India-Pak naval ship collision at Arabian Sea (File photo) NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday said the conduct of a Pakistani naval ship that led to a collision with an Indian Navy vessel in international waters was in direct contravention of Article 10 of a 1991 bilateral agreement between the two countries.India conveyed strong protest over…
Alaska’s Hawadax Island, once known as Rat Island, offers one of conservation’s clearest success stories. Invasive Norway rats, accidentally introduced by 18th-century shipwrecks and wartime shipping traffic, wiped out nesting seabirds and unravelled the island’s rocky intertidal food web for two centuries. In 2008, scientists carried out a full eradication, removing every rat from the…
Sandeep Adhikari/Image: AAPIMAGE Sandeep Adhikari, a 27-year-old man, has been charged with negligent driving causing death after a three-year-old girl was struck by a car in Auburn, western Sydney.He appeared at Burwood Local Court on Wednesday, less than a day after the girl was hit. He has not entered a plea and remains on bail.Adhikari…
The simple batter trick that helps make perfect chillas every time Few breakfast disappointments sting quite like watching a perfectly good besan chilla fall apart the moment you try to flip it. One second you have a smooth golden circle setting nicely in the pan, and the next you are looking at a torn, crumpled…
Saudi Arabia calls Mecca attack a ‘red line’ as Houthis dismiss it as ‘worn-out lie’ Saudi Arabia‘s air defences intercepted and destroyed a Houthi drone just south of Mecca on Tuesday before it could enter the holy city’s restricted airspace.Saudi military spokesperson Turki al-Malki described the security of the holy sites and pilgrims as a…
China’s FM Wang Yi held talks with Iranian FM Seyyed Abbas Araghchi in Beijing. China on Wednesday urged Iran and the United States to remain rational and exercise restraint, calling on both sides to return to the Islamabad memorandum and resume “substantive consultations” to ease regional tensions.Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi made the remarks during…
Yemen’s Houthi rebels march during a mobilization campaign in Sanaa, Yemen. (AP Photo) The United States has advised its citizens to reconsider travel to Saudi Arabia amid renewed security threats from Iranian missile and drone attacks, armed conflict and terrorism. It also issued a separate Level 4 “Do Not Travel” warning for the Yemen border.“Reconsider…
Pranati Nayak. (Photo credit: William West/AFP via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: There are moments in an athlete’s career when winning a medal is no longer the only measure of success. For Pranati Nayak, simply continuing to stand on the gymnastics floor has become part of the journey.The 31-year-old from West Bengal is preparing for her…
Raising the limit to Rs 25,000 will bring a sizeable number of employees earning between Rs15,000 and Rs 25,000 within the statutory social security system. The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the Ministry of Labour & Employment’s proposal to increase the wage ceiling for mandatory coverage under the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) from Rs…
A woman was struck by a car and carried on its bonnet after a dispute. LUCKNOW: In a horrific incident near Janeshwar Mishra Park, a woman was struck by a car and carried on its bonnet for some distance following a dispute. A video showing the incident has also gone viral on social media.According to…