Beneath the ruins of Reactor 4 at Chornobyl, there is a hidden but very dangerous nuclear mass called the Elephant’s Foot. The mass is made of Corium, a mixture of molten lava, including uranium, zirconium, and concrete, created by the 1986 disaster. The radiation levels were so high that a five-minute exposure would have been…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the leader of opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Saturday exchanged pleasantries and talked briefly at an event, a rarity in the otherwise cold and indifferent equation between them. It is not often that Rahul joins ministers and high functionaries like Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to…
California Representative Eric Swalwell, a front-runner in the race for governor, is facing accusations of sexual assault and misconduct from four women, including a former aide who claims he raped her.The allegations involve a high-profile Democrat using his political stature to groom younger women in their twenties before engaging in inappropriate sexual messaging or non-consensual…
NEW DELHI: LPG tanker Jag Vikram loaded with 20,400 tonne of cooking gas safely crossed Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, becoming the first Indian-flagged vessel to pass through the conflict-hit maritime choke point since the announcement of a temporary two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran, reports Dipak Dash. Jag Vikram is the ninth Indian-flagged…
Quote of the day by Abraham Lincoln People are often judged by what others see or hear about them in their daily lives. The way people see and think about someone can affect how they are treated in society. But this view isn’t always a full picture of who they really are. This is where…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court judge Justice B V Nagarathna on Saturday said that arbitration and mediation had become integral parts of a modern and responsive justice system and should not be viewed merely as alternatives to traditional litigation. She, however, highlighted the absence of a forum to deal with complaints against arbitrators who, in most…
An Indian-origin man in Auckland says he has filed complaints with police and sought help from online safety authorities after a video of him allegedly dumping cardboard went viral, leading to abusive messages and public backlash.The man (Name withheld) says the incident has left him feeling unsafe after the footage was shared on social media….
JAMMU: J&K lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday launched “Nasha Mukt Jammu Kashmir Abhiyaan”, a 100-day campaign to rid the UT of the drug menace by throttling the supply of contraband from Pakistan and ensuring exemplary punishment for narcotics traffickers.“The administration is committed to effectively tackling this social evil and safeguarding the youth across the…
More than 200 people, including musician Robert Del Naja of the band Massive Attack, were arrested during a large-scale protest in central London against the ban on activist group Palestine Action. The demonstration, held at Trafalgar Square on Saturday, saw hundreds of people gather in defiance of police warnings.The Metropolitan Police confirmed that 212 individuals,…
SRINAGAR: Even after six years after the bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories, the Aadhaar records of the people of Ladakh continued to reflect J&K instead of Ladakh.This has finally changed now. Residents of Ladakh can now see their identity reflected in Aadhaar records, with ‘Ladakh’ replacing ‘Jammu & Kashmir’ in the…