Who is Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr? The hard‑line commander now shaping Iran’s security after Larijani’s death

Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr (left) and Ali Larijani (right) (Images/Agencies) After the death of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) chief Ali Larijani in a US-Israeli airstrike, the Islamic Republic has named Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr as his successor. The country’s power has now shifted to a figure with deep roots in both the Islamic Revolutionary Guard…

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Inside Iran’s war tunnel: Huge collection of drones displayed under Khamenei’s images – watch

Iranian state media has released new video footage showing part of the IRGC’s drone arsenal displayed inside a large underground tunnel, under Khamenei’s posters.Another Iranian state media outlet released footage showing drones being launched by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as part of its ongoing military campaign against US and Israeli targets. The Kharg…

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Did the world’s first solar eclipse change Earth’s rotation? Scientists decode a 709 BCE mystery |

Observations of the sky recorded thousands of years ago continue to play a remarkable role in modern science, demonstrating that careful human observation has long-lasting value. One particularly significant record comes from ancient China, which documented a total solar eclipse in 709 BCE with remarkable detail. These records include descriptions of the timing and duration…

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Patty seller, thrashed at Gita event for peddling non-veg, back in Kolkata but skips ‘unsafe areas’ | Kolkata News

Image Credit: Biplab Bhattacharjee Kolkata: Sk Riyajul, who had to leave Kolkata more than a month ago following assaults on him for selling “non-veg” puffs during a mass Gita recital in the Maidan, has returned to Kolkata, driven by desperation to earn a living.He follows his old routine of stepping out every morning with a…

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Delhi: CM Rekha Gupta hears public grievances during Jan Sunwai; orders time-bound action | India News

File photo: Delhi CM Rekha Gupta (Picture credit: ANI) Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday held a Jan Sunwai at the Chief Minister’s Jan Seva Sadan on Raj Niwas Marg, where residents from different parts of the Capital raised their complaints, concerns and suggestions directly before her.According to an official statement, the chief minister…

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Magnus Carlsen wins 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour championship, secures bonus prize for early title | Chess News

Magnus Carlsen (Photo by Freestyle Chess/Stev Bonhage) World No. 1 and five-time World Champion Magnus Carlsen has clinched the 2025 Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour championship by advancing to the semifinals at Grootbos in Cape Town. The early victory secured him the USD 100,000 bonus prize, while the South Africa Finals, with its USD 200,000…

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At estimated cost of Rs 19k crore, largest NH project under PPP gets nod

NEW DELHI: Cabinet Wednesday approved the construction of the 374-km greenfield access-controlled Nashik-Solapur-Akkalkot highway in Maharashtra, which is part of the Surat-Chennai high-speed corridor, at an estimated cost of Rs 19,142 crore. This will be the largest value of highway project on Build, Operate, Transfer (BOT) mode in the country’s NH development history, I&B minister…

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