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Iran’s secret oil money network scandal widens as billions go missing, 15 Interpol notices sought Iran’s shadowy oil revenue network has come under the radar after officials revealed that intermediaries handling state funds had misappropriated billions, with some fleeing the country, Iran International reported.The controversy has brought renewed attention to the system of “trusties” —...

Credit: Erik Karits from Pexels Hummingbird hawkmoths may have their own version of being left-handed or right-handed, using one preferred eye and one side of their long feeding tube together to search flowers for nectar.The discovery, made by a team of biologists at the University of Konstanz, shows how creatures with small brains save mental...

Paramount-Warner Bros. $111 billion merger: Benedict Cumberbatch, Alan Cumming and Benedict Wong urge UK to block deal, warn of job losses and fewer films Actors Benedict Cumberbatch, Alan Cumming and Benedict Wong have called on the UK government to block the proposed $111 billion Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger, warning that the deal could cause “immense...

Police arrested Ritesh Rajwade, 23, who confessed to the brutal crime. RAIPUR: A 20-year-old domestic worker, her throat slit in a brutal attack inside a public park in Chhattisgarh’s Surajpur district, desperately ran out in search of help before collapsing in a puddle of blood. Unable to speak because of the deep neck wound, she...

Police scrutiny of protesters at Jantar Mantar found 989 individuals with criminal records NEW DELHI: Police scrutiny of 2,873 people present at and around the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest at Jantar Mantar has found that 989 individuals had previous criminal records.These records included cases of murder, robbery, rape, kidnapping, offences against women, illegal arms...

Protesters damage a police vehicle during the ‘Bihar Bandh’ called over the alleged NEET paper leak and police action against protesting students, in Patna, Bihar. (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: The Bihar government on Monday announced the withdrawal of FIRs against all protesters who were arrested for alleged involvement in last week’s violent protests over the...

India’s Devi Bindyarani Sorokhibam competes in the 58 kilogram category of women weightlifting during the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, Monday, July 27, 2026. (AP Photo) India’s weightlifting contingent added another Commonwealth Games medal on Sunday as Bindyarani Devi clinched Bronze in the women’s 58kg final.It was India’s fifth weightlifting medal at the ongoing Commonwealth...

India’s Rs 100 crore income club is no longer as exclusive as it once was. More people are reporting nine-figure incomes in their tax returns, with the number rising to 576 in the 2025-26 assessment year, four times the count recorded five years ago, according to data shared by the government in Parliament on Monday.The...

Gitanjali J Angmo, wife of educator and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, calls out both BJP and Congress in a post on X NEW DELHI: Gitanjali J Angmo, wife of activist Sonam Wangchuk, on Monday criticised both the BJP and the Congress, saying political rivals used the same playbook to label those who disagreed with them.“When...

A 3.5-foot stone Shivling brought from Tarakeswar was taken to a temple near the ASI-protected Adina Masjid in Malda MALDA: A 3.5-foot stone Shivling was brought from Tarakeswar to a temple merely 50 yards from the 14th-century Adina Masjid in Malda on Monday, attracting controversy, a heavy deployment of police and a crowd of devotees.Members...