A secretive Russian military intelligence unit operating out of a Tokyo high-rise is helping supply Vladimir Putin’s war machine by buying and smuggling high-tech components from Japan, according to a New York Times investigation.The unit, known as the 20th Directorate, has made Japan a crucial base for Russia’s war effort. Ukrainian officials estimate that 90...
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Youth thrashed by mob while with woman of another faith in UP
AGRA: A youth from a minority community was allegedly assaulted by a mob after he was found with a woman of a different faith in Muzaffarnagar’s Civil Lines area on Sunday. A video of the incident later surfaced on social media, prompting a police probe.The incident took place at Zila Parishad Market, where the youth...
‘I used to watch from sidelines’: Haaland reflects on life-changing WC after England loss
Erling Haaland Erling Haaland said Norway’s FIFA World Cup 2026 campaign has changed him as a person after the team’s run ended with a quarter-final defeat to England.Norway’s World Cup journey came to an end after a 2-1 extra-time loss to England. Despite the result, Haaland said playing on football’s biggest stage and representing his...
5 deadlines missed since 2020: Why Delhi’s landfill crisis continues
NEW DELHI: July has barely begun, and MCD, seemingly aware that it will again miss its own target, has replaced the July 31 deadline for flattening the Okhla landfill with a fresh one at Dec-end.The latest revision is the fifth since 2020.The civic body’s race to flatten Delhi’s three man-made garbage mountains has increasingly become...
Jeff Bezos wrote Amazon’s plan while MacKenzie Scott drove across US
In an old interview posted on YouTube, Bezos recalled brainstorming on a laptop in the passenger seat while MacKenzie Scott drove him across the country Before Amazon became a three-trillion-dollar global company, its entire business plan was written on a laptop sitting inside the passenger seat of a borrowed 1988 Chevy Blazer.The idea for the...
India declares 1-day national mourning for former Qatar emir Sheikh Hamad
India declared 1-day national mourning after demise of former Qatar emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani NEW DELHI: India declared one day of national mourning on the demise of Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, father of current Qatar ruler Qatar, announced the ministry of external affairs on Sunday.“Government of India has declared one-day national...
Chandigarh hit-and-run: Speeding Mercedes hits 2 outside nightclub; driver flees
The injured were identified as Amjad, a resident of Bapudham Colony, Sector 26, and Alliance Preet, a resident of Sector 44, Chandigarh. The injured were identified as Amjad, a resident of Bapudham Colony, Sector 26, and Alliance Preet, a resident of Sector 44, Chandigarh. The injured were identified as Amjad, a resident of Bapudham Colony,...
Orlando Bloom’s daily practice for peace amid fame and pressure
Orlando Bloom says Soka Gakkai’s daily Buddhist practice helped him stay grounded Actor Orlando Bloom is spiritually inclined and has often spoken about how practising Nichiren Buddhism shaped both his personal life and acting career.The The Lord of the Rings and Pirates of the Caribbean star has been a member of Soka Gakkai for many...
Japan repairs centuries-old temples without modern nails – here’s how
Japan does not use modern nails to repair centuries-old temples. Instead, master craftsmen rely on an ancient woodworking technique (Representational AI photo) Centuries-old temples in Japan are still repaired without using modern nails, screws or metal brackets. In Japan, master carpenters instead continue to follow an ancient woodworking technique that has been passed down generations...
Baldwins pull Hamptons home after cutting price from $29m to $18.99m
Alec and Hilaria Baldwin have pulled their Hamptons home from the market again after years of trying to sell (Getty image) Alec Baldwin and his wife, Hilaria Baldwin, have once again taken their Hamptons home off the market after several attempts to sell it over the past few years.According to Realtor. com, the listing for...
