Grylls with wife Shara In 2001, Bear Grylls bought a remote island off the coast of north Wales for £95,000. At the time, the island had just one house, which Grylls described as a “complete wreck”. He and his friends then spent four years rebuilding the property, turning the isolated place into a family retreat.The...
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‘Shared vision transformed into a win-win collaboration’: PM Modi on Day 2 Brics summit
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the “growing strength, appeal and unprecedented trust” in Brics during the second day of the multilateral event in New Delhi.While chairing the Brics session on “Inclusive global governance and strengthening multilateralism”, PM Modi said that cooperation and support between the Brics members has led the shared vision transform...
Why Xi Jinping skipped PM Modi’s gala dinner at Brics Summit in Delhi
India is hosting the BRICS Summit on September 12-13, with leaders of the 11 member countries and 10 partner countries, attending the event Chinese President Xi Jinping skipped a gala dinner hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for Brics leaders and other dignitaries on Saturday, after attending the first day of the summit and holding...
PM Modi, Putin, Xi join world leaders at Bharat Mandapam for family photo – Video
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi joined Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and other world leaders for a family photo at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on Sunday as the 18th Brics Summit entered its second and final day.PM Modi welcomed several visiting leaders at the summit venue, including Malaysian Prime Minister...
Iran, Oman agree on details of Strait of Hormuz’s new entry, exit routes: Report
The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world’s most important routes for oil and gas shipments Iran and Oman have agreed on details of new entry and exit routes for the Strait of Hormuz and will brief Gulf countries on the outcome of their consultations at a regional meeting in Muscat on Monday, Iranian...
Three years before 9/11, CIA warned Clinton that Bin Laden wanted to strike India
Osama bin Laden (File photo) Three years before the 9/11 attacks shocked the United States, then-President Bill Clinton was warned by the CIA that Osama bin Laden intended to carry out attacks in India, Pakistan, Uganda and possibly Nigeria.A newly declassified CIA warning dated August 28, 1998, said Bin Laden had survived US missile strikes...
WTC points table: Where does India stand after England’s 3-0 whitewash of Pakistan?
Pakistan’s Babar Azam, center, with teammates following his side’s defeat to England on day four of the third Test at Edgbaston, in Birmingham, England, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026. (AP) England completed a 3-0 clean sweep of Pakistan with an eight-wicket win in the third Test at Edgbaston, finishing a one-sided series in style. The hosts...
Why Oracle founder Larry Ellison changed his mind on a $7.5 billion stock sale in a day
Larry Ellison has decided to cancel a trading plan a day after disclosing it. This plan would have allowed the Oracle co-founder to sell up to 50 million shares of the software company. Oracle has now confirmed that Ellison has sold no shares under the arrangement, which was due to remain in place until October...
Ship carrying 240 onboard loses contact in Java Sea near Indonesia
The Virgo Transport 8 was travelling from Surabaya in East Java to Banjarmasin (Representative image) A passenger ship carrying 240 people lost contact in the Java Sea near Indonesia on Sunday, prompting rescuers to launch a search operation, officials said.The Virgo Transport 8 was travelling from Surabaya in East Java to Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan...
Sabalenka smashes racket, hits ball into crowd after US Open defeat to Rybakina
Aryna Sabalenka reacts during the women’s singles final of the US Open against Elena Rybakina (left) and Sabalenka smashes her racket after losing the women’s singles final, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026, in New York. Elena Rybakina came to New York and took everything that had belonged to Aryna Sabalenka. First, it was the No. 1...
