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Centcom launches Task Force Falcon Strike US Central Command (Centcom) on Thursday announced plans to establish Task Force Falcon Strike, described as its first multinational, multi-domain attack-drone task force.The unit will bring together the US and regional military partners to operate one-way attack drones across air, land and maritime domains, including unmanned systems operating above,…
Who was Prichard Colon? Puerto Rican boxer dies at 33 after suffering severe brain injury against Terrel Williams Prichard Colon, the Puerto Rican boxer whose career ended after a serious brain injury in 2015, has died at 33, his father, Richard Colon, confirmed on social media on August 13, 2026. Colon had been unbeaten through…
The Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) on Thursday asked the Sports Ministry to reconsider its decision to suspend the federation’s recognition, saying the move could affect the body’s autonomy under the Olympic Charter.The federation also requested the ministry to keep its August 12 order in abeyance and review the matter.The Sports Ministry on Wednesday…
Not everyone who closes their eyes and hits the bed at night goes to sleep. Some end up transitioning into a dream-like state that has them waking up while feeling hazy, lazy and heavy, with no feelings of rest and freshness. But is it the dreams that weigh you out or does it have something…
India became independent from British rule on 15 August 1947, but it did not become a republic on that day. For nearly two and a half years, the newly independent country continued with a transitional constitutional arrangement. India became a Republic on 26 January 1950, when the Constitution came into force and replaced the colonial-era…
Sunny Deol‘s upcoming release, ‘Batwara 1947’, is scheduled to open in theatres on August 14. Ahead of its release, the actor shared his thoughts on whether there’s any overlap between his part in Rajkumar Santoshi‘s Partition drama and his widely loved character, Tara Singh, from the ‘Gadar’ series, which also explored the same historical backdrop….
5 things you should never ignore in the early stages of dating The early stages of dating can be a little confusing. You are excited to hear from them, you replay conversations in your head, and sometimes, you are so busy wondering whether they like you that you forget to ask yourself a more important…
In 1929, Tennessee farmer John W. Oliver refused to sell his 375-acre Cades Cove farm for $20 an acre. After years of legal battles over land wanted for Great Smoky Mountains National Park, he ultimately lost his farm and received $17,000 in 1935. In 1929, Tennessee farmer John W. Oliver refused an offer of $20…
Srinagar’s Achan landfill has accumulated over one million metric tonnes of legacy waste SRINAGAR: In the heart of Srinagar is a huge mountain of garbage. From a distance, it looks as part of the Pir Panjal mountain range. But as one approaches the Achan waste management facility, it becomes clear the hill is man-made, built…
The panel found Justice Varma’s explanation over the discovery of unaccounted cash at his official residence “evasive” and “unsatisfactory”. NEW DELHI: A Lok Sabha inquiry committee on Wednesday indicted former Allahabad High Court judge Yashwant Varma in the cash-at-home case.The panel found Justice Varma’s explanation for the discovery of unaccounted cash at his official residence…
