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January 21, 2026 12:20 PM
Just over 170,000 migrants crossed the perilous Darien Gap that connects Panama to Colombia over the first five months of this year, Panama's migration agency said on Thursday, suggesting 2024 could again break records. This is 2% higher than the nearly 167,000 who made the crossing in the same per...
June 5, 2024 6:44 PM
As Japan's birthrate drops, runner freezes her eggs to sustain motherhood dream Japanese champion runner Tomomi Bitoh completed a 170-km (106-mile) race in the Himalayas last November, and immediately made a beeline for a Tokyo clinic to begin freezing her eggs, hoping to keep alive her dream of be...
June 4, 2024 1:47 PM
Tibetans' spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, will travel to the U.S. this month to undergo medical treatment for his knees and will not hold his usual public engagements from June 20, his office said on Monday. The 88-year-old monk was advised against any travel last October following a bout of flu,...
June 4, 2024 1:33 PM
R Praggnanandhaa continued his winning streak by upsetting world champion Ding Liren in the Armageddon game at the Norway Chess Tournament. Praggnanandhaa’s victory came after he had already defeated higher-ranked players, including Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana, earlier in the compe...
June 1, 2024 10:58 PM
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an advisory to fishermen to prohibit fishing activities along the southern Kerala coast and Lakshadweep region following predictions of strong winds and severe weather conditions. However, there are no restrictions on fishing along the Karnatak...
October 25, 2024 4:52 PM
Record heat seared parts of the national capital for a second consecutive day on Wednesday, reaching a temperature of 52.3 degrees Celsius (126.14 degrees Fahrenheit), as an unprecedented heat wave continued to parch some northwestern regions. The unusually high summer temperatures have brought "he...
September 16, 2024 6:41 PM
Major Radhika Sen, an Indian peacekeeper deployed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has been named the United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year for 2023. The prestigious award recognizes her outstanding service and efforts to empower local communities, especially women and gi...
May 27, 2024 10:51 PM
Purnima Shrestha, a 32-year-old mountaineer from Gorkha, Nepal, and a photojournalist by profession has made history as the first woman in the world to climb Mount Everest three times in the same season, all in just 13 days. Her exceptional triple ascent beats the previous record of any woman summi...
September 16, 2024 6:16 PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hailed the remarkable voter turnout in the Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha constituency in Jammu and Kashmir, which witnessed the highest polling percentage in the region in over three decades. Taking to X, the Prime Minister congratulated the people of the constit...
September 16, 2024 6:37 PM
In a historic first, around 32,000 Indian Hajis will travel by high-speed train directly from Jeddah's King Abdulaziz International Airport to the holy city of Makkah this year. Traditionally, pilgrims arriving in Jeddah have taken buses provided by Saudi authorities to reach Makkah. However, the ...
