PM Andy Burnham announces £65m in drought support for farmers/Image: Reuters Farmers in England are set to receive an extra £65 million in government support as drought conditions continue to damage crops and put pressure on water supplies.Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced the funding on Saturday following the driest July on record in England and…
Nvidia’s financial ties with Elon Musk’s SpaceX have come into focus after the chipmaking giant disclosed that it owns nearly 123 million shares in the rocket company. The stake was worth almost $21 billion at the end of June, but has since fallen to about $17 billion as SpaceX shares dropped sharply following its June…
Josh Hazlewood (AP Photo) Josh Hazlewood made a strong return to Test cricket after more than a year, taking six wickets in Australia’s first innings against Bangladesh in Darwin. He bowled 28 overs and conceded 89 runs, taking two wickets on Day 2 before claiming four more on Saturday.The performance took Hazlewood’s Test wicket tally…
The Odisha government has extended free textbooks to students of Classes 9 and 10 and announced mid-day meals for them. The measures are aimed at easing education costs, improving nutrition, and encouraging regular attendance. The Odisha government has announced two major measures for school students, free textbooks and mid-day meals for those studying in Classes…
Awarapan 2 OTT release (Image Credits IMDb) Emraan Hashmi and Disha Patani’s ‘Awarapan 2’ hit theatres on August 14, 2026. The action thriller marks Hashmi’s return as Shivam Pandit from the 2007 cult favourite ‘Awarapan’ and has generated a significant buzz among fans of the original. After its theatrical run, the film will stream on…
Mir Yar Baloch has urged the US administration to impose sanctions on Pakistan. Mir Yar Baloch, a Baloch leader, has accused Pakistan‘s military of carrying out an airstrike in Balochistan that allegedly killed 30 civilians, including women, children and infants.He claimed that video footage from the August 12 attack in Surab’s Gidar Goandhan area provides…
In 1958, Clipperton Island was a very different place from the huge seabird colony it would later become. The tiny Pacific atoll had once supported thousands of breeding birds, but decades of human occupation had left a heavy mark. Feral pigs, introduced when people settled on the island, had multiplied and were feeding on land…
Talent gaps threaten India’s GCC growth (representative image) Talent shortages are emerging as a strategic risk for India’s global capability centre (GCC) sector, with 11% of GCC leaders saying their global headquarters are actively evaluating or shifting mandates to competing geographies, according to a PwC India-FICCI study.The report, based on a survey of 200 senior…
KL Rahul and Nishan Madushka NEW DELHI: A scary moment unfolded during the first Test between India and Sri Lanka in Galle when Nishan Madushka was hit on the helmet by a KL Rahul sweep.The incident happened off the final delivery of Prabath Jayasuriya’s over. Rahul went down low and played a well-timed sweep, but…
HPBOSE Supplementary exam Class 10th, 12th provisional answer key 2026 HPBOSE provisional answer key 2026: The Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education (HPBOSE), Dharamshala, has released the provisional answer key for the Class 10 and Class 12 supplementary examinations held in July 2026. The answer key was published on August 14 and contains the answers…
