US President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting US President Donald Trump on Wednesday held an expansive Cabinet meeting at the White House, addressing issues ranging from ongoing negotiations with Iran and tensions in the Strait of Hormuz to Ebola preparedness, immigration detention protests and domestic anti-fraud initiatives.Trump said talks with Tehran were progressing…
Head of the UN office for disaster risk reduction Mami Mizutori tells Pradeep Thakur Covax is making progress towards having 2 billion doses available by the end of 2021, which should be enough to protect high-risk and vulnerable people. Excerpts from the interview:The World Bank estimates 150 million people will be pushed into extreme poverty…
A Rhode Island pilot is demonstrating how fibreglass boat recycling could provide an alternative to sending old and derelict vessels to landfill. The programme shredded fibreglass hulls and sent the material to a cement manufacturer for use in cement production. According to a Rhode Island Marine Trade Association Foundation report, the pilot recycled 80 short…
Singer Rosalía has issued a public apology after facing significant online backlash for her comments on Pablo Picasso. She admitted to admiring his art, stating she could separate the artist from his work. However, after netizens highlighted Picasso’s history of alleged abuse, Rosalía expressed regret for her insensitivity and lack of empathy towards victims, vowing…
Mark Wood of England (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) England fast bowler Mark Wood has shared a remarkable and humorous story from his time in the Indian Premier League, revealing how a franchise owner once offered to fly him on a private jet just to ensure he played a match — despite being seriously unwell.Speaking…
‘Karuppu’, starring Suriya and Trisha Krishnan, has started building solid momentum ahead of its theatrical release on May 14, 2026. Directed by RJ Balaji, the Tamil action drama has been recording steady advance bookings across Tamil Nadu and several other regions in India. Tamil Nadu pre-sales near Rs 2 crore for ‘Karuppu’ According to the…
A research team led by University of Michigan isolated and grew more than 200 kinds of fungi from the deep subsurface (Credit: Quinn Moon University of Michigan) Scientists drilling 1,640 feet beneath Michigan have discovered 689 kinds of fungi living in water that last touched the surface 11,000 years ago.The University of Michigan study shows…
Representative image (Photo: Canva) Scientists may have found the strongest hint yet that life could exist beyond Earth, and the focus is not Mars but a distant planet called K2-18b. The James Webb Space Telescope’s 2025 results point to gases linked on Earth to biological activity, but the discovery is still tentative and not confirmed…
SRINAGAR: Panzath Nag has been flowing for ages. So have celebrations. Now, bigger ripples of prominence and excitement course through the brook in south Kashmir’s Qazigund after a 400-year-old community cleaning and fishing festival tied to it seeped into an episode of PM Narendra Modi’s Mann Ki Baat.This time, the Panzath fest fervour crested last…
Shilpa Shetty rejects viral reservation post, says ‘I am shocked to see fake statements attached to my name’ Actor Shilpa Shetty has dismissed a viral social media post on reservation that was falsely attributed to her. A screenshot claiming to be from her Instagram account began circulating online, triggering widespread discussion across social media platforms….