HRW report shows that drug gangs and rebel groups in Colombia are increasingly recruiting children Colombian drug gangs and rebel groups are increasingly recruiting children and training them for dangerous roles, including piloting drones loaded with explosives, Human Rights Watch said in a report published Monday.The rights watchdog said armed groups were using social media…
On Monday, Delhi had intense rain, which left several roadways flooded. NEW DELHI: With torrential rain in Delhi for over two days, the city was left in a state of chaos with various roads waterlogged that created traffic jam and flight delay.Condition turned severe on Tuesday as the heart of the capital Connaught place was also…
With support from the Trust for Public Land, the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department plans to secure the timber rights covering 949 acres of the Snake Mountain Wildlife Management Area (WMA). A conservation story that began nearly seven decades ago is entering a new chapter in Vermont. What was once a complicated split between land…
FSSAI’s crackdown on misleading claims (representative image) The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Tuesday said several major food business operators (FBOs) had taken corrective action following notices issued over misleading labels, claims and other regulatory violations.In a post on X, the food regulator said the measures included withdrawal of misleading label…
Solar Neutrino Experiment 1 used a tank filled with chlorine-based perchloroethylene to detect neutrinos from the Sun. A gold mine in South Dakota once produced millions of ounces of precious metal. Today, the same site is being used to study some of the biggest mysteries in the universe.The Homestake Gold Mine in Lead, South Dakota,…
Xi’s expected visit comes as India and China step up high-level talks to maintain peace along the border and rebuild ties. (File photo) Chinese President Xi Jinping is likely to attend next month’s BRICS summit in New Delhi with a large delegation, more than double the Chinese contingent that accompanied him on his last India…
BPSC protest intensifies as students breach barricades, govt says issues resolved NEW DELHI: Chaotic scenes unfolded in Bihar’s Patna on Tuesday as protesting students clashed with police during a massive protest over alleged irregularities in the 70th BPSC examination.The protest was met with a heavy police presence, with barricades put up to stop the students…
File photo: A plane prepares to land at an airport in New Delhi NEW DELHI: Commercial pilots in India could soon be subjected to annual dope tests that may be conducted at random for the surprise factor. After the pilot in command of Air India’s Aug 4 Phuket-Delhi flight had reportedly tested positive, govt had…
Representative Image (AI-generated) For more than three decades, a collection of animal bones from Ireland’s Ferriter’s Cove was considered some of the earliest evidence that farming had reached the island. But new research has now overturned that interpretation. According to University College Dublin (UCD), bones once identified as cattle have instead been identified as belonging…
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa said in a video message that Syria is ‘shaking off a dark burden’ (File photo) The United States on Monday removed Syria from its list of state sponsors of terrorism, ending a designation that had been in place since 1979 and imposing significant restrictions on trade, investment and financial transactions with…