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From Bill Gates to former prince Andrew: The biggest names felled by the Epstein files | World News
FILE – Britain’s Prince Andrew, center, and his daughters Princess Eugenie, left, and Princess Beatrice leave Westminster Abbey after the wedding of Prince William to Catherine Middleton, in London, April 29, 2011. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer, File) The latest release of Jeffrey Epstein–related documents has begun to reshape careers across politics, business, and public life by…
These animals that literally eat their own body parts: From snakes eating tails to octopuses biting arms |
Nature can be surprising, and sometimes a little unsettling, especially when animals behave in ways that seem hard for us to understand. One such example is self-cannibalism, highlighting a behaviour where some species eat parts of their own bodies. It might be a snake swallowing its shed skin or an animal chewing off a badly…
Angry youth won’t stay silent’: Congress defends shirtless protest at AI summit | India News
NEW DELHI: The Indian Youth Congress (IYC) on Friday defended its shirtless protest at the AI Summit saying the demonstration was the “voice of millions of angry unemployed youth” aimed at the “compromised” Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The youth wing said that they are “not against the AI Summit, and they “will no longer sit…
No cash payments at highway tolls from April 1? NHAI weighs FASTag, UPI-only payments
National Highaways (File photo- PTI) Commuters on National Highways may soon have to rely entirely on digital payment modes at toll plazas, as the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is considering phasing out cash transactions nationwide.Post implementation, all toll payments at National Highway fee plazas will be processed exclusively through digital modes using FASTag…
‘Not a negotiated document’: India clarifies on signing UN statement condemning Israel’s West Bank expansion | India News
MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs on Friday said the United Nations joint statement India signed was not a “negotiated document” that condemned Israel’s West Bank expansion.The foreign ministry said New Delhi’s stand on the expansion issue was already expressed in the India-Arab League Ministerial meeting that laid…
‘PM Modi torn between grips of US & China’: Rahul returns with jiu-jitsu analogy; explains why he used it in Parliament | India News
NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition on Friday unpacked his fiery “jiu-jitsu” analogy from the Budget Session speech, detailing the “political grips and chokes” squeezing Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In a video post on X, Gandhi highlighted the Gautam Adani indictment, plus the Epstein files that mention Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri and Anil…
‘India diversifying oil sourcing’: US envoy Sergio Gor notes Russia shift – what he said on Venezuela option
NEW DELHI: The United States has reiterated its claim, projecting India’s commitment regarding oil purchases from its long-time trade partner Russia as part of the much-awaited trade deal finalised between New Delhi and Washington recently. US envoy Sergio Gor on Friday expressed confidence, saying the US had “seen India diversify the sourcing of oil.” He…
‘Congress left borders open’: Amit Shah raises infiltration pitch in poll-bound Assam | India News
Union home minister Amit Shah (File photo) NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday trained his guns on Congress over its years in power in Assam, blaming the party for infiltration and alleging that it had “left our borders open to infiltrators” in what he described as an “attempt to alter the demographics”…
Break the spine, but spare the bones: How Taliban is crushing women, one rule at a time
The Taliban has introduced a new penal code in Afghanistan that formalises some of its most hardline policies, prompting concern among human rights groups about the consequences for women and children. Signed by supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada, the 90-page criminal code allows husbands to physically discipline their wives and children as long as it does…
Bengal vs EC: SC takes ‘extraordinary’ step, judicial officers to be part of SIR duty | India News
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday passed an “extraordinary order”, directing Calcutta HC to appoint serving and former judicial officers in poll-bound West Bengal to act as Electoral Register Officers (ERO) for the adjudication of claims and objections in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in the State, Live Law reported.The…
