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US Votes In Historic Showdown: Harris Seeks First, Trump Eyes Comeback
American voters deliver their verdict Tuesday after an extraordinarily turbulent election that will either make Kamala Harris the first woman president in US history or deliver Donald Trump a comeback that sends shockwaves around the world.…
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Sunita Williams, stuck in space, witnesses 16 sunsets every day
NASA astronaut Sunita Williams has the unique opportunity to witness 16 sunrises and sunsets every day aboard the International Space Station (ISS).
In 2013, Williams remarked, “Having worked hard to go to space, I was lucky to see 16…
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10 Key Moments In The Climate Change Fight
With the UN climate summit to start in Azerbaijan in a week, here is a recap of 10 key dates in the battle against global warming.
1988: key UN body created
Alerted by scientists to signs that the Earth's surface is warming, the United…
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COP29 Host Azerbaijan, A Country Steeped In Hydrocarbons
Azerbaijan, host of the upcoming United Nations COP29 climate summit, is a petrostate nestled between Russia and Iran.
An ancient history
The name Azerbaijan comes from the Persian "azer", or "sacred fire", from the temples of the ancient…
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“Will Have To Stop Somewhere”: Sharad Pawar’s Big Retirement Hint
Nationalist Congress Party leader Sharad Pawar, 83, on Tuesday hinted at retirement as he said he may not contest any more elections after his Rajya Sabha term ends in 18 months.
The veteran politician - who set up the NCP in 1999 and is…
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“Government Can’t Take Over…”: Big Supreme Court Order On Private Property
Not all privately owned properties qualify as community resources that the State can take over for the common good, the Supreme Court said in a landmark verdict today.
The nine-judge Constitution bench led by Chief Justice of India DY…
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Dalit student assaulted in Andhra after Pawan Kalyan calls out rising crime
Hours after Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan called for fast-tracked investigations into crimes of rape and murder, another incident of sexual assault occurred in the state, in Tirupati.
The crime occurred on Monday,…
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India makes formal bid to host 2036 Olympics
In a significant move towards realising Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games in India in 2036.
The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has officially expressed the nation's interest. The IOA…
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Amaran director says Major Mukund’s family requested him not to mention caste in…
Rajkumar Periasamy’s Amaran, starring Sivakarthikeyan and Sai Pallavi as Major Mukund Varadarajan and Indhu Rebecca Varghese, was released in theatres on October 31.
A section of the audience took offence that Mukund’s caste wasn’t…
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Lady Gaga rallies for Kamala Harris, sings ‘God Bless America’ to close her final campaign
Lady Gaga was among the star-studded lineup who took to the stage at a major campaign rally in support of Vice President Kamala Harris ahead of the US elections on November 5.
As per a report on Variety, Lady Gaga performed God Bless…
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