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Rescue workers inspect the area and damaged structures along the Trishuli River in Nepal (AP Photo) TRISHULI BAZAAR (NUWAKOT, NEPAL): Three warnings came within minutes the day it flooded, an accountant rushed in saying water was gushing in, a teacher relayed a phone call from upstream saying the area had been “swallowed”, and a parent...

Train operations on the Kalka-Shimla heritage rail line have been disrupted multiple times this monsoon due to rain and landslides. (Credit-Social Media) SHIMLA: Ten trains on the Kalka-Shimla narrow gauge railway line, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, were cancelled on Sunday after heavy rain washed away soil supporting a section of the track in Himachal...

According to police, the accused prevented her from reaching home and took her to a hotel in Firozabad, where he allegedly sexually assaulted her. AGRA: A 23-year-old man allegedly booked a hotel room in Firozabad on his birthday to meet his 22-year-old girlfriend, consumed a sexual stimulant drug and raped her before killing her when...

United States uranium production more than tripled in 2025, reaching its highest level since 2017. United States uranium production more than tripled in 2025, reaching its highest level since 2017, as the country moves to strengthen its domestic nuclear fuel supply.According to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), US uranium mines produced 2.1 million pounds...

John E. Davis (AI enhanced scereengrab- Youtube/KC Videoclub) A fifth-generation West Texas rancher twice rejected plans to put wind turbines on his family’s property before eventually agreeing to host seven turbines. Today, the wind project has become an important source of regular income for John E Davis, helping him continue his ranching operation and invest...

Marlon Brando bought a private Polynesian atoll after filming ‘Mutiny on the Bounty’ A private Pacific atoll once owned by Hollywood actor Marlon Brando has become one of French Polynesia’s most important marine conservation sites, with thousands of sea turtle hatchlings recorded after decades of habitat protection. Biologists monitoring Tetiaroa Atoll recorded more than 15,614...

Logan Paul in action against The Miz during SummerSlam on July 30, 2022 at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Andrew Timms/WWE via Getty Images.) Logan Paul and The Miz are two generations of crossover success for the WWE. Paul was a major internet personality before he started professional wrestling, and Michael Gregory Mizanin...

L-R: The Gupte brothers: Balkrishna and Subhash On August 30, 1934, Balkrishna Pandharinath Gupte was born into a family that would produce two accomplished leg-spinners. But while his elder brother Subhash Gupte went on to become one of the finest spinners of his generation, Baloo Gupte spent much of his cricketing life in his shadow.Baloo,...

Guy Savy and a partner bought a degraded Seychelles island A tiny coral island on the northern edge of the Seychelles Bank was once close to ecological collapse. Years of commercial farming, habitat destruction and wildlife exploitation had badly damaged its natural environment. Today, after more than five decades of careful conservation, Bird Island is...

File photo: Bengal minister Agnimitra Paul and Ex-Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee NEW DELHI: West Bengal minister Agnimitra Paul on Sunday said that any violation of a Calcutta High Court order, irrespective of the person involved, “would not be tolerated”, after an FIR was registered against former chief minister Mamata Banerjee over alleged violations during a...