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US President-elect Donald Trump has named former Democratic representative-turned-staunch supporter Tulsi Gabbard as the Director of National Intelligence for his second term. As part of her job, she will oversee 18 spy agencies in the United States.  After leaving the Democratic Party in 2022, Gabbard endorsed Trump earlier this year. A veteran and one-time Democratic […]

IIM Raipur has invited applications for admission to PhD programme in Management (Practice Track) of IIM Raipur for the academic year 2024-2025. The four-year PhD program is designed for experienced management professionals and helps them explore their educational career through a combination of scholarly learning with practical managerial, entrepreneurial, and professional expertise.  The deadline to […]

An air strike hit the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital Thursday after an Israeli warning to evacuate parts of the Hezbollah bastion, AFPTV images showed. A plume of grey smoke rose over the area after the latest strike since Israel sharply intensified its campaign against the Iran-backed group in September. Shortly before the strike, […]

Several flight operations were affected in Delhi on Thursday as a dense layer of smog engulfed the national capital, bringing down the visibility. According to Flightradar 24, over 300 flights have been delayed at the Delhi Airport. A total of 115 flights arriving in Delhi since 12 am, and 226 flights departing from the national […]

Senior Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who was in Kerala’s Wayanad for her first electoral contest, said returning to Delhi amid the toxic air pollution was “like entering a gas chamber”. Ms Gandhi Vadra said this is an issue that goes beyond narrow party politics and everyone should come together for a solution to this […]

A fossilised skeleton, Australopithecus afarensis, best known by her nickname ‘Lucy’, was unearthed by researchers 50 years ago this month in the Afar region of Ethiopia. It eventually went on to transform scientists’ understanding of human evolution. Opening a new chapter in human history, the discovery by Don Johanson, an American palaeontologist and graduate student […]

Imagine a wheelchair equipped with wheels flexible enough to navigate all manner of obstacles from kerbs to humps and even staircases. Or perhaps an unmanned delivery vehicle using the same wheels that take the stairs to deliver food and groceries right to your doorstop. This is what researchers from the Korea Institute of Machinery and […]

A disturbing discovery was made on Key Biscayne Beach, Florida, on November 12 when a human head washed ashore. According to Fox News, a beach maintenance worker found the remains near the Key Colony II Ocean Sound condos while raking the sand. Investigators were quickly called to the scene, and aerial helicopter footage showed them covering […]

A 22-year-old Chinese woman’s account of how she was lured into the country’s illegal surrogacy industry before suffering a miscarriage went viral on Chinese social media this week and raised heated debates over women’s rights and social inequality. Surrogacy is banned in China, and authorities have vowed to severely crack down on illegal practices, including […]

The world’s longest nonstop commercial flights are getting a major upgrade. Singapore Airlines (SIA) recently announced a multi-year program worth 1.1 billion Singapore dollars (about $821 million) to install new long-haul cabin goods in its 41 Airbus A350-900 aircraft, reported CNN. The ultra-long-range A350ULR, which operates on marathon routes such as nonstop flights from Singapore […]

Umbria, known as the Green Heart of Italy, is popular for its medieval cities, rolling hills, rich cultural legacy and delicious food. While the region is right next to Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna, it has mostly remained anonymous. But the nation’s best-kept secret won’t remain that way for long, as Umbria’s Castle of Antognolla is now […]

Hyundai Motor India (HMI), the country’s second-largest carmaker, has drawn up ambitious expansion plans for making India a production hub that will also cater to the rising export demand for its vehicles in emerging markets. HMI Managing Director Unsoo Kim said in a conference call that the car major would be expanding production to meet […]