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JEE-Advanced: Women log highest success rate, cross 10K mark first time in last 6 years

NEW DELHI: Women candidates achieved the highest success rate in the IIT JEE-Advanced entrance exam in 2026, with the number of qualifying candidates crossing the 10,000 mark for the first time in the last six years, according to official data. The...

Netanyahu calls Indian pilot ‘hero of entire world’; invites him, Modi to Israel Day event

DUBAI: Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called Indian pilot Smit Machchhar a “hero of the entire world” for foiling an alleged attempt by the co-pilot to crash an Israel-bound flight, as he spoke with him over the phone. Captain...

Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan kill 10 civilians, says Kabul

KABUL: Pakistan carried out airstrikes in two Afghan provinces overnight, both countries said Thursday, with Afghanistan saying 10 civilians were killed, mostly women and children, and that at least 10 were wounded in the bombings. Pakistan’s ministry...

Flydubai incident may be attempted ‘terror attack’: Israel

JERUSALEM: The co-pilot of a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv is believed to have stabbed the captain in a possible attempted “terror attack” on Wednesday, forcing the plane to divert to Saudi Arabia where it landed safely, three Israeli officials said....

WOMEN’S 4X400M RELAY TEAM, SHOOTER NEERU CLINCH HISTORIC GOLD MEDALS

Neeru Dhanda on Tuesday scripted history by becoming India’s first shooter to win an Asian Games individual gold medal in women’s trap competition with a record-shattering score after leading the country to a team silver in the same event here. The...

China, US agree to cut tariffs on $60 bn worth of goods

BEIJING: China and the United States have agreed to cut tariffs imposed on $60 billion worth of goods imported from each other, on an array of products ranging from US corn to cosmetics, and from Chinese household appliances to toys. Under the US-China...

INDIA EYES BEST ASIAD HAUL, PODIUM FINISH

The 20th Asian Games, which has ‘Imagine One Asia’ as its motto, begins on Saturday. More athletes are taking part in this edition of the Games than the last Summer Olympics. The Paris Olympics in 2024 involved 10,700 athletes while more than 11,000...

GENDER EQUALITY TO TAKE 120 YEARS EVEN AS GAP NARROWS, WEF SAYS

India ranks 131st among 145 nations; Iceland, Finland, Norway retain top 3 spots; Iran, Pakistan and Chad are the lowest-ranked countries on the index.

COSMIC RAYS CREATED IN LAB FOR FIRST TIME

An international team of physicists, using the Large Hadron Collider, has recreated in a laboratory for the first time how high-energy cosmic rays enter the Earth’s atmosphere and collide with its gases. The beautiful Northern Lights is one example of...

HIMALAYAS APPROACHING TIPPING POINT, MILLIONS OF LIVELIHOOD AT STAKE: REPORT

Himalayan glacier mass loss has accelerated in recent decades, while only 21 glaciers are currently monitored on the ground out of an estimated 40,000 across the Hindu Kush-Himalaya region, a study found. Close to 200 glacial lakes in India had been...

LITTLE MERCURY MAY BE SHRINKING FASTER THAN SCIENTISTS EXPECTED

Our solar system’s smallest planet has been shrinking ever since its formation 4.5 bn years ago. Scientists have now reported that Mercury’s shrinkage may be 30% greater than previously believed — a loss in diameter of as much as 23 km. That’s...

AUGUST WAS EARTH’S HOTTEST MONTH ON RECORD: COPERNICUS DATA

WASHINGTON : Earth cooked to its hottest month on record in August, blowing far past a key climate threshold, due to the dangerous double whammy of human-caused climate change and a supersized El Nino, according to the European climate service...

25 YEARS ON, U.S. SEEKS TO KEEP 9/11 MEMORIES ALIVE

NEW YORK: A quarter century after the era-defining attacks of September 11, the United States is eager to keep alive the memory of a 2001 trauma that is fading as the proportion of Americans who did not experience it firsthand grows. President Donald...

MICROPLASTICS CAN ADSORB ORGANIC POLLUTANTS, HEAVY METALS AND OTHER CONTAMINANTS

While microplastics are known for harmful effects in organisms and ecosystems, their environmental impact may extend far beyond the plastic particles. They can interact with chemicals and microorganisms, transport them between environmental...

CHIMPANZEES HAVE UNIQUE ‘DIALECTS’, FINDS STUDY

The study provides the first evidence that chimps develop population-specific, distinct vocal differences or dialects as they grow older, and contributes to a growing body of evidence that primate communication is more flexible and dynamic than...

SATWIK-CHIRAG CLINCH CHINA MASTERS TITLE

SHENZHEN: Star Indian men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty produced a stirring comeback to beat China’s He Ji Ting and Ren Xiang Yu in a three-game thriller and clinch the China Masters Super 750 title here on...

EL NINO TO BE ‘VERY STRONG’, LAST UNTIL FEBRUARY, WARNS U.N.

Scientists fear El Nino will exacerbate the heat of a planet already warming from burning fossil fuels, while amping up weather extremes. “The science leaves no room for doubt: the planet is in uncharted waters, and those waters are heating up,” UN...

NEPAL SEEKS CLIMATE COMPENSATION FROM CHINA, U.S. & INDIA

Nepal is demanding climate compensation from the world’s biggest emitters of greenhouse gases after deadly floods in the country killed more than a thousand people and left even more missing. China, the US and India have made “extremely large”...

CORAL BLEACHING OCCURRING TOO FREQUENTLY FOR REEFS TO RECOVER, SAY SCIENTISTS

The world’s coral reefs sustain a quarter of all marine life, make coastlines more resilient and provide food and livelihoods for millions of people, but their survival has been threatened by pollution and increasingly frequent mass bleaching caused by...

MESSI RETIRES FROM INT’L FOOTBALL

TOLL SURGES TO 781, AUTHORITIES WARN OF RISING WATER LEVELS IN BHOTEKOSHI RIVER

KATHMANDU: The water levels in the Bhotekoshi river rose again on Sunday, days after a devastating flash flood struck Nepal, authorities warned, as they urged residents and rescue personnel in flood-hit districts to remain alert. The death toll from...

HUNDREDS KILLED, MORE THAN 1,000 MISSING IN NEPAL, CHINA AFTER HIMALAYAN DELUGE

TRISHULI, NEPAL: Rescuers searched for survivors in the debris-strewn valleys and hillsides of Nepal on Thursday while more than 1,000 people remained missing there and in neighbouring China after a wall of ice, mud and rock collapsed into a mountain...

NEPAL FLOODS LEAVE 95 DEAD; 105 INDIANS AMONG 500 MISSING

Floodwaters surged through the Bhote Koshi river at around 9 am (local time) on Wednesday, affecting Rasuwa and Dhading districts bordering Tibet. It soon spread to Dhading, Nuwakot and Chitawan districts, damaging at least four permanent bridges and...

CLIMATE CHANGE MAY HALVE OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS IN FISH AND ORGANISMS THEY EAT

ADELAIDE: You’ve probably heard eating fish and other seafood is good for your health. One of the main reasons is that seafood is an excellent source of two important omega-3 fats called EPA and DHA. EPA and DHA are critical for the development and...

Anxiety, low energy, loneliness and sadness peak in Classes 11, 12, study findings show

MUMBAI: Student well-being across India plummeted from 62% in Class 8 to 43% in senior grades, as anxiety, low energy, frustration, loneliness, and sadness peaked among students in Classes 11 and 12, a study has stated. Findings from the Student...

NASA-LED STUDY SHOWS SOME EARTH MICROBES COULD SURVIVE ON THE MOON

Experts have found 5 forms of fungi and bacteria could survive for periods of weeks to months in certain areas — such as inside craters that remain permanently shadowed — and during particular seasons — autumn and winter. The finding, however, raises...

Give Class 6 students a one-time reprieve from 3-language policy: Supreme Court

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to consider giving a one-time reprieve to students currently in Class 6 from the third-language requirement, so that they do not face a mandatory board...

INDIA BEAT ARCH-RIVALS PAKISTAN 5-3

AMSTELVEEN: Skipper Harmanpreet Singh and Abhishek scored a brace each to help India beat arch-rivals Pakistan 5-3 in their final Pool D match of the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup here on Wednesday. Harmanpreet struck twice from two penalty corners in...

ELDERLY FAR MORE AT RISK FROM RISING HEAT THAN THOUGHT

NEW DELHI: Global warming breaching three degrees Celsius will affect older adults in India, China, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, accounting for 1.5 billion people, or 73% of the total affected population worldwide, a new study published in The Lancet...

AYUSH SENDS WORLD NO.1 SHI YU QI PACKING IN ROUND 1; SINDHU WINS

NEW DELHI: Giant-killer Ayush Shetty produced the biggest upset on the opening day of the BWF World Championships, stunning world No.1 Shi Yu Qi of China in a thrilling battle to seal a memorable win and storm into the men’s singles second round, while...

B’DESH BEAT TEST CRICKET GIANT AUSTRALIA FOR HISTORIC WIN

DARWIN: A dominant Bangladesh stunned Australia to win the opening Test by a crushing nine wickets in Darwin on Sunday for a historic firstever Test victory on Australian soil. After bowling Australia out for 284 and needing 57 to win, the visitors...

Nearly 73% drop out before finishing higher secondary level: Parliamentary panel report

NEW DELHI: A parliamentary panel has flagged a “drastic decline” in the number of schools and students as education level rises, noting that nearly 73% students drop out before finishing the higher secondary level. The observation is part of the Tenth...

MILLIONS WITNESS EUROPE’S FIRST TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE IN 27 YEARS

MADRID/REYKJAVIK : Millions of people gathered in Iceland and northern Spain to witness Europe’s first total solar eclipse in 27 years on Wednesday, with Spanish officials warning people to avoid areas where a heatwave has raised the risk of...

A first: Vande Mataram full version to ring out from Red Fort on Independence Day

NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday gave assent to a Bill that criminalises intentional disruption or prevention of the singing of the national song Vande Mataram, giving it the same legal protection currently accorded to the national...

Success in conserving Asiatic lion testament to nation’s commitment to wildlife: Minister

NEW DELHI: The Asiatic lion population in India steadily increased from 523 in 2015 to 891 in 2025, environment minister Bhupender Yadav said on Monday. Marking World Lion Day 2026, in a post on X, the minister said that the success in conserving the...

SWIRLING, VORTEX-LIKE PATTERNS OBSERVED ON SUN’S SURFACE

The observations may provide insight into underlying physical processes that impact the dynamics of the Sun and other stars, including eruptions from the solar surface that can interfere with the operation of satellites, GPS navigation, power grids and...

BUTTERFLIES SEEK NEW HABITATS AS CLIMATE CHANGES: STUDY

PARIS: Climate change is driving shifts in where butterflies are found globally, a major study said Wednesday, with many species moving into new areas while others are retreating from traditional habitats. The study in Nature Ecology & Evolution is...

WEBB TELESCOPE SPOTS SIGNS OF ANCIENT CATASTROPHE FOR NEPTUNE’S MOONS

Researchers used Nasa’s James Webb Space Telescope to examine the composition of three of Neptune’s small inner moons — Proteus, Larissa and Galatea — and its inner dusty rings, and detected clay minerals that one might expect to find deep inside...

OVER 50% OF WORLD’S MIGRATORY BIRD SPECIES ARE IN DECLINE, WARN SCIENTISTS

WASHINGTON: Every year, billions of migratory birds connect the world’s continents, oceans and ecosystems as they undertake epic journeys between their foraging habitats and their breeding grounds. A bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) leaves its...

GLASGOW GAMES END; CWG FLAG, BATON HANDED TO AHMEDABAD

GLASGOW: As the curtain came down on the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, India offered the world a vibrant invitation to Ahmedabad, blending ancient philosophy, contemporary artistry and cultural grandeur in a handover presentation that officially launched...

TOP DOGS RIDE WAVES AT ANNUAL SURFING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Top dogs rode the waves during the annual World Dog Surfing Championships on Saturday amid cheers from spectators on a beach in Northern California. From spaniels to labradors, the canines were judged on how long they stayed on their board, the size of...

GULVEER SINGH WINS HISTORIC CWG SILVER IN MEN’S 10,000M

GLASGOW: Gulveer Singh became the first Indian to win a Commonwealth Games medal in the men’s 10,000m event, producing a remarkably assured performance on a rainsoaked track to clinch a silver here.The national record holder’s medal was India’s second...

SHOT-PUTTER SHARMILA DHANKAR BECOMES INDIA’S 1ST CWG PARA-ATHLETE TO WIN GOLD

GLASGOW: Sharmila Dhankar scripted history by becoming India’s first-ever Commonwealth Games para-athletics gold medallist, while high jumper Sarvesh Kushare and weightlifters Valluri Ajaya Babu and Gyaneshwari Yadav clinched a silver each, as the...

OLDER PEOPLE NOW FASTEST GROWING CONTRIBUTORS TO DIETARY GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, SAYS STUDY

The study analysed diets across 149 countries and 22 age groups and found that population ageing is contributing to increases in GHG emissions, not because older people eat worse diets, but because of increasingly ageing populations and there are more...

In Mann Ki Baat, PM recalls soldiers’ bravery in Kargil; lauds rise in defence production

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asserted that India is continuously scaling new heights in defence production, military exports, and also in the field of political cooperation with friendly nations. Addressing his monthly radio...

PM’s response insufficient, won’t leave Jantar Mantar until Pradhan resigns: CJP

NEW DELHI: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Thursday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement on action against paper leaks did not address the issue of accountability and reiterated its demand for Union education minister Dharmendra...

Shall end fast if Centre assures no action will be taken against protesters, says Wangchuk

NEW DELHI: Activist Sonam Wangchuk on Wednesday said he would end his indefinite hunger strike if the Centre gives an unequivocal assurance that no punitive or retaliatory action would be taken against students and youth who participated in the protest...

KINGS OF THE WORLD GET ROYAL WELCOME

MADRID: Spain’s World Cup-winning soccer team returned home on Monday and an estimated crowd of almost 2 million was on hand to greet the squad through the streets of Madrid. The 26 players and their coaching staff met with the country’s royals, and...

SPAIN OUTPLAY ARGENTINA TO CLINCH FOOTBALL’S BIGGEST PRIZE

EAST RUTHERFORD: Ferran Torres scored a dramatic extra-time winner as Spain defeated holders Argentina 1-0 to win the World Cup on Sunday and shatter Lionel Messi’s dreams of a triumphant farewell to football’s greatest stage. Barcelona striker Torres...

ENGLAND-FRANCE THRILLER REWRITES HOST OF RECORDS

MIAMI: England beat France 6-4 in a chaotic World Cup third-place playoff on Saturday as Kylian Mbappe became the leading scorer in World Cup history. Bukayo Saka grabbed a hat-trick and Jude Bellingham became the first English player to score seven...

MESSI ASSISTS SPARK TWIN STRIKES IN 7 MINUTES, GUIDING ARGENTINA INTO FINAL

ATLANTA: Lionel Messi engineered a spectacular comeback for Argentina against England in their World Cup semi-final on Wednesday to keep his team on track for back-to-back titles. England were agonisingly close to reaching their first World Cup final...

OYARZABAL, PEDRO STRIKE AS MAJESTIC SPAIN OVERCOME FRANCE TO REACH FINAL

ARLINGTON: Spain stunned tournament favourites France 2-0 to reach the World Cup final on Tuesday, producing a tactical masterpiece to shatter Les Bleus’ dreams of winning the title for the third time. A first-half penalty from Mikel Oyarzabal and a...

U.S. ATTACKS IRAN, TEHRAN RETALIATES BY TARGETING WEST ASIAN COUNTRIES

DUBAI: The US launched strikes on Iran early Tuesday, hours after President Donald Trump vowed to reinstate an American blockade of Iranian ports and charge ships for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran responded with attacks on Middle East...

INDIA LORD OVER ENGLAND AT HALLOWED VENUE

LONDON: Sneh Rana and Deepti Sharma shared the last four wickets as India completed a 270-run thrashing of England to win the first women’s Test at Lord’s on Monday. England, set a record-breaking target of 457 for victory, were dismissed for 186...

ENGLAND, ARGENTINA BATTLE PAST NORWAY, SWISS, SET UP BLOCKBUSTER SEMI-FINAL

LOS ANGELES: England and Argentina will meet on Wednesday in a blockbuster World Cup semi-final infused with decades of bitter rivalry after they battled past Norway and Switzerland respectively in the quarter-finals. The South Americans and their...

Iran buries slain Ayatollah Khamenei at holiest shrine

DUBAI: Iran buried its slain Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday at the country’s holiest shrine, with his son and successor Mojtaba Khamenei still hidden from public view after being disfigured in the strike that killed his father. The...

TRUMP SAYS INTERIM ACCORD TO END IRAN WAR IS OVER, WARNS OF NEW U.S. STRIKES

ANKARA/DUBAI: President Donald Trump said an interim agreement to end the war with Iran was “over” and that the United States was likely to launch new strikes on Wednesday night following Iranian attacks on US bases in the Gulf. In a flare-up of...

India to supply Brahmos, Astra missiles to Indonesia in boost to bilateral defence ties

NEW DELHI/JAKARTA: India and Indonesia on Tuesday concluded a raft of agreements, including deals for the supply of Brahmos and Astra missiles and cooperation in critical minerals, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Prabowo Subianto...

BRAZIL EXIT AFTER SHOCK LOSS TO NORWAY; NEYMAR CALLS TIME ON CAREER

This is the first time in 36 years that Brazil has failed to make it to the World Cup quarter-finals.

U.S. CELEBRATES 250 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE

WASHINGTON: The United States celebrated its 250th birthday on Saturday with parades, flyovers and fireworks, as President Donald Trump stamped his mark on the landmark anniversary in a deeply divided nation. But weather threatened to spoil Trump’s...

MONSOON MARKS LATE ONSET IN CAPITAL

The south-west monsoon arrived in Delhi on Thursday, five days after its normal onset date of June 27, bringing widespread rain to several parts of the city. The India Meteorological Department said that it was for the first time since 2021 that...

MBAPPE SCORES TWICE TO TIE WITH MESSI AS FRANCE EASE PAST SWEDEN

EAST RUTHERFORD: Kylian Mbappe and France are sizzling — and not just because of MetLife Stadium’s broiling conditions. Mbappe had his third two-goal game of this World Cup and set a career scoring record for the tournament’s knockout rounds, leading...

SUDDEN DEATH SHOCKS GERMANY

Jose Canale wasn’t in the starting lineup in either of his previous two appearances for Paraguay in this World Cup. He made his first start a memorable one. Canale scored on the first suddendeath penalty kick, Orlando Gill made two key saves in the...

CO-HOSTS CANADA SINK SOUTH AFRICA, ENTER LAST 16 FOR FIRST TIME

LOS ANGELES: Stephen Eustaquio’s stoppage-time winner fired Canada to a 1-0 win over South Africa on Sunday in the first match of the World Cup knockout rounds, as the co-hosts advance to the last 16 for the first time in their history. With both...

IRAN, U.S. STEP UP ATTACKS & THREATEN ESCALATION

DUBAI/WASHINGTON: Iran launched missiles and drones on US military sites in Kuwait and Bahrain early on Sunday, shortly after President Donald Trump threatened to wipe out the Iranian leadership if they did not stick to the interim agreement to end...

HUNDREDS FEARED DEAD AFTER TWO MAJOR EARTHQUAKES STRIKE VENEZUELA

CARACAS: Hundreds of Venezuelans were feared dead on Thursday after two powerful earthquakes wreaked havoc in and around the capital Caracas, trapping people beneath the rubble of collapsed buildings and setting off powerful aftershocks. A magnitude...

Rail, road traffic disrupted in low-lying parts of Mumbai, legislators urge mayor to act

MUMBAI: Heavy overnight showers a day after the monsoon’s arrival in Mumbai disrupted road and rail traffic, flooded low-lying zones, and left commuters stranded on Wednesday as some areas received over 300 mm of rainfall in 24 hours. During mayor...

EXTREME HEAT DISRUPTS EUROPE, BREAKS RECORDS

PARIS: Workers stewed at their posts and children stayed home from school on Tuesday as a choking earlysummer heatwave smothered much of western Europe. Schools closed and railways advised against travel as Britain, France, Italy and Spain issued red...

Lucknow fire: Many jumped out of building amid blaze; President and PM express grief

LUCKNOW: A major fire blazed through a three-storey commercial building in a posh Lucknow neighbourhood on a busy Monday afternoon, leaving at least 15 people, including students, dead and seven injured, officials said. Most of the victims were...

THOUSANDS MARK YOGA DAY WORLDWIDE UNDER HEALTHY AGEING THEME

BEIJING/WASHINGTON: Thousands of yoga enthusiasts across the world marked the International Day of Yoga on Sunday, as Indian missions abroad organised events to highlight the ancient practice’s role in fostering health and well-being. In China, around...