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The wider project also examined how woody debris could be used in different coastal settings. At Pemaquid Beach in Bristol, the storm had carved steep, eroded faces into the dunes. After a powerful winter storm stripped away sections of Maine’s coastline in December 2022, an unlikely form of coastal protection began taking shape on the…

Helicopters of the army’s Aviation Corps, landing on a highway strip in Jaisalmer in Rajasthan. (Image credit: Indian Army) A strategically important stretch of National Highway-911 near Dantour in Rajasthan, close to the India-Pakistan International Border, was transformed into a temporary military runway on Tuesday as the Indian Army conducted ‘Exercise Jai se Vijay’, demonstrating…

The Russian military’s total strength now reportedly stands at 2,441,630 personnel (Photo: AP). Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an executive order on Monday to raise the strength of Russian troops by 15,500, bringing the total number of active personnel to 1.55 million.The executive order doesn’t mention the reason for the increase, though such orders have…

For Indian investors, the change means thousands of dollars in additional government filing costs. The US is sharply increasing fees for its EB-5 immigrant investor programme, raising the cost for foreign nationals seeking a Green Card through investment. The new fee structure, finalised by US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), takes effect on November 30.For…

Hashim Moosa (right) killed in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district NEW DELHI: Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist Mohammad Asif alias Hashim Moosa, wanted for his alleged role in the 2025 Pahalgam terror attack, was killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district on Wednesday.Moosa was killed during a…

The seizure led to the arrest of five Pakistani nationals in the Arabian Sea AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and Indian Coast Guard seized around 526 kg of heroin and methamphetamine, valued at more than Rs 3,000 crore in the international market, after intercepting an Iranian dhow in the Arabian Sea west of Lakshadweep,…

File photo: Israeli tourists leave a FlyDubai plane that departed from Ben-Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv and landed in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (AP photo) A flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv was forced to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday after an incident on board, with reports pointing to…

In 2013, Brian May joined villagers to plant the first oak on 157 acres in Dorset (Image Credit: Linda Lamon) What started with a single oak tree in a Dorset field has grown into a much bigger story about giving nature room to return. In September 2013, Brian May joined local villagers in Bere Regis…

A US Navy artist’s rendering of the Boeing F/A-XX sixth-generation fighter, the planned successor to the Navy’s F/A-18 Super Hornet fleet. The US Navy has formally selected Boeing to build its next carrier-based fighter under the F/A-XX programme, ending a competition that had run for years and putting the manufacturer back at the centre of…

Kharge said all Opposition MPs would also march to the Election Commission on October 6 NEW DELHI: The INDIA bloc on Wednesday announced a week-long district-level “Save Democracy March” from October 2 to 8, seeking to project a united Opposition campaign over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and concerns over the functioning…