Indian-origin billionaire announces Dh1m aid for UAE road crash victims: 6 Indians among 7 dead | World News
Indian-origin billionaire Dr Shamsheer Vayalil has announced a Dh1 million humanitarian support package for families affected by the recent Emirates Road crash that killed seven workers and injured nine others.Dr Vayalil is a radiologist, businessman and philanthropist. He is the founder and chairman of Burjeel Holdings, a leading healthcare group in the Middle East, with…
Did NTA mess up NIFT Result 2026? Students allege scorecard errors, attendance mismatches
The National Testing Agency (NTA) is once again facing criticism after a section of candidates who appeared for the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) Entrance Examination 2026 alleged irregularities in their results.The NIFT 2026 final results for undergraduate and postgraduate programmes were declared on June 3. Soon after the results were released, students began…
700,000-year-old squirrel poop reveals a lost Arctic world of mammoths, horses, and giant predators |
A sealed vial of sediment pulled from Yukon permafrost does not look like a breakthrough. It looks like dirt until the sequencing results arrive. Inside it, scientists from institutions including McMaster University and the University of Alberta found genetic traces of mammoths, horses, and predators that have not roamed the Arctic for tens of thousands…
New dog at home? 10 essential dog supplies you shouldn’t miss |
The first few days of bringing a dog home usually look picture-perfect – new toys, excited family members, and a camera full of photos. Then reality settles in. Walks need planning, feeding needs structure, and even a short trip outside suddenly feels like a small mission.Ask any pet parent, and they’ll tell you the same…
10 places where an earthquake became a tourist attraction
Recently, a 7.8 magnitude massive earthquake shook the Philippines. Counted among the most unpredictable natural disasters, earthquakes are mostly remembered for killings and destructions. However, you’ll be surprised to find some places on Earth which were born because of the powerful quakes. In some places, earthquakes have left behind geological wonders, memorials, and landscapes that…
A 2200-year-old Chinese four-lane highway discovered buried in the mountains, revealing a lost Qin dynasty megaproject | World News
In northwest China’s Shaanxi province, a 13-kilometre stretch of the Qin Straight Road is forcing archaeologists to redraw parts of one of antiquity’s most ambitious transport systems. The corridor, built more than 2,200 years ago under the Qin dynasty, is often described as a “four-lane highway,” a comparison that captures its width but not its…
Hyundai Creta N-line prices hiked: Gets variant reshuffle
Hyundai India has updated the Creta N Line range in India, with price revisions for select variants while also streamlining the SUV’s variant lineup. The changes follow the company’s broader price adjustment announced earlier this month. A notable development is the removal of the N8 DCT and N8 Dual-Tone DCT variants from the Creta N…
Swapan Dasgupta gets finance as West Bengal govt distributes portfolios among newly sworn ministers | India News
Swapan Dasgupta (File photo) NEW DELHI: Newly sworn-in West Bengal ministers were allocated portfolios on Wednesday, with Swapan Dasgupta placed in charge of the finance department and Tapas Roy appointed as industries minister.Dasgupta was elected from the Rashbehari assembly constituency and is a former Rajya Sabha member.The allocation covered 13 Cabinet ministers and 22 ministers…
Somalian World Cup referee receives hero’s welcome after US entry denial – Watch | Football News
Referee Omar Artan, center, of Somalia (AP Photo) Somalian referee Omar Artan received an emotional welcome on Wednesday after returning to Mogadishu, days after being denied entry into the United States despite being selected to officiate at the FIFA World Cup.Artan had been on course to make history as the first referee from Somalia to…
In 1967, archaeologists dug up a lost Bronze Age city buried in ash but its residents vanished without a trace, leaving only silence behind | World News
The Akrotiri evacuation remains one of archaeology’s most uncomfortable puzzles because it does not behave like a disaster site. On Santorini, where a massive volcanic eruption buried entire settlements in ash around 1600 BCE, researchers expected a Bronze Age version of Pompeii, chaos frozen mid-moment, bodies left where they fell, daily life interrupted violently. Instead,…
‘They speak only for themselves’: UK Sikh group distance community from social media commentators Harman Kapoor, Bobby Singh | World News
The UK Gurdwara Alliance has issued a public clarification stating that social media commentators Harman Kapoor and Bobby Singh do not represent the Sikh community, Sikh institutions or any recognised Sikh representative body.In a statement, the organisations said neither individual had been authorised, appointed or mandated to speak on behalf of Sikhs. They stressed that…