families by providing Rs 60,000. The Bihar government has a scheme that can provide financial assistance of Rs 60,000 to landless and houseless families for purchasing residential plots. The Mukhyamantri Vas Sthal Kray Sahayata Yojana is implemented by the Rural Development…
A still from Terminator 2: Judgement Day Marvel Studios is as good a metaphor for what happens when a company starts believing in its own infallibility. After the success of Endgame in 2019, Disney executives were thoroughly convinced that no matter what they produced, it would be lapped up by audiences if you stuck a…
For residents of Jackson, Mississippi, the question is simple yet difficult to answer: can people expect the water flowing from their taps to be safe to drink? A federal appeals court has now delivered a striking legal answer: not as a constitutional right. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the US Constitution does…
French Air and Space Force Rafale fighter jets fly over the snow-covered mountains of Alaska, during the Pegase 2026 (AP) France has launched a 40-day global air-power mission, sending Rafale fighter jets on a 40,000-kilometre journey across the Arctic, Indo-Pacific and Middle East in a major demonstration of its long-range military reach and strategic partnerships.According…
Indian-origin taxi driver Gurvinder Singh. An Indian immigrant taxi driver who reportedly gave hundreds of free rides to New Yorkers for 40 days after the September 11 attacks has gone viral online as the US marks the 25th anniversary of 9/11.Shabbos Kestenbaum shared the story on X, saying his taxi driver, Gurvinder Singh, told him…
A man allegedly killed his wife and three daughters in Jaipur’s Kardhani area. JAIPUR: A man allegedly killed his wife and three daughters by repeatedly striking them on the head with a stone at their home in Jaipur’s Kardhani area early Friday, then fled after collecting milk from a deliveryman, police said.The victims were identified…