The world’s oldest known plague outbreak was discovered in Siberian graves dating back 5,500 years | World News

Long before cities appeared, before fields were cleared for crops and before people began living in permanent villages, communities around Lake Baikal in Siberia were moving through a landscape shaped by hunting, fishing and seasonal rhythms. For years, archaeologists studying ancient burials in the region were puzzled by something unusual. Certain cemeteries contained unexpectedly high…

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Cab App Safety: Who protects you when your ride goes wrong? Commuters question cab app safety | Delhi News

Have you wondered what happens after you complain against a cab driver to the ride hailing app? The information may unsettle you because a passenger’s concern for safety does not match an app’s pecking order of complaint redress.Behind the current blackhole-like opacity of most cab aggregator apps lies a categorybased complaint system that commuters are…

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Pandavani legend Teejan Bai dies at 70 in Raipur after prolonged illness | Raipur News

Renowned Pandavani folk singer Teejan Bai, a Padma Vibhushan awardee, passed away at 70 in Raipur after a prolonged illness RAIPUR: Padma Vibhushan awardee and legendary Pandavani exponent Teejan Bai, who transformed a folk storytelling tradition from the villages of Chhattisgarh into a globally acclaimed performing art, died at the All India Institute of Medical…

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Apple Store goes down ahead of September event; iPhone 18 Pro, foldable iPhone Duo and Apple Watch Series 12 expected today

Image credit: Apple Store Apple has taken its online store offline ahead of its September special event. This follows the Cupertino-based tech giant’s usual practice of temporarily closing the storefront before a major product announcement. The event begins at 10 am Pacific Time (10.30pm IST), with Apple expected to unveil the iPhone 18 Pro and…

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Urban Company takes Kent RO to court over its water purifier ads; read ‘disclosure update’ to NSE

Urban Company has sued Kent RO Systems in the Delhi High Court, alleging that the company ran misleading advertisements targeting its Native water purifiers. The case was heard on August 12, 2026, following Urban Company’s petition filed on August 11. In the filing, submitted under Regulation 30 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)…

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‘What they did with students in Delhi was wrong’: Woman stands in front of Mumbai Police vehicle during CJP protest | Mumbai News

Rhiya Ahir confronted police in Mumbai, questioning their response to student demonstrations (Photo credit: X, shared by multiple users) MUMBAI: A young woman standing with her arms outstretched in front of a police van during heavy rain has emerged as one of the defining images of protests in Mumbai held in solidarity with the CJP’s…

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Pat Cummins: ‘Everything is made up’: Pat Cummins rubbishes claims of SA20 NOC from Cricket Australia | Cricket News

Australia captain Pat Cummins has strongly denied claims made senior Australian cricketers could consider skipping the home summer to participate in lucrative overseas franchise leagues.According to report in The Age a group of Australia’s leading players, including Cummins, may seek no-objection certificates (NOCs) to feature in South Africa’s SA20 tournament in 2028 if they are…

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Across America’s three coasts, 84% of wetlands are slowly submerging; only 16% are rising fast enough to keep pace with the sea

As sea levels continue to rise at an alarming rate, coastal wetlands are facing unprecedented inundation. A staggering eighty-four percent of these essential ecosystems are currently experiencing loss on a national scale. The Gulf Coast wetlands are bearing the brunt of this crisis, largely due to human impact. Still, there’s hope—many wetlands could shift inland…

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His parents left him in India when he was just 10: How a Norwegian child survived against all odds and built a life in Mumbai |

While Mumbai is known for several historic architecture and modern buildings, for this Norwegian national named Lasse Lund, the city represents something far unbearable. Living in Mumbai, his childhood was spent surviving alone after he says he was abandoned by his parents at a tender age of 10 during a family vacation to India. The…

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