Plumes of smoke rise from fires (centre) at an oil refinery following what the authorities say is a Ukrainian drone strike in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Moscow A series of Ukrainian drone attacks has knocked out a significant chunk of Russia’s oil refining capacity, with operations affected at nine of the country’s…
Irfan Pathan analyses Hardik-Arshdeep trade The blockbuster trade between Mumbai Indians (MI) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) has triggered plenty of discussion around the possible playing combinations of both franchises ahead of IPL 2027. While Punjab have strengthened their batting with the arrival of Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya, they have also parted ways with one of…
Akhilesh Yadav said his 95-5 formula challenges CM Yogi Adityanath’s 80-20 narrative (File photo) NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday accused the BJP of creating divisions in Uttar Pradesh and claimed that the state’s political contest was now between 95 per cent of people facing hardship and five per cent whom he…
Ashqar’s story came into wider public attention after videos of students celebrating Onam at the school went viral. A journey of nearly 3,000 kilometres took Ali Ashqar from Areekode in Kerala’s Malappuram district to Karo, a remote village in Arunachal Pradesh’s Shi-Yomi district, close to the India-China border. The 28-year-old teacher chose to work at…
Photo courtesy of Craig Thomas / Chester County Water Resources Authority taken via Brandywine Conservancy For the first time in almost 150 years, water is free-flowing through a stretch of Brandywine Creek in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. This is because excavators have now removed a dam built to power a mill that has since been converted…
England’s Jacob Bethell (Images via Reuters) England have suffered a major injury setback ahead of their white-ball tour of Australia, with young batter Jacob Bethell ruled out of the entire series after suffering a setback in his recovery from a right knee injury.The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed on Wednesday that Bethell will…
Residents of Astley, a village in Greater Manchester, are preparing to challenge the proposed expansion of heavy vehicle operations at warehouse complex that has transformed their once-quiet neighbourhood. The dispute, reported by The Guardian, Wigan Today and planning publication Planning Geek, centres on an 18-metre-high distribution warehouse operated by logistics company Whistl, with residents raising…
In an Arizona divorce, a decree mistakenly listed a $200,000 loan from the wife’s father as just $100,000. Her lawyer then missed a deadline to correct the error, but the Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One, rejected her legal malpractice case because she could not prove she suffered an actual loss as a result. The…
