A massive wildfire raging in northern Portugal has scorched an estimated 10,000 hectares of forest, prompting the government to seek international assistance as extreme heat and dry conditions fuel multiple blazes across the country. The fire, which broke out on Wednesday night in the municipality of Vouzela in the district of Viseu, has left at…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Mohammed Siraj (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: The way bowlers have started celebrating Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s wicket says a lot about the fear the 15-year-old has already created among opposition teams in IPL 2026. The youngster has developed a reputation for tearing apart bowling attacks and destroying bowlers’ economy rates with his fearless…
F-35 fighter jets (Image: lockheedmartin website) Israel’s defence ministry on Sunday said that it has given final approval to purchase two new combat squadrons of advanced fighter aircraft from Lockheed Martin and Boeing in a deal worth tens of billions of dollars aimed at strengthening the country’s long-term military capability and air superiority.The deal includes…
NEW DELHI: Days after securing a massive victory in the Kerala assembly election, Congress is yet to finalise its pick for chief minister.Three senior leaders are in the race — V D Satheesan, Ramesh Chennithala and K C Venugopal. All three were in Delhi as of Saturday, with Congress high command holding meetings through the…
A Crowd of People Watching Old Faithful Geyser Erupt in Yellowstone National Park on an Overcast Day (iStock) Some places become famous because of what people build there. Yellowstone became famous because of what nature built beneath its surface.In the summer of 1870, a group of explorers stood in what is now Yellowstone National Park…
NCERT said that the curriculum has been redesigned under the new National Curriculum Framework, and the topics have been redistributed across different grades instead of being covered in a single textbook NEW DELHI: NCERT on Saturday refuted reports claiming that the Preamble has been removed from the new Class 9 Social Science textbook, news agency…
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to acknowledge partial responsibility for the security failures that enabled Hamas to carry out its cross-border attack on October 7, 2023.However, he said accountability rested with “everyone” across all levels of the establishment and argued that the greater focus should be on the events that followed the assault rather…
In a recent update, Mumbai airport has announced that it will remain shut for six hours on May 7, 2026. Therefore, travellers are advised to double check their flight status at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA). All the operations will remain suspended for a short time due to scheduled maintenance work. The temporary shutdown…
Wangchuk wife’s appeal claims that his continued stay at Safdarjung Hospital violates his fundamental rights. NEW DELHI: Gitanjali Angmo, activist Sonam Wangchuk’s wife, Monday moved the Delhi high court again, challenging single bench order that declined her plea to shift Wangchuk from Safdarjung Hospital to a private hospital of his choice.In the appeal, Angmo has…
The US-India Business Council (USIBC) on Tuesday said dialogue on India-US agricultural cooperation held in Washington, describing it as an important initiative to strengthen collaboration between the two countries in the farm sector.The discussions took place during a meeting hosted by USIBC with a PHDCCI delegation led by IFFCO Chairman Dileep Sanghani.Following the engagement, USIBC…