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The meeting comes amid reports of a rise in swine flu cases in Delhi NEW DELHI: As Delhi witnesses a sharp surge in influenza cases, with 1,777 confirmed H1N1 cases reported this year, Union Health Minister JP Nadda on Friday reviewed the situation and asked hospitals and health authorities to step up surveillance, early detection…
A woman was seen littering a lake in Canada in a viral video that sparked major outrage. The woman who was seen nonchalantly emptying her Dollar store bag into Mill Lake in Abbotford has been fined for $1000 as she was issued two violation tickets. The police said they won’t release the identity of the…
The bond market, which has remained the main source of turbulence on Wall Street, was still unsettled, but the swings in Treasury yields had moderated. US stock market today: Benchmark indices on Wall Street moved higher on Friday, recovering some of the ground lost during a volatile week. The bond market, which has remained the…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the world is looking at India as a “bright spot of growth and hope”, stressing that the country’s reform journey has shifted from a “punishment model” under the earlier licence raj governments to an incentive-based approach.Addressing the Economic Times World Leaders Forum 2026, PM Modi said…
Argentina midfielder Leandro Paredes has been handed a 10-match ban by FIFA following a scuffle with Spain players moments after the World Cup final. Paredes received the longest suspension among three Argentina players punished for the incident. The sanctions were announced by FIFA on Friday.Argentina defender Nahuel Molina has been suspended for seven matches, while…
Mumbai: BMC is set to seek the standing committee’s approval to extend the contract of the agency carrying out biomining and remediation at the Mulund dumping ground by 216 days to process an additional 7 lakh metric tonnes of legacy waste found at the site. A proposal seeks approval for the revised contract period up…
Venezuelan crude has gained a much bigger share of India’s supply mix since purchases resumed in April. India is increasing its crude oil procurement from Latin America as disruptions arising from the Iran conflict and problems around the Strait of Hormuz prompt the world’s third-largest oil consumer to diversify its sources.Crude oil serves as the…
England crush Pakistan inside three days (Agency Image) England made a stunning start to the new era under returning captain Joe Root, thrashing Pakistan by an innings and 103 runs inside three days in the first Test at Headingley, Leeds, on Friday.In their first Test since Ben Stokes’ retirement and Brendon McCullum’s departure as head…
Treesa Jolly & Gayatri Gopichand celebrating a point during day 5 of the BWF World Championships 2026 being held at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium. (Photo Courtesy: BAI) NEW DELHI: On July 23, Treesa Jolly posted an old photo of herself alongside teammate Gayatri Pullela Gopichand on Instagram. In the photo, an enthused and pumped-up…
PC: Dhruv Varun Cohen ’26/Cornell University Thousands of hours of rainforest recordings are helping scientists teach artificial intelligence to recognise Amazonian birds that can be difficult to identify by sound alone. In Colombia, Cornell researchers have been collecting acoustic data from cattle ranches, rubber agroforestry plots and forest to build a clearer picture of which…
