A UK lawyer and environmental campaigner who spent days helping volunteers clean a neglected river is now facing the possibility of prosecution. Paul Powlesland, founder of the River Roding Trust, led a 10-day effort to remove more than 200 bags of rubbish, weeds and silt from Alders Brook, a tributary of the River Roding in…
According to the RBI’s monthly bulletin released on Monday, the central bank purchased $16.225 billion and sold $25.169 billion in the spot market during April, resulting in a net sale of $8.944 billion. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) was a net seller of $8.944 billion in the spot foreign exchange market in April, marking…
For most visitors, Omaha Beach appears much as any broad stretch of northern European coastline might. The tide advances and retreats, families wander across the sand, and the horizon seems distant and quiet. History is present, certainly, but it tends to exist in visible forms: memorials, museums, rows of graves, and carefully preserved photographs. The…
Beauty can mean many things. It can represent confidence, kindness, compassion, strength, or grace. The names on this list come from different languages and cultures, but they all share one common theme: they celebrate beauty in its many forms. Whether you prefer a traditional Sanskrit name like Lavanya, a globally loved choice like Bella, or…
Indian-origin man in Texas, Ravi Vavilala, said he had to remove the Ganesha idol from his home to make it look generic to prospective buyers. Days after MAGA celebrated how the real estate prices came down in Texas as Indian H-1Bs started exiting the US, a statement by Indian-American Ravi Vavilala has gone viral. Vavivala…
Proverb of the day (Image generated via Google Gemini) This little proverb is built like a joke, with a punchline at the end. It lists things that make us happy, but cleverly ranks them by how long the happiness lasts. A nap buys you an hour. A day’s fishing buys you a day. Inheriting a…
19-year-old Indian international student Komalpreet Kaur was killed in May More than a month after Indian international student Komalpreet Kaur was hit and killed by a car in a Perth shopping centre carpark, a teenage driver has now been charged over the incident.Western Australia Police said a 19-year-old man from Forrestfield was charged with careless…
The clip has gone viral on social media. A viral video circulating on social media since the NEET re-examination shows a father outside the Government Girls College centre in Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh, crying, folding his hands, and begging officials to let his daughter in. They arrived at 1:32 pm. The gate had shut at 1:30….
Long before cities appeared, before fields were cleared for crops and before people began living in permanent villages, communities around Lake Baikal in Siberia were moving through a landscape shaped by hunting, fishing and seasonal rhythms. For years, archaeologists studying ancient burials in the region were puzzled by something unusual. Certain cemeteries contained unexpectedly high…
Renault India today announced that it has commenced exports of the made-in-India Renault Duster SUV, with the first consignment of 750 units setting sail from Chennai for South Africa. The company said the shipment marks the start of its export programme for the new-generation Duster, with plans to expand exports to additional international markets in…
