A birthday party for Twitch streamer NateDeBaiits ended in tragedy after a shooting broke out in California, leaving one person dead and six others injured. The party, attended by more than 300 people, was being livestreamed when gunfire suddenly erupted, sending guests running for safety. The person who died was later identified as Desiderio Romero…
File photo: Ships in the sea NEW DELHI: With a 12.2% share of global seafaring workforce, India has become the world’s second-largest supplier of sailors, according to BIMCO-ICS Seafarer Workforce Report 2026. The Philippines continues to be the largest supplier of seafarers globally.The report published every five years is widely regarded by the global maritime…
Quote of the day by Elif Shafak Elif Shafak is a British-Turkish novelist, essayist, and academic. She is one of the most widely read Turkish authors in the world, with her work translated into nearly 60 languages. Her writing bridges Eastern and Western storytelling, weaving together history, Sufi mysticism, philosophy, and social critique. Beyond her…
SG Mehta said the government will submit the final report, as soon as it is finalised, to the SC in a sealed cover NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Tuesday accepted the request of the father of the pilot, who died in the Ahmedabad air crash last June, for not making public the final inquiry report,…
File photo: Lok Sabha proceedings underway during the Monsoon Session of Parliament NEW DELHI: The week-long washout of Lok Sabha proceedings gave way to a fiery debate on Tuesday over the bill to make punitive measures more stringent and trial speedier in paper leak cases, as opposition members backed the students’ protests and criticised police’s…
US President Donald Trump with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a closed-door meeting at the White House on Tuesday, focusing on expanding Ukraine’s defence capabilities, including the production of Patriot missile interceptors, and efforts to revive stalled peace talks with Russia.The meeting in the Oval Office, held…
File photo: US President Donald Trump with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met at the White House on Tuesday for their first face-to-face talks since the two countries launched a joint military campaign against Iran, with both leaders seeking to manage differences over the future course…
Quote of the day by Lao Tzu Lao Tzu, or Laozi, was a Chinese philosopher who founded Taoism and authored the Tao Te Ching, a classic Taoist text. He wrote the book when he got disillusioned with his job at the court of the central Chinese Zhou Dynasty, where he used to work as a…
From above, the Great Blue Hole is breathtaking. A near-perfect circle of deep blue sits in the middle of the turquoise waters of the Belize Barrier Reef, attracting divers from around the world with the promise of giant stalactites, reef sharks and one of the planet’s most iconic underwater landscapes. Yet beneath its postcard-perfect surface…
File photo: Army personnel near LoC SRINAGAR: Two Army jawans were injured in an accidental blast near the Line of Control in J&K’s Uri sector, a Srinagar-based defence spokesperson stated Tuesday.The blast occurred in Uri’s Kamalkote area, Lt Col M K Sahu said, adding that the duo was rushed to the Army’s Base Hospital at…