A school bag is full of mud brought in by the recent flash floods, at the Shree Bagheswori Madhyamik School in Nepal. (Photo: AP) Morning assembly was about to begin at Bageshwori Higher Secondary School on August 26 when teachers learned that floodwaters were heading towards Baireni.Principal Prakash Malla told students to move to higher…
Fan murder case_ Darshan challenges court’s decision Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa has challenged the decision allowing accused No. 14 Pradosh to become an approver in the Renukaswamy murder case. The actor approached the Karnataka High Court against the order passed by the trial court as reported by IANS.Darshan Thoogudeepa’s petition questions the legal and procedural…
The Mettur dam is traditionally opened on June 12 every year to facilitate the cultivation of kuruvai, a short-duration paddy crop, in the Cauvery Delta region. The opening was delayed this year as the Cauvery basin received inadequate rainfall and water levels in the reservoir remained low. NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph…
Oregon’s Cascade Range(Representative image by Canva) Beneath the forested slopes of Oregon’s Cascade Range, scientists have uncovered a vast, hidden reservoir of water locked inside volcanic rock. By analysing temperature data from geothermal drill holes, a University of Oregon-led team estimated that at least 81 cubic kilometres of water are stored in the region’s subsurface,…
The reintroduction and success of sea otters in British Columbia was a story that initially satisfied everyone including conservationists and the natives. The adorable creatures once occupied much of Canada’s Pacific coast, before the fur trade for their exceptionally dense coats turned into a mass death sentence. But now, their population is threatening the availability…
Bhumi Pednekar REACTS to alleged rape of 16-year-old in moving Delhi bus: ‘How can we see this happen again and again and again! Shame!’ TRIGGER WARNING: The article contains references to rape and abuseBhumi Pednekar has expressed outrage over the alleged sexual assault of a 16-year-old girl inside a moving sleeper bus in the Delhi-NCR…
Naomi Osaka (Reuters Photo) NEW DELHI: Naomi Osaka made a bold statement at the 2026 US Open, combining tennis with basketball-inspired fashion as she stepped onto Arthur Ashe Stadium for her first-round match against Anastasia Zakharova.She arrived wearing a long white skirt and a gray hooded robe covered with newspaper-style clippings. Underneath, she wore a…
Laurene Powell Jobs took an unconventional route from Wall Street to becoming one of the most influential philanthropists and investors in the United States. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania in 1985, she spent a year at Merrill Lynch and two years at Goldman Sachs before leaving finance and moving to Florence, Italy, where…
Rapper Badshah and Punjabi actor Isha Rikhi have announced their decision to go their separate ways, just five months after getting hitched. Following weeks of speculation about trouble brewing in paradise, the couple confirmed the news through joint statements on their Instagram Stories on Monday night. Badshah wrote in his post, “Badshah wrote, “I and…
Photo: comobusinesstimes.com When Fred Parry’s late wife, Mary, first saw the stately 1914 mansion on West Broadway in Columbia, Missouri, she fell in love. Years later, after her death, Parry found himself facing a choice: let the historic home be redeveloped or step in to save it. He chose the latter, buying the property with…