Since US President Donald Trump began his second administration, there has been a noticeable shift in the White House’s diplomatic posture. World leaders have made the now familiar walk into the Oval Office for meetings that often turned heated. Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy was publicly berated. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa clashed with Trump in front…
Deep inside Medellin, Colombia, scientists are breeding millions of mosquitoes every week and then releasing them into the environment on purpose. At first, that may sound strange, especially because mosquitoes are known for spreading dangerous diseases. But researchers say these insects are actually being used to help stop illnesses like dengue, Zika, chikungunya, and yellow…
At least 21 people have been killed and 61 others injured after a powerful explosion tore through a fireworks factory in central China, according to state media.The blast struck a workshop at the Huasheng Fireworks Manufacturing and Display Company in Liuyang, Hunan province, at around 4.40pm on Monday. The county-level city, under the provincial capital…
NEW DELHI: A massive blast ripped through a firecracker factory in Tamil Nadu’s Virudhunagar on Sunday, killing 16 people and injuring six others in the Kattanarpatti area, news agency ANI reported.The incident was confirmed by the fire andrescue department.Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin responded to the tragedy, expressing condolences to the families of those…
Meerut: Labour unrest spread to Bulandshahr on Monday as over 100 workers protested for nearly four hours outside TAG Tropical Agrosystems (India) in Sikandrabad industrial area, demanding higher wages and basic benefits.The workers alleged harassment by contractors and cited low pay, long working hours, and the absence of PF and ESI facilities. They demanded a…
Israel said on Wednesday it launched a strike on a pharmaceutical facility in Iran, alleging it was supplying fentanyl for use in a chemical weapons programme, a charge denied by Tehran.Iran confirmed that the Tofigh Daru factory was hit but said it produces only “hospital drugs” used in medical procedures. Both sides said the strike…
Excitement is building for ‘Jailer 2’ as Rajinikanth and Shah Rukh Khan are set to film a massive action sequence in a Chandigarh factory. This marks their first on-screen collaboration, with SRK rumored to play a key police officer. The film also highlights Rajinikanth’s respect for Kamal Haasan, with title card changes reflecting this. The…
Archaeologists are used to slow, careful discoveries. Most digs reveal fragments. At a lakeside site in Germany, researchers digging into a low hill came across something far more organised than expected. It was not just scattered remains.The evidence suggests that Neanderthals may have been running what experts now describe as “fat processing sites” as far…
JAISALMER: Three workers died of suffocation on Friday after being exposed to toxic gas while cleaning a sludge tank at a textile factory in Rajasthan’s Balotra industrial area.The incident took place at Lalji Wala Mills, where the workers were cleaning a sludge tank. Toxic gas inside the tank caused them to lose consciousness. When no…
NAGPUR: At least 15 people were killed and 18 others were critically injured after a explosion tore through an ammunition manufacturing company in Raulgaon village of Kalmeshwar tehsil, about 25 km from Nagpur city, on Sunday morning, according to initial reports. Many of the victims are women.The powerful blast, which triggered massive flames, occurred at…