Aadvik Jain (third from right) has won a Princess Diana award for starting Team Period to counter menstrual stigma. (Photo credit: NPR) When Aadvik Jain was 14, a close friend of his began experiencing severe menstrual cramps during her school examinations. She was in so much pain that she started crying and had to be…
Pic credit: Mongaby screenshot Bright orange sun corals have been present in Brazilian waters for roughly four decades. Now, marine biologists and volunteer divers are fighting back by manually removing and destroying them. The reason? These vibrant corals are invaders: Tubastraea coccinea and Tubastraea tagusensis. These invasive species compete with native corals for space, damage…
Florida teen’s nonprofit sends thousands of letters to incarcerated people worldwide (Image Courtesy: Megan Markus via Points Of Light) A simple letter can offer something that people behind prison walls may go without for years: a reminder that they are not forgotten. In Florida, 17-year-old high school student Megan Markus has turned this idea into…
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the press before departing for France from Homestead Air Reserve Base in Homestead, Florida. Rubio is traveling for the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. AP/PTI(AP11_09_2026_000015B) US secretary of state Marco Rubio on Sunday said diplomatic efforts to end the conflict with Iran have hardly made any progress,…
BJP leaders blamed the previous Congress and AAP governments for failing to address the crisis NEW DELHI: A thick blanket of smog engulfed Delhi on Monday, with air quality deteriorating to the brink of the ‘severe’ category a day after Diwali celebrations. As several monitoring stations recorded an Air Quality Index (AQI) above 400, a…
The lucrative avocado business in western Mexico has long been shadowed by threats, extortion and cartel violence. In one of the latest developments in the region’s fight against organised crime, Mexican authorities have arrested an alleged drug cartel leader wanted in the United States, along with 19 other people, in an operation aided by intelligence…
Pak Chief of Defence Staff Field Marshal Munir with a Z-10 attack helicopter in Multan. (Image credit: ISPR) Pakistan’s reported procurement of 30 Chinese-made Z-10ME attack helicopters has brought renewed attention to the modernisation of its Army Aviation Corps, which has been looking to replace its ageing American-built Bell AH-1F Cobra fleet. The reported contract,…
A sustained move above Rs 145,000 could extend the recovery towards Rs 146,000. Gold price prediction today: Prospects of US Federal Reserve rate hikes are a major headwind for gold and the recent gains may be capped due to that, says Manav Modi, Senior Analyst, Commodity Research at Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd. Here’s what…
The incident comes amid a sharp increase in migrant arrivals on the island from Libya (Representative image: Reuters). Greek authorities recovered 12 bodies from a boat carrying migrants off the southern coast of Crete on Monday, while a passing cargo ship rescued 18 survivors from the same vessel, the coast guard said.The boat was located…
Former India assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate has opened up about a behind-the-scenes conversation with Virat Kohli during India’s tour of Australia, revealing how carefully he planned a technical intervention with the batting superstar after noticing a recurring flaw in his batting.Kohli had endured a difficult run during the tour, repeatedly getting dismissed while attempting…
