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Deep beneath the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aqaba hides a toxic ‘ocean within an ocean’ where life cannot survive (Image Source – Communications Earth & Environment ) The surface of the Gulf of Aqaba appears calm for most of the year, with little to suggest what sits far below. Nearly 1,800 metres down, researchers…
Photo shows Prince Andrew in all fours over a woman (Photo credit: AP) UK Police on Thursday arrested former prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on suspicion of misconduct in public office, as new documents linked to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein resurfaces.The arrest came on his 66th birthday, following weeks of renewed scrutiny over his past association…
India’s state-owned Bharat Petroleum Corp (BPCL) and private refiner HPCL Mittal Energy Ltd (HMEL) have each bought one million barrels of Venezuelan Merey crude oil, marking BPCL’s first-ever purchase and HMEL’s first in two years, according to Reuters sources on Wednesday. The deals, arranged through trader Vitol, will increase India’s Venezuelan oil imports to at…
Mahua Moitra with her pet dog Henry (Image/Instagram) NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra on Thursday moved the Delhi high court seeking custody of her pet Rottweiler, Henry.The petition challenges a November 10 last year’s order of a Saket court which had refused her request for 10-day custody of the dog every month….
Britain’s King Charles III on Thursday said “the law must take its course” following the arrest of his younger brother, former prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, on suspicion of misconduct in public office amid the mounting heat over his links with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The monarch expressed his “deepest concern” but stressed that the investigation…
Minutes after former Prince Andrew was arrested on his 66th birthday, anti-monarchy group Republic claimed credit for the action and said they reported the former duke to Thames Valley Police earlier this month. “We reported Andrew to the police when others were unwilling to act. Republic has been instigating a private prosecution when the police…
Mumbai: Payment technology firm Pine Labs has partnered with OpenAI to build smarter payment systems that can take limited financial decisions on their own, aiming to simplify how businesses manage money.The collaboration will embed OpenAI’s artificial intelligence models into Pine Labs’ merchant platforms used by retailers and service providers. Instead of merely processing payments, the…
Harmanpreet Kaur became the most capped player in women’s international cricket on Thursday when she led the India women’s national cricket team in the second T20I of the three-match series against the Australia women’s national cricket team in Australia.The appearance was her 356th international match on February 19, taking her past Suzie Bates, who previously…
NEW DELHI: India’s human spaceflight programme marked a significant milestone after the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted a qualification-level load test of the drogue parachute for the Gaganyaan mission.The test was carried out on Thursday at the Rail Track Rocket Sled (RTRS) facility of DRDO’s Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory in Chandigarh. The…
UPSC CAPF Assistant Commandant 2026 notification postponed The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) was scheduled to release the UPSC CAPF Notification 2026 on February 18, 2026. However, the notification has now been postponed. The Commission has informed that the revised date will be notified in due course on its official website. The examination is conducted…
