File photo: Rajya Sabha LoP Mallikarjun Kharge speaks in Rajya Sabha during the Monsoon Session of Parliament, in New Delhi NEW DELHI: A political storm erupted in Rajya Sabha on Thursday after Congress chief and LoP Mallikarjun Kharge raised questions over home minister Amit Shah‘s absence and his silence on the police brutality on protesting…
Image Credit: CDC/ Janice Haney Carr Florida health authorities have officially confirmed the state’s first fatality of 2026 linked to Vibrio vulnificus, a naturally occurring ‘flesh-eating bacteria’. This specific death involved a resident of Palm Beach County aged between 80-84 years. According to the BEACON(public health program based at Boston University) , these cases are…
An excavator undertakes the filling of Harahi pond in Darbhanga Supreme Court has agreed to intervene in a case of alleged encroachment of three iconic water bodies in the Bihar town following a petition by a civil society groupDarbhanga sits at the heart of Mithilanchal, the mythic land of Sita that forms part of Bihar’s…
A viral Instagram post by creator @ayatzaviyar has reignited an interesting discussion about pregnancy, work culture and the different ways societies care for expecting mothers. In the post, the creator recounts asking a Chinese colleague why he rarely saw pregnant women in public while living in Shanghai for nine months. The answer, he says, changed…
Dubai is no longer a stranger to luxury and gold. But few residents embody the city’s larger-than-life lifestyle quite like the Indian-origin entrepreneur Satish Sanpal. Recently, he has become one of the most talked-about people following his appearance on a reality OTT series, showcasing the extravagant lives of wealthy Indians living in the UAE. Originally…
The controversy surrounding the Indian hockey teams’ change in jersey colour ahead of the World Cup took a fresh turn on Friday after Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey — a veteran of 412 internationals for India — wrote to the federation’s executive board claiming that the decision was taken without his knowledge.In an email sent…
A Texas city is facing a legal challenge and public criticism following its decision to dispose of land intended to be used for the creation of a public park by selling the same to create a data center facility. The 87-acre land in question was donated to the city more than 30 years ago for…
TMC MP defends Mamata Banerjee after viral slap video NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Saugata Roy on Thursday defended party chief and former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee after a viral video showed her slapping a party worker during a protest march in Kolkata, saying she shares a close bond with party workers…
Iran chief negotiator (ANI) Iran’s chief negotiator and parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on Tuesday said the Strait of Hormuz would remain under Tehran’s administration and would not return to its pre-war status.Ghalibaf stated that “the Strait of Hormuz will never return to its pre-war conditions and will be administered by the Islamic Republic of…
Why turbulence makes your stomach drop before your brain catches up (Canva) A perfectly ordinary flight can change in seconds. One moment, the cabin is quiet and people are watching a movie, sleeping or chatting. Then the aircraft gives a sudden jolt, drops slightly or moves sideways, and the stomach seems to follow it down.That…