Flash floods and mudslides have killed hundreds and left more than 1,300 people missing along the China-Nepal border A barrier lake formed near the confluence of the Chhochen Khola and Purepu Tsangpo rivers in Nepal could face a high risk of breaching over the next three days, Global Times reported citing Chinese authorities on Thursday....
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Massachusetts officer quits before firing hearing over alleged Flock misuse
Representative image A police officer in the small Massachusetts town of Stow has resigned just hours before a scheduled termination hearing, after an internal investigation found he repeatedly misused surveillance tools to track a former partner. Officer Jason Rogers allegedly used Flock Safety’s automated license plate reader system and state police databases to obtain information...
YouTuber Chhavi Varshney killed as SUV crashes into truck near Ujjain
Chhavi Varshney (Image Credit: Instagram) INDORE: A woman and her daughter were killed and three others seriously injured after an SUV crashed into a truck on the Ujjain-Garoth four-lane road near Ramakhedi village around 6 am on Tuesday.The deceased were identified as Sarika and her daughter Chhavi Varshney. Chhavi was a popular YouTuber and had...
UK military sites in Russia’s crosshairs? Kremlin’s stark warning to London
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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,...
