A camera on the Philippine island of Mindoro captured one of the country’s rarest birds, confirming that the critically endangered Mindoro bleeding-heart pigeon still survives in the wild. The bird was spotted in August in the Puerto Galera rainforest, and is the first confirmed photograph of the species Gallicolumba platenae in two decades, according to…
Maxson said the decision to start Trash Turtles came from seeing rubbish being pushed towards the sea (Photo: Surfrider) At 10, Caymus ‘CO’ Maxson noticed something wrong on a beach in Madeira Beach, Florida. In February 2020, she saw beach trash being raked towards the water’s edge. She realised that the incoming tide could carry…
The birds live in the Sand Sagebrush Ecoregion, which stretches across southeastern Colorado, southwestern Kansas and a small part of western Oklahoma. (American Bird Conservancy photo) Colorado’s lesser prairie-chicken population has fallen from more than 80,000 birds in 1975 to just 89 breeding males, according to a 2024 data. To restore the population of the…
New York woman pleads guilty to trafficking Indians into the US from Canada border. New York woman Stacey Taylor, 43, who was arrested and charged with human trafficking in 2025, has now pleaded guilty to her role in an international smuggling conspiracy that primarily brought Indians to the US through the US-Canada border. On January…
Singer Neeti Mohan is mourning the loss of her father, Brij Mohan Sharma, who passed away on October 15, 2026. Sharing the heartbreaking news on Instagram, Neeti remembered him as a guiding light and the pillar of her family. Several members of the entertainment industry, including Neha Dhupia and Shreya Ghoshal, offered their condolences and…
A UK man has been jailed for four years and eight months after inventing hundreds of charitable donations to fraudulently claim £708,750 from the government through the Gift Aid scheme. Abdul Muttakin Robbani, 54, from Chelmsford, submitted 60 false claims through his organisation, RMI Club, naming 716 people as donors despite them never having made…
NEW DELHI: Severe cyclonic storm Murasu is set to make landfall along the south Andhra Pradesh coast between Nellore and Narsapur in the early hours of Tuesday, bringing heavy rainfall and winds of up to 120 kmph. The approaching cyclone has put several coastal states on alert, disrupted flight operations and triggered evacuation and relief…
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NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday accused Congress of pursuing “shoot and scoot” politics after the party claimed that the Election Commission had decided to provide “readable” electoral rolls to political parties because the whole nation was on the streets against the “vote chors”.BJP spokesperson Pradip Bhandari said Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul…
NEW DELHI: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Thursday wrote to President Droupadi Murmu and West Bengal governor RN Ravi, seeking time for party delegations to meet them and highlight the alleged lawlessness in the state.The TMC accused the ruling BJP of “systematically misusing” the West Bengal Police, calling it “disturbing.”“TMC workers are being targeted by…
