Malwan: A Shivaji statue inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last year, collapsed on August 26, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI When the statue of King Shivaji collapsed within eight months after it was unveiled in Maharashtra by the Prime Minister, the political wrangling began. The politics underlines the fact that it was not just […]
Listen to article Former Pakistani actress and host Mishi Khan has expressed her discontent over a viral video featuring Arshad Nadeem, the gold medallist of the Paris Olympics 2024. The video, which has been circulating widely on social media, shows Nadeem dismissing a local reporter’s questions in Mian Channu. In the brief clip, the reporter asks Nadeem […]
Getty Images A beaver and kits at Otterton, Devon A network of wildlife charities is calling for beavers to be released into rivers across England and Wales in the wake of a kit baby boom. The beaver is a keystone species that can bring huge benefits to nature but governments are stalling on plans to […]
The Federal Aviation Administration has grounded SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rockets pending an investigation to determine what caused a first-stage booster to crash onto a landing barge early Wednesday after helping launch another batch of Starlink internet satellites. After standing down from the piloted Polaris Dawn launch late Tuesday because of an unfavorable long-range forecast, SpaceX […]
After standing down from the piloted Polaris Dawn launch late Tuesday, SpaceX shifted gears and pressed ahead with plans for back-to-back launches of Starlink internet satellites early Wednesday, one from Florida and the other from California. But the second flight was called off after the first stage used in the Florida launch toppled into the […]
On August 24, the Union Cabinet approved the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS), which guarantees an assured pension to government employees who joined the service after January 1, 2004, under the National Pension System. This optional scheme, which will be applicable from April 1, 2025, will benefit 23 lakh Central government employees, potentially rising to 90 […]
PUBLISHED August 28, 2024 The MTV Video Music Awards have always been a showcase of unpredictable and daring moments. It all started in 1984 when Madonna set the tone with a provocative performance of ‘Like a Virgin,’ where she donned a white wedding dress and sensually rolled around the stage—a move that was considered both […]
AUSTIN, Texas — A Latino voting rights group called Monday for a federal investigation after its volunteers said Texas authorities raided their homes and seized phones and computers as part of an investigation by the state’s Republican attorney general into allegations of voter fraud. No charges have been filed against any targets of the searches […]
A combination of screenshots from a video showing card-stacking artist and architect Bryan Berg construct the tallest house of cards. — Screengrab/Instagram/@guinnessworldrecords A man in the United States has recently set a new Guinness World Record (GWR) by meticulously constructing a 54-level house of cards within a mere eight hours. According to The Indian Express, Bryan Berg, […]
WATCH | Saba Naqvi in conversation with Yogendra Yadav We are criminally guilty because we took our Constitution for granted, says the political activist and politician. | Video Credit: Interview by Saba Naqvi; Camera: Dipesh Arora; Production Assistants: Vitasta Kaul and Vedaant Lakhera; Editing by Samson Ronald K.; Produced by Jinoy Jose P. In this […]
