(Clockwise from left) An AC bus painted in saffron that was launched last week; buses from previous regimes KOLKATA: The city’s fleet of govt buses, which wore red during the Left Front regime and switched to blue-and-white after Trinamool Congress came to office, is now turning saffron with BJP at the helm.The shift in the…
Jamie Dimon, CEO of America’s biggest bank JPMorgan and Chase has pushed back against Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who recenlty called for middle powers to form stronger coalitions to counter global superpowers. According to a report by Moneywide, speaking at the Council on Foreign Relations’ CEO Speaker Series, Dimon quipped, “When Mark Carney said…
California’s seabird crisis is a stark reminder that climate change is no longer a distant environmental issue (Canva) Thousands of seabirds washing up along California’s coastline have become a heartbreaking symbol of a marine ecosystem under extreme stress. Emaciated birds are turning up dead or starving in unusually high numbers, from brown pelicans and common…
SpaceX’s Starlink satellites can provide internet across the globe with speeds as fast as 400mbps SpaceX has confirmed that 260 Starlink satellites were deliberately de-orbited and burned up in Earth’s atmosphere between December 2025 and May 2026, according to a report submitted to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).The satellites were guided back into the atmosphere…
Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte Nato Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Monday demanded that allies put forward “clear, concrete and credible plans” to reach the organisation’s spending targets, warning that those who do not step up would face consequences.“If one or two still have to be convinced, we have ways to do that,” Rutte said, without…
A giant billboard showing late Iranian leader Ayatollah Khamenei and Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, with Arabic writing that reads: “Thank you Iran” (Image/AP) Driving the newsIran is holding the largest funeral in its history for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Over six days, the mourning procession moves from Tehran through Qom, Najaf, Karbala and Mashhad —…
Image credit: x.com/RaigadPolice/ Every monsoon brings its own stories. Some are about flooded roads, submerged homes and disrupted lives. But once in a while, a story emerges that goes beyond rain and rescue operations. It becomes a reminder of kindness.On a rain-soaked Sunday in Maharashtra’s Raigad district, a police officer waded through waist-deep water carrying…
As California is gearing up to vote this November on a proposed 5% wealth tax targeting residents and trusts with assets exceeding $1 billion, some of the state’s richest tech figures are pouring millions into efforts to defeat it. According to a report by Business Insider, the measure is backed mainly by the healthcare workers’…
Some things are valuable not because of money, but because of the memories they hold. A water-soaked diary found lying on the roadside is now doing exactly that on social media. The discovery has sparked an online search for its owner after an Instagram user shared a video showing the notebook and appealed to people…
Ram Temple, Trust Treasurer Govind Dev Giri (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust Treasurer Govind Dev Giri on Monday defended former general secretary Champat Rai following his resignation over the Ram temple donation theft case, saying Rai remained “untainted” in his eyes and describing his decision to step down as voluntary…