Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei on Monday warned that foreign forces would soon be pushed out of the Arabian Sea, while asserting that Iran’s armed forces and people remained prepared to confront the country’s adversaries.In a written message published by Iranian media, Khamenei said enemy forces had been driven back from waters off southern…
SpaceX launches Starship on first orbital test around Earth (Reuters photo) Elon Musk-led SpaceX’s Starship megarocket reached Earth orbit for the first time on Monday, marking a major milestone for the space company’s ambitious plans for the spacecraft.The 407-foot (124-metre) rocket lifted off from SpaceX’s launch site in southern Texas and entered orbit during its…
How a US teenager went from gamer to convicted extremist An American boy who went from being a “naive gamer” to embracing an “extreme vision” of Islam became an IS “sympathiser” and eventually a convict working to leave extremist ideology.Daniel Fischer from South Carolina was just 16 when his parents noticed a sudden change in…
Sunita Ahuja makes cryptic remark amid Govinda – Komal Rani dating rumours: ‘I just pray to God ki woh jahan bhi hai, jiske saath bhi hai…’ Sunita Ahuja has finally responded to questions about Govinda’s recent visit to Lalbaugcha Raja with ‘Roopa’ co-star Komal Rani. She said she does not want to speak much about…
Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Pathirage, center, India’s Yashvir Singh, left, and Rohit Yadav pose after the javelin throw final. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s Yashvir Singh and Rohit Yadav stepped up in the absence of defending champion Neeraj Chopra to win silver and bronze respectively in the men’s javelin throw at the Asian Games 2026 on…
The J. Paul Getty Museum has acquired a long-lost 17th-century portrait by Spanish painter Diego Velázquez, bringing the first work by the Baroque master into the museum’s permanent collection. The oil painting, titled Portrait of the Count-Duke of Olivares, was officially announced by the Los Angeles museum on 23 September 2026. Before its recent discovery…
Long before Arnold Schwarzenegger became California’s governor, he was already working on an issue involving children and the hours they spent outside school. In 1992, Schwarzenegger and Danny Hernandez founded the Inner-City Games Foundation, an initiative that brought sports and fitness activities to young people in under-resourced communities.More than three decades later, that initiative has…
India’s Murali Sreeshankar competes in the men’s long jump final. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s Murali Sreeshankar secured a silver medal in the men’s long jump at the Asian Games 2026 on Monday, producing a best effort of 8.07m despite an injury that forced him to pull out of his final two attempts.Sreeshankar was in…
In February 2026, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection announced the largest conservation easement in Florida Forever’s 25-year history, protecting 61,525 acres of working forestland in Baker and Union counties, providing permanent habitat connectivity for species including the bald eagle, red-cockaded woodpecker and eastern indigo snake. The property contains forested wetlands, floodplain forests, basin swamps…
The boxing world of ‘Sarpatta Parambarai’ is set to return to the big screen, with Arya and director Pa Ranjith coming together once again for ‘Sarpatta Parambarai Round 2’. The film has been in the works for some time, with the team completing its initial preparations before moving into production. The latest update has now…