Pakistan minister Ahsan Iqbal (File photo) Pakistan minister Ahsan Iqbal has said India could “weaponise” the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) and expressed hope that “better sense” would prevail to prevent the two neighbours from going to war again, this time over water.He noted that the treaty had remained “untouchable” for almost seven decades since it…
Mount Trashmore Park (Image Credit: Wikipedia) In Virginia Beach, one of the city’s most recognisable parks began with something most communities would rather hide: a mountain of garbage. According to the City of Virginia Beach, a 640,000-ton pile of garbage was converted into a 60-foot-high hill that became Mount Trashmore Park. What had once been…
Chirag Paswan hinted that govt may engage while protesters are seeking income-based quotas instead of caste-based reservation NEW DELHI: Union minister Chirag Paswan has said the government is willing to hold talks with protesters opposing caste-based reservation, provided they put forward their demands in a systematic manner.“Any sort of misunderstanding around reservation can create anger…
Video shared by PM Modi on X. NEW DELHI: PM Modi on Sunday greeted the nation on National Space Day, calling for bigger dreams, greater innovation and the pursuit of new frontiers in space exploration.The Prime Minister in a post on X said, “Happy National Space Day! 🛰️ Here’s to dreaming even bigger, innovating more…
Bamberger Ranch PreservePhoto credit: https://www.bambergerranch.org Back in 1969, R. C. Bamberger made a bold move that left many locals scratching their heads. The co-founder of Church’s Fried Chicken bought 3,000 acres of badly damaged land in the Texas Hill Country, stepping into a landscape ruined by generations of heavy cattle grazing. The topsoil was washed…
Anti-reservation protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar NEW DELHI: No permission has been granted for Sunday’s planned protest against the UGC Equity Regulations, 2026, and the reservation system at Shah Auditorium in the capital, Delhi Police clarified.The police described videos circulating on social media claiming that permission had been granted as “false and misleading.”“It is further…
Kerala Wakf Board has moved the Supreme Court seeking four months more to upload 25,000 properties NEW DELHI: With the expiry of both the Dec 6, 2025 deadline and a five month extension for uploading details of all waqf properties on Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development (UMEED) portal, Kerala Wakf Board has moved…
Indian-American Congressman Shri Thanedar warns against ICE’s electric shock gloves Indian-American Congressman Shri Thanedar and two other senior Democratic lawmakers have urged the US government to immediately halt Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) plan to procure gloves capable of delivering electric shocks to officers and agents.In a letter to homeland security secretary Markwayne Mullin on…
File photo: CJI Surya Kant NEW DELHI: Chief Justice Surya Kant on Saturday proposed ‘Nyaya Setu’ for the BRICS+ bloc for seamless exchange of judgments of the highest courts of the bloc countries and allowing young judges to share dais with judges of partner country jurisdictions to learn the best practices.Speaking the BRICS+ Legal forum…
Mexican governor has been accused of drug trafficking by the US, but Mexico has said there isn’t substantial evidence Sinaloa Governor Ruben Rocha has again asked to step away from office, just days after returning to his post following a more than three-month leave prompted by US drug-trafficking charges.Rocha, 77, sought the leave on Saturday…