Defence minister Rajnath felicitates expedition crew that summited 20 unclimbed peaks in Ladakh | India News

The flag-in ceremony was held at Kartavya Bhavan-2 in New Delhi, in the presence of the defence minister and other senior officials. NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Friday welcomed the first ascent mountaineering expedition team, which successfully summited 20 previously unclimbed peaks above 6,000 meters in Ladakh in just 23 days.The flag-in ceremony…

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A painting seized from a Munich banker’s widow during Nazi persecution has been returned to her US heirs after decades of uncertainty; provenance researchers traced the 1892 work through wartime records and museum archives

Heilbronner, the widow of a Munich banker, lost the work as a result of racial persecution under the Nazi regime. After the war, its whereabouts remained unclear for decades, leaving the ownership history unresolved. More than eight decades after Nazi persecution tore a painting from the home of Sofie Heilbronner, the 19th-century work has finally…

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Jamie Dimon donates $12 million 12 historically Black colleges and universities, joining billionaires filling the gap after US government pulled back funding for public institutions, HBCUs; here’s what foundation’s statement says …

Jamie Dimon, CEO of America’s largest bank JPMorgan Chase along with his wife Judith have donated $12 million via the James and Judith K. Dimon Foundation to support 12 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). According to a report by Fortune, the gift announced by the United Negro College Fund (UNCF), establishes the Dimon Fund…

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Hall of Famer Adam Vinatieri, 53, who retired as the NFL’s all-time leader with 599 field goals, made a 33-yard kick on snow at 11,317 feet in the Swiss Alps to set a Guinness record for the highest field goal | NFL News

Adam Vinatieri’s Hall of Fame induction Adam Vinatieri has never needed a normal setting to make a memorable kick. More than six years after his final NFL appearance, the Pro Football Hall of Famer found himself standing on snow in the Swiss Alps, thousands of feet above sea level, with the wind moving around him….

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‘Could endanger his life’: Imran Khan’s son warns against Adiala jail protest

Imran Khan’s son warns against Adiala jail protest Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan‘s son Kasim Khan has urged Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supporters not to march towards Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail during the party’s planned September 27 protest, warning that such a move could be used by Pakistani authorities as a pretext for a “counter” assault…

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14 Kazakh military personnel killed during naval exercise, five naval officers detained over negligence suspicion

At least 17 servicemen were washed away in the Caspian Sea as they were disembarking from a patrol boat during a military exercise (Photo: X/ @SANAEnOfficial). At least 14 Kazakh military personnel were killed after being swept away during a naval exercise on Thursday. Following the incident, the authorities detained five defence officials on Friday.On…

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Delhi high court orders removal of deepfake pics showing woman with PM Modi; notice issued to CJP leaders, cops | Delhi News

The Delhi high court’s directions came after the plea was taken up for an urgent hearing. NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Friday directed the immediate removal of objectionable deepfake content cited by a Delhi woman, who has accused Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders of morphing and circulating her photographs alongside Prime Minister Narendra…

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Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh: Brij Bhushan sexual harassment case: Women wrestlers challenge acquittal, appeal to be heard in Delhi court on Saturday | Delhi News

Women wrestlers move Rouse Avenue court against Brij Bhushan acquittal NEW DELHI: The women wrestlers who accused former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh of sexual harassment have challenged his acquittal before the Rouse Avenue court, with the appeal against the August 3 verdict scheduled to be heard on Saturday.The wrestlers…

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