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Aftermath of earthquakes in Venezuela Two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela within 39 seconds of each other on Wednesday, triggering building collapses, road damage and panic in parts of the country, including the capital Caracas, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS) and Venezuelan authorities.According to the USGS, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck near San Felipe,...

Brazil’s Vinicius Junior (7) celebrates after scoring his side’s second goal during the World Cup Group C soccer match between Scotland and Brazil in Miami Gardens, Fla., Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) Brazil secured top spot in Group C with an assured 3-0 victory over Scotland at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, completing...

PM Modi invited to join Khamenei’s funeral ceremony that is to be held between July 4 and July 9 NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi has been invited by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian to attend the funeral of former supreme leader Ali Khamenei, official sources confirmed.While Modi himself is unlikely to travel, it’s learnt that govt...

Representative image NEW DELHI: An Air India Delhi-Amritsar flight briefly entered Pakistan airspace while holding to land Monday, prompting authorities to ground the operating crew and an Amritsar air traffic controller for allegedly failing to report the incident. The aircraft exited Pakistani airspace within 15 seconds after coordinating with Lahore ATC and later returned to...

NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday advised states to start registering e-Zero FIRs in cyber crime cases so that victims who have lost their money are spared the harassment of running from pillar to post. Noting that only nine states have this system in place, Modi directed PMO officials to take this up with...

Two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela within minutes of each other on Wednesday evening, causing buildings to collapse in the capital Caracas and triggering tsunami alerts across parts of the Caribbean.According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the first earthquake, measuring 7.1 in magnitude, struck at 18:04 local time near Montalbán, west of the coastal community...

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Kapil Dev NEW DELHI: India legend Kapil Dev has praised teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, calling him a “special talent,” while cautioning that the real test of the 15-year-old’s career still lies years ahead.Sooryavanshi, who has become one of the most talked-about young cricketers in the world, is on the verge of a...

UBT MPs meet Birla, question rebels’ Shinde Sena merger NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: In a meeting with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday, Shiv Sena (UBT) said two-thirds of its MPs cannot join or merge with another party on their own, without the initiative of their original party, and urged him to uphold provisions of the...

Representative image NEW DELHI: The French Revolution, the Russian Revolution and Nazism will no longer be part of the Class IX history syllabus. NCERT officials said these modern world history themes will be taken up in Class X as part of secondary-stage progression, while the new Class IX textbook will chart the story of early...

Representative image NEW DELHI: Crude oil prices fell below the $75-per-barrel mark on Wednesday as the Strait of Hormuz reopened but are yet to return to the pre-conflict levels of $65-70 a barrel.While Brent crude traded at nearly $73.4 per barrel at the time of filing this report, the Indian oil basket — a blend...