Bangladesh is preparing for one of its most ambitious green initiatives yet: a nationwide plan to plant 250 million trees over the next five years. The program is designed to increase the country’s green cover, deliver on a key election promise, and support long-term climate and biodiversity goals. But as conservationists point out, planting such…
Sachin Tendulkar shares an emotional message on NEET protests. NEW DELHI: Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar has spoken out on the nationwide protests over the NEET paper leak, calling on society to ensure that young people never lose faith in hard work and meritocracy.In a heartfelt post on X on Thursday, the batting great reflected on…
Shelina Rahman and daughter/Image: BBC The wife of a Bangladeshi politician and her teenage daughter drowned after entering the sea to rescue a young child who was swept away by strong currents at an Essex beach.Shelina Rahman, a teacher in her 40s and the wife of Dr Mansur Rahman, leader of Jubo Dal UK, the…
Khalid Satary at Washington Dulles International Airport after he was extradited to the US. After years of being on the run, 54-year-old Khalid Satary, a foreign national, was arrested in connection with $547 million Medicare fraud scheme. FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed that Satary was arrested overseas and was successfully brought back to the US…
Empty seashells became new habitats 470 million years ago An international study led by scientists at the University of Tartu shows that about 470 million years ago, a major ecological change took place in the world’s oceans. For the first time, the hollow interiors of empty mollusc shells began serving as homes for small sea…
NEW DELHI: India made a sensational start to their Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026 campaign as lawn bowler Putul Sonowal pulled off a stunning upset against reigning world champion Ryan Bester of Canada in the Men’s Singles competition on Thursday.Making his Commonwealth Games debut, the Assam-born bowler showed remarkable composure to defeat one of the biggest…
A surprise brood of six barn owlets has brought a welcome lift to a Cambridgeshire farm after a difficult summer. Discovered at Moor Farm, near Peterborough, the fluffy youngsters, estimated at 40 to 50 days old, were ringed on Thursday as part of ongoing local conservation efforts.For Moor Farm owner Judith Jacobs, the sight of…
Rural community on Chile’s Chiloé Island restores its water supply. (Picture: Chile’s Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity) A small rural community on Chile’s Chiloe Island has ended years of dependence on emergency water tanker trucks by restoring its forests, protecting its watershed and building a community-managed water system.The project took years of planning and work…
The 2026 NFL schedule features all 32 teams, nine international games, key prime-time matchups and a Super Bowl LX rematch to open the season. (Image via Twitter) The NFL schedule 2026 begins with a Super Bowl LX rematch. The defending champion Seattle Seahawks host the New England Patriots on Wednesday, Sept. 9, at 8:20 p.m….
Scientists working on Alpine glacier (AI-generated image) Scientists drilled 33 feet into ice and recovered a 2,000-year climate record, a frozen capsule that can reveal how the atmosphere breathed long before modern measurements.High on the Weißseespitze glacier in the eastern Alps, an international research team extracted an ice core barely 33 feet long that preserves…