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KOCHI: Nearly half of India witnessed extreme rainfall during southwest monsoon of 2025. According to a report by Climate Trends released on Friday, 45% of India’s landmass experienced extreme rainfall during this season.In the last 10 years, from 2016 to 2025, five years registered above-normal rainfall, two years recorded normal rainfall and three years witnessed…

A video showing the daughter of a senior aide to Iran’s supreme leader wearing a strapless wedding gown at a luxury hotel in Tehran has stirred a major row. Critics are accusing the regime of hypocrisy over its strict hijab laws.The footage was reportedly leaked on X on October 17, according to Daily Mail. The…

US President Donald Trump had a tense moment with a camera operator on Tuesday when equipment came close to damaging a centuries-old mirror in White House. “You’re not allowed to break that, that mirror’s 400 years old,” Trump warned the staffer.“A camera just hit the mirror, I just moved it and a camera hit the…

India’s High Commissioner in Canada Dinesh Patnaik asked why he needs protection in Canada but his counterpart in India does not need it. India’s new High Commissioner to Canada Dinesh Patnaik expressed safety concerns of Indians in Canada in a recent interview with CTV News, and called the situation strange enough that he, an envoy,…

US President Donald Trump has again renewed pressure on India, warning that New Delhi could continue to face “massive tariffs” if it doesn’t stop importing oil from Russia. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump claimed Prime Minister Narendra Modi personally assured him that India would stop buying Russian crude.“I spoke with Prime Minister…

Veteran Bollywood actor Govardhan Asrani, popularly known as Asrani, has sadly passed away. He was 84. News of his death comes just hours after he took to his social media handle on Monday afternoon to share his Diwali greetings with friends and fans. Thought the cause of his death has not yet been revealed, reports…

Being a pet parent comes with its own joys and responsibilities. Perhaps the joys outweigh the responsibility part, and that’s why, while speaking to us, actor Aarya Babbar shared that his dog child, Happy Babbar, is the light of his life. It goes without saying that Aarya loves him unconditionally, and thus, it pains him…

They say even a Michelin-starred chef can’t compete with the flavors and taste that a mother brings to food. A perfect example of it came in front of us, when Sharad Keklkar narrated the sweet tale about his addiction to his mom’s home-made samosas and dahi vadas on Diwali.“My mother, she’s around 70 plus, and…

(AI image generated using ChatGPT) For the first time in seven years, China has completely halted imports of US soybeans, leaving American farmers cut off from their largest overseas customer just as the autumn harvest begins. September shipments from the US fell to zero, a sharp contrast to last year’s 1.7 million metric tons.China’s overall…

File photo (Picture source: Chinese military) Australia has accused a Chinese military aircraft of releasing flares close to its P-8A patrol jet over the South China Sea on Sunday. There was no harm to the aircraft and its personnel.China also accused the Australian jet of “illegally intruding” into China’s airspace, adding that it had to…