Vladimir Putin-led Russia on Thursday warned that it could strike British military targets “inside and outside Ukraine” in a response to Ukrainian attacks using British-supplied missiles.The warning came from Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova after British Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s visit to Kyiv, where he met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Ukraine’s Independence Day.Zakharova...
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India, China, Canada & more: 10 countries still under Trump’s tariff squeeze and why
Trump’s tariff strategy has kept uncertainty high for governments and businesses From India and Canada to Iran and Venezuela, the countries may be thousands of miles apart and have little in common economically. Yet they have found themselves facing the same problem: an unpredictable US trade policy under President Donald Trump, in which tariffs and...
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Apple ‘Surprise and Shine’ event on September 9: Here’s what to expect
Apple has confirmed September 9 for its annual iPhone launch, and the invite sent out on Wednesday uses the tagline “Surprise and shine.” The keynote starts at 10am Pacific, which is 10.30pm IST, and will stream from the Steve Jobs Theater at Apple Park via Apple’s site, YouTube and the Apple TV app.Two things separate...
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Yellowstone visitors once used Handkerchief Pool like a natural washing machine
Handkerchief Pool was a visitor favourite for its ability to pull in handkerchiefs and return them washed and clean. (NPS photos) Long before Yellowstone National Park became known for strict rules around its hot springs and geysers, visitors were encouraged to marvel at some of the park’s unusual thermal features.One of them was Handkerchief Pool,...
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TikTok aids scientists to report an unknown subterranean fish in the Gangetic Basin
(This article forms a part of the Science for All newsletter that takes the jargon out of science and puts the fun in! Subscribe now!) In 2024 a short video clip circulated on TikTok showed an unknown, tiny, colourless creature emerge from a borewell near the border between India and Nepal, beneath the Indo-Gangetic plain. Scientists...
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From E coli to amenity gaps: What CAG found beyond the railway makeover
Vande Bharat to E. coli: What CAG found behind Indian Railways’ big makeover (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: Indian Railways is in the middle of one of its biggest modernisation drives, spanning station redevelopment, new trains, electrification and record capital investment. A recent CAG audit, however, shows that alongside this expansion, gaps remain in some...
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நேபாளத்தில் சிக்கிய தமிழர்கள்: டெல்லி விரைந்த அமைச்சர்கள் குழு!
நேபாளத்தில் ஏற்பட்டுள்ள வெள்ளப்பெருக்கு காரணமாக அங்கு சிக்கித் தவிக்கும் தமிழர்களை பாதுகாப்பாக மீட்டு தமிழகம் அழைத்து வருவதற்கான நடவடிக்கைகள் தீவிரப்படுத்தப்பட்டுள்ளன. இதுதொடர்பாக சென்னை தலைமைச் செயலகத்தில் முதலமைச்சர் விஜய் தலைமையில் இன்று அவசர ஆலோசனை நடைபெற்றது. 103 தமிழர்களை மீட்க தீவிர நடவடிக்கை: கைலாஷ் மானசரோவர் ஆன்மிகப் பயணத்திற்காக நேபாளம் சென்ற 103 தமிழர்கள், அங்கு ஏற்பட்ட வெள்ளப்பெருக்கு மற்றும் அதனால் உருவான பாதிப்புகளால் சிக்கித் தவித்து வருகின்றனர். தமிழர்களின் பாதுகாப்பு குறித்து சட்டசபையிலும் இன்று சிறப்பு...
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US debt tops $40tn: Who does Uncle Sam owe? No, it’s not China
Trump is adding to a US debt pile that has been building for decades under both parties. Forty trillion dollars. Written out in full, that is $40,000,000,000,000, a four followed by thirteen zeros.Spend a dollar every second, and it would take more than 1.2 million years to get through the whole amount. Or stack that...
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Apollo 15 astronauts found 4-billion-year-old ‘Genesis Rock’ on the Moon
In 1971, Apollo 15 astronauts found an unusual white rock on the Moon (Image Credit: NASA) When Apollo 15 astronauts David Scott and James Irwin explored the Moon in 1971, they were looking for rocks that could reveal how the lunar surface formed. During their mission, they spotted an unusually bright fragment near Spur Crater,...
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Moody’s economist Mark Zandi warns: ‘We got a problem’
Moody’s Analytics chief economist Mark Zandi has issued one of his starkest warnings yet, saying the US may be ‘sleepwalking’ into an economic crises. According a report by Moneywise, speaking on the Sonia and Simon podcast Zandi said, “Never in the 35 years has there ever been a time when all of the measures are...
