The new all-female sea ranger corps will patrol the Reserve’s 170-kilometer Red Sea coastline, safeguarding marine and terrestrial ecosystems/ Image: Prince Mohammed bin Salman Royal Reserve Just ahead of World Ranger Day on July 31, the Prince Mohammed bin Salman Royal Reserve announced a historic development—the establishment of the Middle East’s first all-female sea ranger […]
Trump administration launches major ICE recruitment drive to hire deportation officers (Image: AP) The Trump administration is launching a new recruiting campaign to attract thousands of deportation officers, lawyers, and investigators as it prepares to massively expand immigration enforcement. Backed by a surge in funding from Congress, the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) aims […]
Lakshya, the Commonwealth Games champion, brushed aside Korea’s Jeon Hyeok Jin 21-8 21-14. File. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Indian shuttlers Lakshya Sen, Ayush Shetty and Tharun Mannepalli progressed to the second round of the men’s singles competition at the Macau Open Super 300 badminton tournament after registering fine wins here on Wednesday. Lakshya, the […]
Image credit: AP At least 37 Palestinians were killed on Wednesday (local time) while waiting for food at a crossing in the Gaza Strip, AP reported citing a local hospital. The source of the gunfire remains unclear, and the Israeli military, which oversees the crossing, has not issued a statement. This comes as the US […]
Leon Marchand broke the 200-meter individual medley world record at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore on Thursday (July 31). He clocked a remarkable 1:52.61, shattering the previous record set by Ryan Lochte in 2011. Leon Marchand’s record-breaking performance Leon Marchand, the French swimming sensation who claimed four Olympic gold medals in Paris last […]
SRINAGAR: India, taking advantage of its keeping in abeyance the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan, floated on Wednesday international tenders for construction of the Sawalkote Hydroelectric Project on the Chenab river a little over 40 years after it was conceived.The project, designated by govt as one of national importance, had suffered long delays due to […]
Former South Africa fast bowler Dale Steyn has made a bold prediction for India fast bowler Mohammed Siraj ahead of the fifth Test against England. India and England are set to lock horns in the fifth and final Test of the series at the Oval set to begin from July 31. The match is extremely […]
Delta co-pilot Rustom Bhagwagar The Delta Air Line pilot who was taken into custody straight from the plane on charges of child sexual assault in Contra Costa County, California has been charged with 24 felony counts on Tuesday, according to the Norther California authorities.Indian-origin Rustom Bhagwagar, 34, was taken into custody by a group of […]
A powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on July 29, 2025, prompting widespread tsunami warnings across the Pacific. From Japan and Hawaii to the U.S. West Coast, Chile, and Southeast Asia, millions were placed under evacuation advisories or watched with growing concern as tsunami waves began reaching coastal shores. With waves over […]
Duke University faces $108 million funding suspension (Image: AP) The Donald Trump administration has suspended $108 million in federal research funding to Duke University, accusing the institution of engaging in racial discrimination through affirmative action policies. The move marks a sharp escalation in the administration’s crackdown on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices at major […]
