A drone view shows people walking on a mud-covered road next to damaged houses following deadly flash floods and mudslides in Nepal (Reuters photo) The death toll from the catastrophic floods that struck Nepal and China’s Tibet this week has risen to 750, while more than 3,000 people remain missing, as authorities warned of possible…
FM Nirmala Sitharaman in Chicago India has met its fiscal deficit target for 2025-26, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Sunday, asserting that the government has stayed on its planned path of fiscal discipline.“We have given ourselves a fiscal discipline path on the fiscal deficit as well. We have fulfilled the trajectory. The last…
Dalip Singh, the professional wrestler better known as The Great Khali, escaped unhurt after his SUV was involved in a collision with another vehicle at a toll plaza in Panipat, Haryana, on Saturday. Taking to social media on Sunday, he put fans’ worries to rest, calling the incident “no big deal” and confirming he escaped…
You probably clean your toilet more carefully than you clean your kitchen sponge. Fair enough. The toilet has a reputation for being dirty, while the kitchen is where we prepare our food, so it naturally feels cleaner. But some of the things sitting in your kitchen every day can be surprisingly unhygienic. They are touched…
AriesThe week may begin quietly, but that mood won’t last. By the time you feel ready to move, you could move very quickly. An idea, conversation or decision that has been sitting in the background may finally demand action. Your vibe this week: Stop rehearsing. Start.TaurusYou don’t need to change everything just because something feels…
An Indian-origin US politician in New Jersey has been permanently barred from holding public office after admitting his role in an illegal gambling operation linked to the Lucchese crime family, which prosecutors said earned him about $900,000.Anand Shah, 44, a councilman in the Borough of Prospect Park, pleaded guilty to racketeering, money laundering and official…
Aryna Sabalenka (Getty Images) NEW YORK CITY: Aryna Sabalenka arrived at Flushing Meadows chasing history. She could leave it without the No. 1 ranking.The 28-year-old two-time defending champion is chasing history, aiming to become the first woman since Serena Williams (2012-14) to win three straight US Open titles. But her dip in form has left…
In Surat, there is a shrine where flowers and sweets are not the only offerings placed before the deity. Devotees also arrive carrying cigarette packets. Some light the cigarettes and leave them before the shrine, believing that their prayers will reach Banjara Bhoot Mama, a guardian figure worshipped at this unusual temple. Located in the…
Image credit: Sierra Nevada Ally For decades, a sprawling stretch of land along Nevada’s Carson River had a rather unusual place in the state’s history. In the 1940s and 1950s, part of the property operated as a “divorce ranch”, offering a temporary refuge for people seeking to end their marriages under Nevada’s famously lenient divorce…
Representational image of quantum imaging showing electron waves around an atom. (AI photo) Dirk Morr, a physics professor at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), has developed a quantum imaging strategy that uses superconductors as tiny projectors. The research, published in Nature Physics, provides experimental support for an idea Morr first proposed two decades ago.Morr…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Video grab) NEW DELHI: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi may only be 15, but the teenage sensation showed remarkable composure and instinct when he took charge of East Zone during their Duleep Trophy semifinal against Central Zone in Bengaluru on Sunday.With East Zone chasing control over the opening day’s proceedings, Sooryavanshi made a crucial leadership call…
Trump-linked defence businesses have benefited from increased military demand, while airlines have been hit by soaring fuel costs and disrupted routes. Six months into the war between the US, Israel and Iran, some of the worst fears for the global economy have failed to materialise, despite the conflict driving up energy and food costs, disrupting…
