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IMPHAL: Keibul Lamjao National Park — the world’s only floating national park — floats delicately on the southern expanse of Loktak Lake in Manipur. Here, the very ground beneath your feet is alive, swaying with thick, buoyant mats of vegetation, soil, and organic matter known as phumdis. It is a place where nature has rewritten…
MADURAI: V K Sasikala, expelled AIADMK leader and close aide of late chief minister J Jayalalithaa, on Tuesday floated a new party and unveiled the party flag. She said the name of the party would be announced soon.The party flag in black, white and red colours has portraits of late leaders C N Annadurai, MG…
NEW DELHI: Expelled AIADMK leader VK Sasikala on Tuesday announced that she is launching a new political party in Tamil Nadu. She made the announcement at a public meeting in Ramanathapuram held to mark the birth anniversary of former chief minister J Jayalalithaa.“We are about to witness a new political chapter. We are going to…
US President Donald Trump reiterated his claim that Americans could receive a $2,000 payment funded through tariff revenues and the move might not even require congressional approval. Addressing reporters, Trump said strong tariff collections had created sufficient room to consider direct payments to Americans while also helping to reduce the national debt. Responding to whether…
Horrifying moment Stanford swim star Addison Sauickie, 20, floats face down before collapsing at ACC Championships in Atlanta (Image via Getty) Addison Sauickie scared everyone watching in Atlanta this week. The 20 year old Stanford sophomore was racing in the 500 yard freestyle at the ACC Swimming and Diving Championships when something went very wrong….
Russia might soon return to the US dollar as the Kremlin is weighing the possibility under a set of economic partnership with the Trump government. According to an internal Russian document cited by Bloomberg, The memo, written this year and circulated among senior officials, identifies seven areas where Moscow believes its interests could align with…
Pakistan’s Salman Ali Agha (AP Photo) Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif has softened his earlier stance on calling for a boycott of the upcoming T20 World Cup, admitting that the moment for such a move has passed. While ruling out a full withdrawal, the former wicketkeeper-batsman floated a different form of protest, suggesting Pakistan could…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee alleged a political conspiracy behind the death of Maharashtra deputy CM Ajit Pawar, who died in a plane crash on Wednesday morning. She demanded a Supreme Court-supervised probe, accusing all “other agencies” of being “compromised”.The Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief said that there were reported talks that Pawar…
European Union countries should seriously consider creating a joint military force that could one day replace US troops stationed in Europe, the bloc’s defence commissioner has said, as concerns grow over Washington’s long-term commitment to the region.Speaking in Sweden on Sunday, EU defence commissioner Andrius Kubilius suggested the idea of setting up a “powerful, standing…
Humayun Kabir (File photo) NEW DELHI: West Bengal MLA Humayun Kabir on Monday launched his new political party, the Janata Unnayan Party, days after the Trinamool Congress (TMC) suspended him over his decision to lay the foundation stone for a Babri-style mosque in Murshidabad district.Speaking at a public meeting in Beldanga, Kabir said his party…
