In 1960, the Aral Sea ranked among the largest lakes on the planet, spreading across the border of what is now Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. Within a single human lifetime, most of it was gone. Soviet planners had redirected its two feeder rivers to irrigate cotton fields across Central Asia, and by the 1980s the lake…
SC issues notice to Om Birla (ANI images) NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notices to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, the Lok Sabha Secretary and six rebel Shiv Sena MPs on a plea filed by the Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) faction challenging the Speaker’s decision to recognise the merger of the six…
Suspected terrorists target police party in Anantnag, policeman injured NEW DELHI: Suspected terrorists opened fire on a police party in Jammu and Kashmir‘s Anantnag district on Wednesday, injuring a police personnel, officials said.The attack took place around 12.30 pm near Lal Chowk in Anantnag town, when the assailants fired at the police team, officials said.The…
Rows of identical Disney-style castles rise from the hills near the Turkish town of Mudurnu, creating a scene that looks more like a fantasy film set than a real housing development. Known as Burj Al Babas, the ambitious project was envisioned as a luxury village for wealthy international buyers, particularly from the Middle East. Around…
Kiren Rijiju and Akhilesh Yadav (R) NEW DELHI: Amid a political storm over the NEET paper leak row and escalating opposition protests, the Centre on Wednesday said it was “ready to hold a discussion” on the issue in Parliament, even as opposition parties continued to demand the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan.The government’s…
From the ground, Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah is an impressive luxury destination lined with hotels, villas and beaches. But from hundreds of kilometres above Earth, it reveals its true scale. The palm tree-shaped artificial island, built entirely through land reclamation, is one of the few human-made structures that is instantly recognisable in satellite images and photographs…
An 11-year-old girl died in the River Thames after asking her father for permission to ‘dip her toes’ in the water, an inquest heard.Kaliyah Coa disappeared on 31 March 2025 after entering the water at Barge House Causeway, east London. A large-scale search was carried out, but her body was found two weeks later in…
The Supreme Court agreed to hear the Muslim side’s plea in the dispute involving the Bhojshala complex in Dhar on Friday after the petitioners alleged that the alternate site identified by the Madhya Pradesh government for offering Friday namaz is too far from the disputed complex.On Tuesday, a Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya…
Coastal flooding that was once considered unusual is becoming a more familiar part of life in many parts of the world, and rising sea levels appear to be a major reason why. A new international study suggests that the gradual increase in ocean height has fundamentally changed how often exceptionally high sea levels occur, making…
Warren Buffett has spent decades being celebrated as one of history’s greatest investors, building a fortune estimated at around $147 billion through Berkshire Hathaway. Yet the billionaire says the biggest reason for his success was never stock-picking or business instinct alone. Ahead of his 96th birthday, Buffett reflected on a lifetime of investing and argued…