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Red-faced Pakistan summons top diplomat over US envoy Gor’s J&K remark in Srinagar
US Ambassador Sergio Gor visits Srinagar with J&K CM Omar Pakistan on Wednesday summoned the US Charge d’Affaires in Islamabad and lodged a protest after US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor described Jammu and Kashmir as an “important part of India” during his visit to Srinagar on Wednesday.The remarks came as Gor made his first…
Trouble brewing for Zelenskyy? Ex-defence minister calls for wartime polls
Ukraine has been under martial law since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022 Ukraine’s recently dismissed former defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov has called for presidential elections to be held despite the ongoing war with Russia, delivering one of the most direct political challenges to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy since the full-scale invasion began in…
Pentagon weighs reducing Gulf troop presence as Iran war cost hits $37.5 bn : Report
Pentagon weighs reducing Gulf troop presence after Iran war damage to bases, report The Pentagon is weighing whether the United States should maintain a smaller military presence in the Persian Gulf after the Iran war, as per a Washington Post report. The scale of damage to American bases has forced Washington to reconsider a decades-old…
In 1966, a 71-year-old woman donated nearly 100 acres of her Virginia farm and money for an amphitheatre; the land became America’s only national park dedicated to the performing arts
Wolf Trap remains the only national park in the United States devoted to the performing arts, advancing the concept Shouse first put forth more than six decades ago Before it became a stage beneath the stars, Wolf Trap was simply a Virginia farm. But in the 1960s, one woman had a very different dream for…
Vande Mataram, Chhatron ki Goonj & chanda chori: What Congress discussed in key strategy meet | India News
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has asked the party’s chief ministers to work with education experts and prepare a roadmap for overhauling the education and examination system. NEW DELHI: The Congress on Wednesday mapped out its political strategy on a range of issues, including the Vande Mataram centenary celebrations, its ‘Chhatron ki Goonj’ campaign against paper…
Photography To Protect Endangered Species: In 2006, Joel Sartore began photographing one animal at a time; 18,000 species later, his Photo Ark has become a global conservation movement fighting to save wildlife from extinction
Joel Sartore started the project with a simple but powerful idea: to photograph animals one species at a time, creating a visual record before they are gone. (Image: Instagram/joelsartore) In a world where species can disappear before most people even know they exist, photographer Joel Sartore has spent two decades making sure wildlife is seen….
Delhi Jal Board case: Satyendar Jain, four others sent to 14-day judicial custody | India News
The case relates to alleged irregularities in the tendering process for the augmentation and upgradation of sewage treatment plants (STPs) under the DJB. NEW DELHI: Rouse Avenue Court on Wednesday remanded former Delhi minister and AAP leader Satyendar Jain and four other accused to 14-day judicial custody in connection with an alleged corruption case involving…
Amit Shah to chair South Zone Chief Ministers’ Conference in Mamallapuram | Chennai News
CHENNAI: Union home minister Amit Shah will chair the two-day South Zone Chief Ministers’ Conference to be held at a private hotel in Mamallapuram starting Thursday.Karnataka chief minister D K Shivakumar, Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu, Telangana CM A Revanth Reddy, Kerala CM V D Satheesan, Puducherry CM N Rangasamy and Tamil Nadu…
In 2015, a storm flooded and destroyed a Virginia wildlife refuge beach parking lot; now officials are moving it 2.5 miles north so dunes and saltmarsh can reclaim the old site
Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge (Image Credit: Canva) A severe storm in 2015 flooded and destroyed a recreational beach parking lot at Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge in Virginia, exposing the growing difficulty of maintaining visitor facilities on a shifting barrier island. According to the US Fish and Wildlife Service, the refuge is now relocating the recreational…
‘Quickest way to erode goodwill’: J&K CM Omar Abdullah reacts to viral ‘we are Gen Z’ video | India News
In the video, the woman is heard saying, “We are Gen-Z and we won’t tolerate this nonsense”, NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday reacted to a viral video showing a female tourist arguing with security personnel at a checkpoint in Kargil, saying the phrase “we are Gen Z” could become…
