Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Summary Thank you for joining us on the live blog today. Here is a wrap up, in case you missed any key headlines: That’s all for today. See you back for tomorrow live blog in the morning. Share Rower attempting record-breaking … Read more
Parts of a carved and decorated traditional ocean-going canoe (waka) found in the Chatham Islands, around 800km east of New Zealand, could be the most significant discovery of its kind in Polynesia, archaeologists say. The Chatham Islands is an archipelago administered as part of New Zealand. Over the past month, archaeologists and local volunteers have … Read more
King Charles is “very conscious” of his global responsibility and unique diplomatic role, and is determined to put that to use, a royal source said, after his meeting with the Canadian prime minister on Monday. Charles met Justin Trudeau at his Sandringham estate in Norfolk, a day after he received the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. … Read more
The UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) is closing its southern Africa office in the wake of the Trump administration’s aid cuts. In a statement, a spokesperson said the office in Johannesburg would close and the WFP would consolidate its southern and east Africa operations into one regional office in Nairobi, Kenya. The spokesperson said the … Read more
About a fourth of men and women in India were either ‘overweight’ or ‘obese’ in 2019-21, an increase of 4 percentage points from 2015-16, underscoring the rising health risk posed by obesity in the country. While the problem is prominent among women in most South Indian States, as well as in Delhi and Punjab, the … Read more
(1) Telangana tunnel collapse: Rescue operations continues on day 10 In a breakthrough, the South Central Railway’s (SCR) mechanical engineering team has managed to cut the platform of the damaged Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) deep inside the collapsed Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel late on Sunday (March 2, 2025) night facilitating faster removal of … Read more
Jammu and Kashmir had 3 instances of Internet shutdowns due to protests in 2024 | Photo Credit: NISSAR AHMAD;NISSAR AHMAD – Globally, there were 88 Internet shutdowns due to communal violence in 2023 and 2024 and all of them were in India. In fact, nearly 95% of all Internet shutdowns ordered by the state due … Read more
Security personnel stand guard during a protest at in the Kangpokpi district of Manipur in November last year. | Photo Credit: PTI The ongoing conflict in Manipur has had a significant impact on the State’s economy. The revenue flow from GST has slowed down drastically, while retail inflation levels have skyrocketed. The double whammy came … Read more
Data Point: Who, why, and how do Indians illegally migrate to the U.S.? | Video Credit: The Hindu As of February 17, the United States has deported 332 undocumented Indian immigrants. This number is only expected to rise. Nearly 40% of them were from Punjab, followed by Haryana and Gujarat. But, this is just one … Read more
Prayagraj: An aerial view of devotees taking a holy dip at Sangam amid the ongoing ‘Maha Kumbh Mela’ festival, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025.| Photo Credit: PTI The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has released data on the assessment of water quality at five different locations in and around the confluence … Read more