August 2025 – Page 194

‘My father was mocked by his friends for letting me play football in shorts’: Gardener’s daughter makes India’s U-20 team | Football News

[ad_1] AHMEDABAD: When 18-yearold Khushbu Saroj walks on to the pitch at Thuwunna Stadium in Yangon on Aug 6 to face Indonesia in the AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers, she’ll carry more than just a jersey with the Indian tricolour — she’ll carry a dream that once seemed impossible.The daughter of a humble gardener, […]

Radioactive wasp nest discovered in US: Routine check findings at Cold War-era nuclear facility; radiation levels 10 times above limit

[ad_1] Workers at a former US nuclear weapons facility in South Carolina have uncovered a radioactive wasp nest emitting radiation levels ten times higher than regulatory limits, reports the BBC.Routine radiation checks at the Savannah River site near Aiken discovered a wasp nest early July, positioned on a post near tanks storing liquid nuclear waste.“The […]

Trump’s fund cuts: CPB to shut down after GOP slashes funding; ‘trashed decades of democracy’ say critics

[ad_1] The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced that it would be winding down its operations on Friday, in a major victory for Republican lawmakers. This follows a successful effort to defund local PBS and NPR stations across the United States. The decision comes just over a week after US President Donald Trump signed a […]

Horoscope Tomorrow, August 3, 2025: 5 zodiacs are likely to attract success | Astrology

[ad_1] Aries (Mar 21-Apr 20) Trust that you are exactly where you need to be tomorrow. If things seem slow and unsettling at times, remember that every step is being used to mould your path in life. Do not rush or doubt your journey. What you learn now will build you into a stronger person. […]

Who is backing Palestine? From Canada to France, countries recognising its statehood; what is India’s stance?

[ad_1] Entire districts were razed to the ground in Gaza (Photo: NYT) In a sweeping diplomatic shift, several key allies of the United States are now preparing to formally recognise Palestine as a sovereign state.This development will increase global pressure on Israel and change how the world views Palestinian statehood. In 1988, India became one […]

The beauty and quirks of being Mohammed Siraj

[ad_1] The fifth India vs England Test at the Oval is Mohammed Siraj’s 41st for India. He has been a skilful, courageous, tireless and passionate bowler for India across these 41 Tests. Siraj came into Test cricket at the end of 2020, debuting in India’s stirring Border-Gavaskar Trophy win in Australia. At the time he […]

‘Ask daddy for a bumblebee’: Toddler after surviving 18-storey fall; father honours tree with red flower

[ad_1] AI Image used for Representative purpose China witnessed a miracle when a boy, who is just three years old, miraculously survived an extraordinary 18-storey fall from his residential building, with a tree breaking his fall.The event occurred on July 15 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, southeastern China, while the young boy was under his grandparents’ […]

Devil’s Den murders row: Former teacher a ‘monster’; tickled little girls and gave ‘lot of special treatment’

[ad_1] A former primary school teacher accused of brutally murdering a married couple in front of their two daughters at Devil’s Den State Park in Arkansas had previously displayed alarming behaviour towards young girls at a school in Texas, a concerned parent has claimed.Andrew James McGann, 28, is accused of stabbing Clinton David Brink, 43, […]

Watch: Drama! England skipper Ollie Pope refuses umpire’s spin option, forces early stumps on Day 2 of final Test | Cricket News

[ad_1] India vs England (Getty Images) England stand-in skipper Ollie Pope refused the umpires’ offer to continue play with spin, resulting in stumps being called earlier than expected in a rare and intriguing moment late on Day 2 of the fifth Test at The Oval. As the light deteriorated, on-field umpire Kumar Dharmasena offered Pope […]

Washington mansion killings: 15-year-old ‘killed’ parents, siblings; was raised in ‘militant survivalist’ home

[ad_1] A 15-year-old boy accused of murdering nearly his entire family in their $2 million lakeside mansion in suburban Seattle was raised under a “rigid, militant survivalist ideology” and kept isolated from the outside world, according to new court documents filed last week.Prosecutors allege that the teenager, whose identity remains protected due to his age, […]