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Photo credit: Reuters Could a decades-old livestock burial ground become the next flashpoint in the Russia-Ukraine war?Ukraine’s military intelligence has alleged that Russian forces are creating conditions for the spread of anthrax in occupied parts of the Kherson region by improperly disposing of infected livestock, raising concerns over potential public health risks and what Kyiv...

Who owns the real TMC? Election Commission set to decide high-stakes battle NEW DELHI: The battle for control of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) is set to enter a decisive phase on Monday, with the rival camps led by West Bengal former CM Mamata Banerjee and Ritabrata Banerjee expected to submit documents before the Election Commission...

MUZAFFARNAGAR: The body of a 28-year-old woman was exhumed from her grave on Sunday and sent for a post-mortem examination after her father alleged that she was murdered over dowry demands, police said.Police have registered a case against the woman’s husband, father-in-law and mother-in-law under provisions related to dowry death, an official said.According to a...

The coffins of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family are displayed on a platform at the start of the dayslong funeral ceremonies at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, July 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) The United States reportedly carried out a diplomatic campaign...

Representational image TOI correspondent from Washington: Every party has uninvited guests and on America’s 250th birthday bash, they arrived in matching khakis, face masks, dark glasses, and military-style formation.Hours before President Trump extolled the virtues of liberty, democracy and the American experiment in his speech, roughly 400 members of the white nationalist group Patriot Front...

Police have launched an investigation and are collecting evidence (Representative image) A Pakistan air force group captain was shot dead after intervening to rescue a woman from an alleged abduction attempt in Islamabad, according to Pakistan’s Samaa TV.The incident took place at Shaheen Chowk, within the jurisdiction of the Margalla Police Station. The deceased officer,...

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) vice-president Rajiv Shukla has defended the selection process after teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi made his India debut, saying the board gives opportunities purely on merit.Shukla dismissed social media claims that Sooryavanshi was being unfairly overlooked and said he had always believed...

Nanobubbles cleaned up the Lincoln reflecting pool: here’s how they could be used on dying seas and lakes zThe Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, DC has become more than a landmark. It is now a real-world testing ground for nanobubbles, microscopic gas bubbles that can clean water, control algae and may eventually help restore...

As a historic heat wave bakes much of the United States, the Trump administration has quietly pulled roughly 6,000 web pages about energy conservation offline—a mass deletion that has archivists scrambling to save copies before they’re gone for good. The Department of Energy carried out the purge, and according to a report by The Verge,...

England’s Jude Bellingham listens to the coach during a training session ahead of the World Cup round of 16 football match against Mexico, in Mexico City, Saturday, July 4, 2026. (AP Photo) England midfielder Jordan Henderson has dismissed reports claiming the England team was using Viagra to deal with the high-altitude conditions in Mexico City...