Space-based surveillance: Dhruva to get key systems worth €5m from Safran
India News: BENGALURU: French firm Safran Space, under contracts worth more than €5 million, will supply critical systems, including optical payloads, for satelli.
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At least 25 killed in cargo ship fire at China’s Qingdao port - all you need to know
China News: At least 25 people were killed after a fire broke out on a foreign-flagged cargo ship undergoing maintenance at a shipyard in China’s eastern port cit.
OpenAI faces US Senate probe over July Hugging Face breach, rogue AI behaviour
US News: OpenAI is facing a US Senate investigation into its response to a July cybersecurity incident involving Hugging Face, with a Republican senator demand.
An Idaho bridge sat unused for 56 years after mining cut off its road; in 2025, it reopened for wildlife, where nearly 75 animals had been struck within two miles in a decade
US News: In 1969, a bridge over Interstate 90 and the South Fork Coeur d'Alene River near Osburn, Idaho, was built. For more than half a century, the bridge sa.
China confirms Xi Jinping's India visit for Brics summit on September 12-13, first trip in 7 years
India News: NEW DELHI: Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the 18th Brics Summit in New Delhi from September 12 to 13 at the invitation of Prime Minister Nar.
In 1883, Hawaii successfully introduced African Guinea grass for livestock feed; 143 years later, the 9-foot invasive grass can produce 9,000 seeds per plant and has a 0.89 fire-risk score
US News: What was once introduced as a useful pasture grass has become part of Hawaii's growing invasive-species and wildfire challenge. Guinea grass, a perenn.
A 17.83-acre private Georgia island made up of seven separate parcels has hit the market for $2.5 million, allowing a buyer to keep it whole or potentially build seven homes
News News: Imagine waking to the sound of coastal marshes, surrounded by towering palms and centuries-old live oaks, with water and wide-open Georgia views stret.
China planted three types of forests on the Loess Plateau; 18 years later, natural forests held 8% more soil moisture
China News: China’s long-running effort to restore the degraded Loess Plateau has revealed a difference between forests planted by people and those allowed to reg.
After Satya Niketan building collapse, Delhi govt fast-tracks state disaster response force
NEW DELHI: The Delhi government has expedited the process of raising a State Disaster Emergency Relief Force (SDERF) to ensure a quick, efficient resp.
'Not invited': Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman on Brics Summit in Delhi
South Asia News: Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will not attend the Brics Summit in New Delhi after Dhaka said he was not invited to the two-day meeting.Bang.
Quote of the day by Osho: "The real question is not whether life exists after death. The real question is…" - life lesson behind his words on being truly alive before death
Rest of World News: Osho's thought-provoking words shift attention away from one of humanity's oldest questions and toward something considerably more immediate. \"The rea.
In 2017, a 16-year-old Polynesian surfer began growing coral fragments in underwater nurseries; his team later reported planting more than 221,000 corals across three countries
Rest of World News: Explore how a 16-year-old Polynesian surfer initiated a groundbreaking coral restoration project, resulting in the planting of over 221,000 corals across three countries, and learn about the impact of coral gardening on marine ecosystems.
After a 2001 hurricane devastated Belize’s reef, a marine biologist grew surviving coral fragments on homemade steel tables; 92,000 plantings later, live coral cover was reported at about 60%
Rest of World News: Discover how marine biologist Lisa Carne's innovative coral restoration method revived Belize's reefs after Hurricane Iris, restoring coral cover to 60% with community involvement and genetic diversity efforts.
Kanpur bizman murder: ‘Killer bahu’, husband made 330 calls to ex-servant in 21 days, 14 on murder day
KANPUR: Police probing the murder of pharmaceutical businessman Vineet Minocha have found that his daughter-in-law Shalu and former domestic help Vish.
In 1999, James Cameron bought a 102-acre California ranch for $4.4 million. 24 years later, the $33 million estate revealed a life far beyond Hollywood
US News: James Cameron bought his 102-acre California ranch in 1999 for about $4.4 million, creating a private retreat far removed from Hollywood's usual celeb.
In 1895, a naturalist built a bark-covered cabin in the New York woods to escape visitors and write in solitude; after his death, it became the heart of a 170-acre wildlife sanctuary
US News: Explore the legacy of John Burroughs' Slabsides cabin, a serene retreat in the New York woods that became a 170-acre wildlife sanctuary after his passing.
In 2019, Seattle residents helped float planted “biobarges” beside a hardened waterway; cameras later recorded young salmon feeding around the new habitat
US News: In a groundbreaking project, Seattle residents collaborated to deploy biobarges that revitalized habitats along the Duwamish River, enabling young salmon to thrive in previously barren waterways.
US and Philippine marines train with BrahMos to deter China
International News: An unusual geopolitical twist just played out in the Indo-Pacific. US and Philippine forces trained together simulating the Brahmos anti-ship missile .