Spread the love The record came after weeks of intense heatwaves, prolonged periods of extreme temperatures and widespread wildfires. The United States has recorded its hottest month in more than a century of official temperature records. July’s average temperature was 76.89F (24.94C) across the Lower 48 states, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The Lower 48 refers...
Number of govt elementary schools down 10,000 in a year
Spread the love Data showed the number of elementary-level govt schools declined from 8,89,806 in 2024-25 to 8,79,940 in 2025-26 NEW DELHI: The number of govt elementary schools across the country fell by nearly 10,000 in a year, with Meghalaya, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh recording the steepest declines, according to data tabled in the Lok Sabha on Monday.UDISE+ data showed...
Airbus and French agency to join probe into Phuket flight
Spread the love The aircraft plunged 300ft, injuring many on board NEW DELHI: European aerospace major Airbus and France’s Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety will join the probe to establish what caused the Air India A320 flying from Phuket to Delhi with 145 aboard to suddenly lose altitude by about 300ft last week, injuring many on...
10-foot alligator attacks Florida paddleboarder, tears off her arm
Spread the love Florida woman loses arm after 10-foot alligator drags her underwater in Silver River; quick-thinking boater rushes to save her A Florida woman survived a terrifying alligator attack after a nearly 10-foot reptile grabbed her arm and pulled her underwater while she was paddleboarding in the Silver River. A quick-thinking boater rushed to help after hearing screams and...
Trump admin has revoked over 1,75,000 visas since Jan 2025: Who is being targeted
Spread the love When the State Department revokes the legal status of migrants and deems them illegal, it is called visa revocation. The US State Department Monday published the exact number of visas revoked in the second term of Donald Trump’s presidency so far, while the crackdown is going on. The US has revoked more than 1,75,000 visas from foreign...
Ram Rahim’s acquittal in journalist murder case needs consideration: SC
Spread the love Rahim’s counsel said HC had recorded a categorical finding that the key witness could not be believed NEW DELHIi: Supreme Court on Monday admitted a petition challenging acquittal of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim, who is serving a 20-year sentence for sexually assaulting two female disciples, in the 2002 murder of Sirsa-based journalist Ram Chander...
Govt offers Amit Shah statement in Parliament, opposition doesn’t relent
Spread the love The Monsoon Session of Parliament has been marred by opposition protests since it began on July 20. NEW DELHI: Govt Monday agreed to a debate in Parliament on the recent student protest and home minister Amit Shah’s statement on the issue, but it failed to break the impasse as Congress insisted that all its demands, including PM...
J&K police foil govt staffer bid to trap ex-lover’s hubby in drug case
Spread the love Police have arrested the accused, Tariq Ahmad Sofi, employed with wildlife department in Ganderbal. SRINAGAR: J&K police on Monday claimed to have busted a plot by a 51-year-old govt employee to get his former lover’s newlywed husband arrested in a narcotics case. The accused allegedly couriered illegal drugs to the husband in an attempt to resume his...
Youths on indefinite hunger strike against CJP founder shifted to hospital
Spread the love The two youths have accused CJP leadership of favouritism and excluding grassroots members from the newly constituted core committee CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR: Two youths, Manish Brahmabhatt and Rahul Pandya, who had been on an indefinite hunger strike in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar to protest the list of core committee members announced by Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Aug 6, were...
Big military shake-up in Iran as Mojtaba Khamenei names 6 senior commanders
Spread the love The appointments come as Iran seeks to reinforce its military command structure following the deaths and displacement of senior commanders during the conflict. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei has appointed six senior commanders to key positions in the country’s military establishment, filling top posts in the armed forces, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), IRGC Navy...
