Category: Events

Iran’s longest-serving Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was flown back to Iran from Iraq on Thursday, with his coffin escorted by a fighter jet, according to Reuters footage.Khamenei’s burial is scheduled later in the day in his hometown of Mashhad following a grand funeral ceremony. His coffin was brought from Iraq after funeral rites in...

Image of crash (Resolution improved using AI) A Hellenic Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon executed a successful emergency landing at Zakynthos International Airport on Thursday afternoon after suffering an unspecified technical issue mid-flight.The incident occurred on July 9 when the fighter jet, belonging to the 116th Combat Wing, was forced to divert to the southern...

After months of legal battles, certification delays, piracy leaks and endless speculation, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay’s ‘Jana Nayagan’ has finally received clearance from the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). The film has been awarded an A certificate, bringing to an end one of the longest and most controversial censor processes in recent Tamil...

Photo/Agencies England fast bowler Jofra Archer is looking forward to another battle with India’s teenage opener Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, saying, “May the best man win.”At just 15, Sooryavanshi has already made a name for himself after finishing as the highest run-scorer, leading six-hitter and Most Valuable Player in this year’s Indian Premier League.However, England have managed...

Sukhendu Sekhar Roy, Sushmita Dev and Prakash Chik Baraik (L-R) NEW DELHI: Former Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders Sushmita Dev, Sukhendu Sekhar Ray and Prakash Chik Baraik formally joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Kolkata on Thursday, weeks after resigning from the TMC amid growing rebellion within the party.The three leaders were inducted into the...

A major fire at a footwear factory in China’s eastern Fujian province caused “heavy human losses” on Thursday, state media reported, as rescue teams continued search and firefighting operations.The blaze broke out at around 12.04 pm at a shoe factory in Jiangtou Village, Chendai Township, in Jinjiang city, according to Xinhua. CCTV reported that several...

‘Purab mat jaiyo more Rajaji …’Passed down through generations, this folk song still echoes the reality of many villages in Bihar, where the men are forced to leave in search of greener pastures.Migration has long been woven into Bihar’s social and cultural landscape. But long-standing gaps in local employment, combined with rising aspirations, have increased...

Not the Poznań flock, but VW’s real sheep are doing the same job Shaun does best—mowing the lawn. (Credits: Shaun the Sheep Movie) Volkswagen has swapped its lawnmowers for something a lot woollier. A flock of 100 sheep is now grazing beneath more than 31,000 solar panels at the photovoltaic farm that helps power the...

How Asia’s oldest stock exchange became India’s market pulse Happy birthday to the market that has seen it all — bull runs, bear markets, blockbuster wins and brutal bloodbaths.Today, the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), home to the sensex and the heartbeat of India’s stock market, turns 151.The towering BSE building on Dalal Street is a...

A serviceman with Ukraine’s K-2 brigade prepares a midrange drone before flying it toward Russian positions on the front line in Ukraine’s Donetsk region on June 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka) The conflict in Ukraine is now nearing the 1,600-day mark. The war has stretched a little longer than the First World War, or the...