India is going big — really big. In her latest budget speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled record spending on infrastructure and defence. She promised high-speed rail, submarines, fighter jets, and more. How ambitious is ambitious? Think $133 billion for infrastructure and $85 billion for defence — rises of roughly 9% and 15% from last
Imagine swapping Olympic slopes for the underworld. Sounds like a movie plot, right? US authorities say that’s exactly what Ryan Wedding did. The 44-year-old Canadian, once an Olympic snowboarder, was arrested in Mexico on Thursday. He was flown to the United States to face charges of cocaine trafficking and murder. Wedding had been hiding in
What if a familiar cosmic landmark still had secrets to hide? That’s exactly what astronomers discovered in the Ring Nebula, a glowing shell of gas and dust that’s been studied for centuries. Yet it still managed to surprise scientists. The nebula, also known as Messier 57, was spotted in 1779 and sits about 2,600 light-years
What if scrolling came with an age limit? France is asking that very question. In a bold new move, the government plans to push through a ban on social media for children under 15. The aim is to have it in place by September next year. The proposal, laid out in a draft law, has
After nearly 17 years away, Tarique Rahman is back—and Bangladesh is watching closely. Can one homecoming reshape an election? On Thursday, the acting chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) landed in Dhaka to scenes more like a festival than a political arrival. Hundreds of thousands of supporters packed the roads from the airport, waving
Can you imagine the horror of seeing a majestic elephant set ablaze? That nightmare became real in northern Sri Lanka this week, sparking outrage across social media. Police have arrested three men, aged 42 to 50, accused of chasing a wild elephant with flaming torches. Despite repeated veterinary care, the male elephant succumbed to severe
What are the odds that a casual dig could rewrite your future? For two young friends in central India, that question just got a glittering answer. On a cold winter morning in Panna — a dusty district better known for hardship than hope. Satish Khatik and Sajid Mohammed stumbled upon a rock. That stopped them
Europe’s top leaders gathered in London on Monday, rallying around Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. But not without raising eyebrows at parts of Washington’s latest peace proposal. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosted Zelensky alongside Germany’s Friedrich Merz and France’s Emmanuel Macron at Downing Street. All signaled support while quietly questioning the fine print of the
Donald Trump has stirred global attention once again — this time by announcing he’ll pardon former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández. Hernández is currently serving 45 years in a US prison for drug trafficking and weapons charges. Surprised? Many are. “I will be granting a Full and Complete Pardon,” Trump declared on Truth Social, insisting
Could the AI boom be getting a little… overheated? Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet, Google’s parent company, told the BBC that AI investment has sparked an “extraordinary moment.” He said there’s a whiff of “irrationality” in the frenzy. And yes, even Google wouldn’t be completely safe if the AI bubble bursts. “I think no company
Tragedy struck late Thursday night in Srinagar, India-occupied Kashmir. An “accidental explosion” ripped through the Nowgam police station. At least nine people were killed and 32 injured. Most of them were policemen and forensic officials working to examine a large cache of confiscated explosives. What went wrong? Authorities say the blast occurred while samples were
A shocking suicide attack outside a courthouse in Pakistan’s capital has left 12 dead and at least 27 injured. How could such violence strike one of the country’s most secure areas? Authorities say the bomber tried to enter the district courthouse but failed, detonating the device near a police car after waiting for 15 tense
