In northern Iraq, Hana Khider walks through ruined buildings and empty fields searching for hidden explosives left behind by ISIS. The Yazidi deminer leads an all-female team clearing landmines and booby traps from villages destroyed during the war. Every mission carries enormous risk, as even a single mistake can trigger a deadly explosion. Khider’s work…
India’s Prasidh Krishna (ANI Photo) Prasidh Krishna endured a forgettable return to India’s T20I side as Ireland’s middle order took him apart in the opening T20I at the Civil Service Cricket Club on Friday.The fast bowler conceded 27 runs in his fourth over, making it the most expensive over bowled by an Indian against Ireland…
Indian and US troops during Exercise Yudh Abhyas. (Image credit: Indian Army) US President Donald Trump has renamed the US Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) back to the Pacific Command (USPACOM). Donald Trump was the one who changed the name to US Indo-Pacific Command during his first presidency. This command was established in 1947 and is the…
An F-1 visa applicant said he was asked during the visa interview what he would do in Boston on Saturdays, and his visa was rejected. Amid a sharp uptick in the number of student visa rejections in India, former US diplomat Yvette Bansal said it is possible to get your visa denied for an unexpected,…
A post is going viral on Instagram for an Indian traveller’s personal take on European destinations. But the video by traveller Anmol Raina (@anmolraina13) has sparked an unexpected conversation among travel enthusiasts after he stated, “Noida is better than Europe”. He meant that Indian cities like Delhi, Noida or Gurugram offered him a better overall…
When Tony Parkes retired from investment banking at the age of 56, few would have predicted that his next chapter would revolve around seedlings, rainforest ecology and one of Australia’s most ambitious conservation efforts. On the far north coast of New South Wales, where the once-vast Big Scrub rainforest had been reduced to scattered fragments,…
Immigration experts said people often suppress some information during their immigration process but USCIS may find those years later and ban them. With increased scrutiny of the entire immigration process in the US, which starts with submitting applications for a visa or a Green Card, mistakes by applicants can cost dearly. But mistakes are not…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday expressed serious reservation on judgement given by another division bench of apex court which denied bail to Umar Khalid in Delhi riots case.A bench comprising Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan made these observations while allowing the bail plea of one Syed Iftikhar Andrabi, who has been…
Isak Andic, the founder of Spanish fashion brand Mango Spanish police on Tuesday said they had arrested Jonathan Andic, the eldest son of Mango founder Isak Andic, in connection with the billionaire businessman’s death during a hiking trip in December 2024.Jonathan Andic, 45, was alone with his father when the 71-year-old retail magnate fell to…
BENGALURU: India may have taken the term “filthy rich” literally. Indian cities’ growth remains tied to polluting fossil-fuel use and consequent pollution while China and several other countries have pulled ahead on cleaner urbanisation, according to a study in Nature Cities in which researchers analysed 5,435 cities worldwide between 2019 and 2024 using satellite-based nitrogen…