Centcom launches Task Force Falcon Strike US Central Command (Centcom) on Thursday announced plans to establish Task Force Falcon Strike, described as its first multinational, multi-domain attack-drone task force.The unit will bring together the US and regional military partners to operate one-way attack drones across air, land and maritime domains, including unmanned systems operating above,…
Photos courtesy NPS/Gateway NRA A collection of vintage postcards donated to the National Park Service has given historians a detailed look at life along the New Jersey coast in the early 20th century.In a series of oral history interviews conducted by National Park Service historians Tom Hoffman and Elaine Harmon, retired Lieutenant Colonel John Joseph…
The latest wholesale inflation figures, coming a day after softer consumer inflation data, have reduced expectations of an imminent rate hike. US stock market today: Wall Street benchmarks moved closer to record territory on Thursday after fresh data suggested inflationary pressures continued to ease. Markets also found support from another decline in oil prices, extending…
Ashleigh Gardner and Monica Wright (Agency Image) Australia women’s vice-captain Ashleigh Gardner has addressed the controversy surrounding her separation from Monica Wright, asking for privacy while apologising for the pain caused during their relationship.Gardner had stayed silent for several months after Wright publicly accused the all-rounder of cheating on her with Australia teammate Georgia Voll…
Can factory smoke become cooking fuel? BITS Pilani researchers develop CO2-to-DME technology For decades, scientists around the world have been trying to answer one difficult question: Can carbon dioxide (CO₂), one of the biggest contributors to climate change, be turned into something useful instead of being released into the atmosphere?At the Hyderabad campus of BITS…
Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s daughter and granddaughter of Amitabh Bachchan’s granddaughter has filed a case in the Delhi High Court seeking to stop the spread of fake and misleading information about her online. The case was filed after several YouTube videos made false claims about her health, including allegations that she was seriously…
IAF’s aging Hawk Mk-132 to be replaced NEW DELHI: To modernise its aircraft fleet that will train its future pilots, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has taken the first step for acquisition of next-generation jet trainers by floating a tender for 150 such aircraft.The new trainers, once acquired, will replace IAF’s aging Hawk Mk-132 advanced…
When Lauren Iraeta and her husband bought an old waterfront house, they expected to spend their weekends repairing timber and replacing outdated plumbing.Instead, after a 10-month renovation, the 44-year-old real estate agent became a historical investigator. She began researching the people who had lived in the house and reconnecting their descendants with forgotten family items…
Wholesale prices in the US cooled in July, offering a welcome sign that inflation may be losing some momentum as lower energy costs helped ease price pressures.Data released by the labor department showed that the producer price index (PPI), which tracks prices received by producers before they reach consumers, increased 4.7% from a year earlier…
Sreesanth and Harbhajan Singh The long-standing rift between former India teammates Harbhajan Singh and S. Sreesanth has once again grabbed attention, almost 18 years after their infamous 2008 IPL controversy. The fallout from the inaugural season of the Indian Premier League has resurfaced after Sreesanth publicly challenged Harbhajan to settle their differences inside a boxing…
