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Over 100 arrested in Morocco over fresh Ceuta migrant crossing attempt
Around 111 people arrested in Morocco for attempting another border crossing into Ceuta Moroccan authorities arrested at least 111 people on Saturday after a group attempted to reach Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta, following calls on social media for another mass border crossing.The arrests came about two weeks after a large influx of migrants…
Fur traders introduced Arctic foxes across Alaska’s Aleutian Islands to produce pelts; by killing seabirds, the foxes helped turn lush grasslands into tundra
The foxes reduced seabird populations, which meant less nutrient-rich guano reached the islands. Arctic foxes introduced to more than 400 Alaskan islands for fur changed far more than the local wildlife. According to a study published in journal Science, by preying on seabirds, they disrupted the flow of nutrients from the ocean to land and…
BJP lodges complaint against Sonia Gandhi as Vande Mataram row intensifies
The controversy erupted after visuals from the Independence Day programme at the Congress headquarters showed senior party leaders speaking among themselves NEW DELHI: BJP leaders on Sunday lodged a formal complaint against Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi at the Urwa Police Station in Karnataka. The move escalated a political row over the recitation of…
Bihar recorded higher turnout than US, UK, France in assembly polls after SIR: CEC Gyanesh Kumar
Bihar’s 67.25% assembly poll turnout topped US, UK, France after SIR: CEC NEW DELHI: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Sunday said the “successful” Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar last year helped increase voter turnout in the assembly elections that followed.Speaking to reporters at Patna airport, Kumar, who is on…
PM Modi’s quiet Independence Day morning with cows, peacocks
PM Modi shares his morning routine NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday shared a glimpse of his morning routine, posting a video of himself feeding cows and peacocks before leaving for the Red Fort for India’s 80th Independence Day celebrations.In a post on Instagram, Modi said feeding the animals was part of his…
Amit Shah targets Sonia Gandhi over Vande Mataram row
File photo: Congress leader Sonia Gandhi and Union home minister Amit Shah NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday launched a sharp attack on Congress over a controversy surrounding the rendition of Vande Mataram at the party’s Independence Day event, accusing it of insulting the national song and alleging that the incident was…
Zohran Mamdani attends as first Indian American mayor of New York
‘It was an experience I will never forget.’, Mamdani wrote in a post on X. New York City’s first Indian-American mayor, Zohran Mamdani, joined the Queens ‘India Day’ Parade in Floral Park as Indian-American communities across the New York tri-state area marked India’s 80th Independence Day. The celebrations across the New York tri-state area featured…
A skeleton found beneath Scotland’s Stirling Castle had more than 160 fractures; researchers say it is the first confirmed death from a trebuchet
The 14th century warrior’s skull was broken in 61 places. (University of Bradford photo) A skeleton uncovered beneath Scotland’s Stirling Castle may be the first confirmed archaeological evidence of a person killed by a trebuchet. Known to archaeologists as Skeleton 150, the remains belong to a defender who appears to have been killed during a…
12 killed, 10 injured after Polish bus overturns on M3 motorway
The bus was travelling on the M3 motorway when it ran off the road and tipped over near Mezokeresztes (representative image) At least 12 people were killed and another 10 seriously injured after a Polish bus overturned and crashed into a ditch on a motorway in eastern Hungary early Sunday, Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar…
Air India Express passenger carrying weapon fires round at Varanasi airport; 2 injured
Air India Express (Representative image) NEW DELHI: A passenger travelling with his wife on an Air India Express flight to Mumbai fired a round during a weapon check at Varanasi airport on Sunday, injuring two security screeners.The incident took place around 9.30 am when the passenger, travelling on flight IX-1810, declared that he was carrying…
