File Photo: BRICS Summit 2026 The 18th Brics Leaders’ Summit is scheduled to be held in New Delhi on September 12 and 13, with leaders of the expanded grouping set to discuss global governance, multilateralism, trade, investment, technology, food and energy security, health, disaster resilience and critical supply chains. The summit will also take up…
CJI Surya Kant calls for more transparent and predictable case listings, stressing that timely court intervention can make the difference between justice and injustice. NEW DELHI: Flagging the importance of timely intervention by courts in crucial matters, CJI Surya Kant said the difference between justice and injustice was not in the final judgement but in…
Harvey Weinstein appears in Manhattan Court for sentencing Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026 in New York. (Steven Hirsch/New York Post via AP, Pool) Harvey Weinstein has been sentenced to 15 years in prison in a #MeToo reckoning redux after the disgraced movie producer’s original conviction was overturned and a retrial last year ended with a jury…
The 702-unit, 6-tower project brings 80% open space, barrier-free design & IGBC Platinum pre-certified sustainability to South Kolkata’s growing corridor. As Kolkata’s residential landscape continues to evolve, emerging micro-markets are gaining prominence as homebuyers increasingly seek a combination of connectivity, convenience and well-developed social infrastructure. The Southern EM Bypass corridor, in particular, has witnessed a…
File photo: 22 Indian nationals, including 14 seafarers, killed in West Asia conflict, says MEA Twenty-two Indians, including 14 seafarers, have so far lost their lives in the West Asia conflict, said govt, expressing deep concern over the situation in the region. “We are deeply concerned about the ongoing conflict in West Asia. We have…
Elon Musk reacts to a viral post about getting Indian citizenship. Aidan Joyce, a social media account that claimed to be an Irish man, said he fell in love with India and wanted to make Kolkata his home. He asked Elon Musk‘s AI chatbot Grok how he could move to the country permanently. The exchange…
Across one of Saudi Arabia’s largest protected desert landscapes, a conservation experiment that began in the 1990s is still visible two decades later. A total of 313 captive-bred Arabian and sand gazelles were released into Uruq Bani Ma’arid, where their movements were first followed with radio tracking. When researchers returned in 2015–2016, a large camera-trap…
In 2022, Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively donated $500,000 to Water First, a Canadian charity that works with Indigenous communities on water education and training. Four years later, the organisation marked a milestone: eight Indigenous trainees had graduated from a 15-month programme as certified water operators. The graduates completed more than 2,000 hours of hands-on…
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. (AP Photo) Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday backed closer ties between Canada and the European Union, saying the two sides could work together to protect their markets, democracies and sovereignty, hours after US President Donald Trump called the proposal “laughable” and threatened to impose tariffs on Europe.Addressing the…
Australia began experimenting with railway sleepers made from recycled plastic in 2015, turning material that might otherwise have gone to landfill into a component designed to sit beneath railway tracks. Developed by Integrated Recycling with researchers at Monash University’s Institute of Railway Technology, the Duratrack sleeper is made from about 85% post-consumer plastic waste, including…
