Taslima, forced to leave Kol in 2007, set to return this month KOLKATA: Eighteen years and eight months after being forced to leave Kolkata amid violent protests, Bangladesh-born author-in-exile Taslima Nasrin is set to return to the city she calls home to attend a literary meet at Rabindra Sadan on Aug 1.The organisers said Nasrin,…
NEW DELHI: Heatwaves will become a major threat to Indian agricultural workers and rice production, and the most intense risk from future extreme heat events is concentrated around densely populated farming regions of the Ganges and Indus River basin, said a new report from the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Meteorological…
The 2.5 billion-year-old geological feature that exists in the Great Dyke of Zimbabwe is one geological feature whose importance has been recognised following an examination of it based on satellite imaging and geophysics mapping courtesy of NASA. The huge igneous formation existing in Zimbabwe provides important information about the early geology of the Earth, the…
A routine school day in the small town of New London, Texas, turned into one of the deadliest disasters in American history when a massive explosion ripped through the New London Consolidated School, reducing much of the five-year-old building to rubble in just a few seconds. By the time the dust settled, 295 people, most…
Mojtaba Khamenei’s absence draws attention as Iran bids farewell to Ali Khamenei The absence of Iran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei from the funeral of his father and predecessor, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, drew attention on Friday as the country’s political and military leadership gathered to pay their respects.Khamenei, who was killed in US-Israeli strikes that…
Image credit: Korea Times South Korean President Lee Jae-myung has nominated Han Seong-sook, the country’s minister for small and midsize businesses and startups, to be prime minister, the presidential office said on Sunday.If approved by parliament, Han would become South Korea’s first female prime minister in 20 years.Han, who previously served as chief executive of…
SC issues notice to Om Birla (ANI images) NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notices to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, the Lok Sabha Secretary and six rebel Shiv Sena MPs on a plea filed by the Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) faction challenging the Speaker’s decision to recognise the merger of the six…
AI-generated ‘golden gift’ for White House’s 250th anniversary US President Donald Trump on Monday (local time) shared what appeared to be an AI-generated image depicting a giant golden bald eagle mounted on the White House’s Truman Balcony, describing it as “a Golden Gift” to mark the 250th anniversary of the United States.Posting the image on…
Trigger warning: This article mentions death, reader discretion is advised.Veteran playback singer Jamuna Rani, celebrated for timeless classics including ‘Kungumapoove Konjum Purave’, has passed away at the age of 88 due to age-related ailments at her residence in Bengaluru. A legendary voice in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam cinema, Jamuna Rani recorded over 6,000 songs…
Pablo Torre has urged the NFL to review Dianna Russini’s role in linking A.J. Brown to the New England Patriots. While the league views the Russini-Mike Vrabel situation as personal, Torre raised concerns about optics and potential scrutiny. The NFL has no plans to investigate, but attention could grow if trade talks involving Brown move…