UK announces £8.4 billion boost for Trident renewal under Dreadnought submarine programme

Photo credit: Murdo Macleod/The Guardian British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has placed the renewal of the UK’s Trident nuclear deterrent at the heart of his government’s defence and economic agenda, announcing a new £8.4 billion phase of contracts for the Dreadnought nuclear submarine programme.He made the announcement during his visit to Barrow-in-Furness, home to BAE…

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‘India ke liye ladne wala insaan’: Tributes pour in as Ajinkya Rahane retires | Cricket News

Ajinkya Rahane (AFP Photo) Former and current Indian cricketers congratulated Ajinkya Rahane after the veteran batter announced his retirement from international cricket on Thursday. Rahane, in a video posted on his Instagram, said the time was right for him to “move on”, bringing the curtain down on a memorable international career.The 38-year-old represented India in…

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Africa’s Lake Chad has shrunk by 90% since 1960, now the government is paying $50 billion to redirect water from the Congo River Basin into the lake

In 1823, British explorers Hugh Clapperton, Dixon Denham and Walter Oudney were some of the first Europeans to document the lake and the surrounding kingdoms. He was struck at the sight of one of Africa’s largest inland lakes. But two centuries later, about 905 of the lake’s surface area has shrunk, leaving only a sliver…

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From cycling 100 km a day to writing a Rs 1 crore success story: How a former delivery rider rebuilt his life after a life-changing accident

From delivery rider to ₹1 crore writer: How Ajit Kumar turned a life-changing accident into success. (Photo: LinkedIn) When financial hardship forced Ajit Kumar to put his medical education on hold, he took up food delivery to support his family. He cycled nearly 100 kilometres every day, worked 16-hour shifts and battled mounting debt—until an…

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