Students at Lovely Professional University protested against unverified claims of a rape on campus, leading to unrest PHAGWARA: The protest by Lovely Professional University students over an unverified rape claim turned violent on Sunday evening after the protesters refused to lift the road blockade, prompting police to resort to lathicharge around 8pm.Students allegedly pelted stones…
Humayun Kabir targets Suvendu, BJP reacts NEW DELHI: A fresh political row broke out in West Bengal on Sunday after Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP) founder Humayun Kabir made remarks wishing for the “early departure” of chief minister Suvendu Adhikari from the world, referring to political leaders who were assassinated or died in accidents.Speaking to…
Patrick Mahomes opens up.(Image via Getty Images) Patrick Mahomes, the Kansas City Chiefs’ popular quarterback, has been eyeing a Super Bowl in the new season after an injury plagued time in the last season. As Patrick Mahomes gears up for Week 3 match against the Miami Dolphins after consecutive wins, he has reflected on what…
File photo: France’s foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot (File photo: AP) France’s military support to Saudi Arabia amid repeated attacks by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels is “strictly defensive”, French foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Sunday, as Paris prepares to deploy troops, radar units and defence systems to help protect key energy infrastructure.Barrot’s comments followed President…
Gold and silver face another volatile week, with US jobs and inflation data, Federal Reserve signals, Middle East tensions and crude prices set to shape bullion sentiment. The holiday-shortened week will put the US non-farm payrolls and unemployment data in focus as markets assess expectations for the Federal Reserve’s October policy decision.Consumer confidence, GDP and…
Mule deer moving through a landscape (Representational photo) The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) has announced $13.3 million in grants for 14 projects aimed at protecting wildlife habitat and migration corridors across the western United States. The projects will cover Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, Utah and Wyoming.The…
‘American terrorist army’: Iran claims second US drone seized in Hormuz (Reuters file photo) Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) navy has claimed it captured a second advanced US unmanned underwater vehicle, the Remus 600, in the Strait of Hormuz.According to a statement carried by Iranian state broadcaster IRIB on Sunday, the operation targeted what…
Sarvesh Kushare (ANI Photo) Sarvesh Kushare added another international medal to his collection on Sunday, winning silver in the men’s high jump at the Asian Games in Japan.Kushare cleared 2.25m to finish second. Chinese Taipei’s Chao-hsuan Fu also cleared 2.25m but won gold, while South Korea’s Sanghyeok Woo took bronze with a best effort of…
New York farmer earns up to $1,800 an acre by turning farmland into a solar fieldRepresentative image from Canva When New York farmer Tony Emmi agreed to lease 30 acres of productive farmland for a solar project in 2023, he knew the decision would be controversial. The Baldwinsville farmer had spent years working land that…
India secure medals at Chess Olympiad (Photos by FIDE) NEW DELHI: Chess came to the Baskar household not through Savitha but through her older brother, Mugesh, whom their father had originally set out to build a chess career around. Savitha’s own interest came from watching him play.By the time both children were training under Chennai-based…
