The science of climate change has taught us that human activity is responsible for adverse meteorological phenomena like unfavourable weather patterns and the degradation of geophysical assets like land or underground water aquifers. This erodes the neat distinction, drawn earlier, between natural disasters — earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, subsidence, floods, epidemics — which could only be … Read more
Labour MPs have begun quitting X in alarm over the platform, with one saying Elon Musk had turned it into “a megaphone for foreign adversaries and far-right fringe groups”. Over the weekend, newly elected MPs took to WhatsApp groups to raise growing concerns about the role X played in the spread of misinformation amid the … Read more
The move bolsters Israeli defenses and may deter Iran. | Source: Bloomberg 5 min read Last Updated : Aug 12 2024 | 11:20 PM IST By Dan Williams The US shored up naval and air forces in the Middle East to help Israel fend off any major attack from Iran or Lebanon’s Hezbollah, ahead … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature 14 mins: Doughty pings a free-kick from the right out to Morris, he controls it well but his pull-back is blocked without fuss and the move breaks down. Share 12 mins: Doughty swings in a corner which is head back across … Read more
The events in Bangladesh and the Sheikh Hasina government’s overthrow have come with predictable violence especially against the minorities, particularly Hindus. Attacking the minorities is for some reason a pillar of nationalism in South Asia’s post-Independence states. All nations here also contend with an unresolved identity crisis. Bangladesh’s Constitution opens with the phrase “Bismillah ir … Read more
Bangladesh descended into chaos last week after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled to India. | Photo: PTI Bangladesh’s Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman said on Monday that soldiers will return to barracks once the police resume normal operations, as he met and reviewed the security situation with the interim government head Muhammad Yunus … Read more
BBC Sam Quek served as a team captain on the revamped Question of Sport Sam Quek, Nick Knowles and Paul Merson have joined Strictly Come Dancing, completing the 2024 line-up. The trio join previously announced celebrities including singer Toyah Willcox, comedian Chris McCausland and actor and singer Shayne Ward. Merson, Quek and Knowles were revealed … Read more
New Delhi: Amid the Congress-led Opposition onslaught on the Narendra Modi government over the allegations levelled by Hindenburg Research against Sebi chairperson Madhabi Buch, the BJP on Monday questioned the authenticity of the Hindenburg report while alleging that George Soros, who is known for his anti-India propaganda, is the main investor in Hindenburg. The party … Read more
Last Tuesday, Oksana and her family could not escape fast enough. Though they did not know it, Ukrainian regular forces had entered Russia for the first time, and Moscow’s military wasted little time in hitting back, bombing their village around seven miles from the border. “It was 9am and the first glide bomb hit the … Read more
Hyderabad: A two-judge panel of the Telangana High Court on Monday took on file a writ appeal with regard to the appointment of Ahtheram Ali Khan as a member of the Salar Jung Museum Board. The panel, comprising Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice J. Sreenivas Rao, was dealing with a writ appeal filed by … Read more