Representative Image (AI-generated) As winter approaches, a rescue mission in Dubuque, Iowa, is making a major change to its downtown operations to create more emergency shelter space. The Dubuque Rescue Mission plans to close its downtown thrift store and convert the retail floor into a 46-bed emergency shelter for men. The move is also expected...
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India’s homegrown AI-powered combat aircraft hits 100-hour flight test milestone
India’s Kaal Bhairava Lite logs 100 hours in AI-powered flight tests NEW DELHI: An Indian AI warfare company, Flying Wedge Defence & Aerospace (FWDA), has completed 100 cumulative hours of flight testing of its indigenous FWD Kaal Bhairava Lite, an indigenous, AI-powered autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for long-endurance intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (ISR), and tactical...
Fed up, you are adding to court’s burden: HC to Election Commission on symbol row
Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Thursday pulled up Election Commission for allotting ‘envelope’ symbol — used by Indian Secular Front in the 2026 assembly election — to Democratic Trinamool Congress for the Oct 6 bypoll, and berated the commission for “creating trouble” and forcing parties to start legal proceedings thereby “burdening” the court.“Really fed up...
Wangchuk fears ‘encounter’ after accusing govt of Ladakh atrocities
Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk SRINAGAR: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk said Thursday he feared he could be subjected to an “encounter” for speaking out against what he called atrocities in Ladakh, a year after police firing killed four protesters in Leh.Drawing a comparison with Tibet, Wangchuk said Ladakhis had chosen India because of its democracy. “Today,...
Ripley’s Believe It or Not! to close San Francisco museum after 59 years
Ripley’s San Francisco museum and mirror mazePhoto credit: Ripley’s Believe It or Not! (San Francisco)/ FACEBOOK After nearly six decades at San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf, Ripley’s Believe It or Not! is preparing to close its doors before the end of 2026. The attraction, which opened on February 2, 1967, contains more than 400 unusual artifacts...
‘They threatened to kill us’: Car attack, assault outside Gurugram police station
Four men allegedly got out of the SUV and tried to open his car door. GURGAON: Four men allegedly intercepted a car and smashed its window on Thursday before attacking the complainant and two of his associates outside New Colony police station, where they had gone to lodge a complaint about the incident.The complainant, Gautam,...
Shehbaz-Pezeshkian meet in New York, Pak pushes de-escalation, Islamabad MoU
Shehbaz Sharif meets Masoud Pezeshkian Pakistan prime minister Shehbaz Sharif met Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian in New York on Thursday on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, with the two leaders discussing bilateral ties and the ongoing regional conflict.According to a statement issued by Sharif’s office, Pakistan’s deputy prime...
CNN, MS NOW and Politico back at White House after court halts Trump ban
Judge blocks Trump ban, CNN, MS NOW and Politico regain White House access CNN, MS NOW and Politico journalists returned to the White House on Thursday after a federal judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s decision to ban the three news organisations, ending days of an extraordinary standoff between the administration and media outlets it...
A STEM-humanities faultline in IITs may have been exposed by Sahil death
Sahil Wakode’s death by suicide has sparked significant discussions about academic culture at IIT-B. MUMBAI: The death by suicide of IIT-B student Sahil Wakode has triggered more than just a debate over academic rules, student distress and institutional accountability. In conversations on campus and across social media, it has exposed what some see as a...
Tale of two cities: ‘VIP voters’ cleared for final rolls; elsewhere, it’s livelihoods vs vote
Several VIPs including Jaishankar, Dhankhar, Upendra Dwivedi have been validated and prepared for inclusion in the final rolls NEW DELHI: Electoral entries of prominent voters in New Delhi assembly constituency who received notices during the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) have been validated and parked for inclusion in the final electoral rolls after district poll...
