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China has completed a 582-tonne superconducting magnet for its “Artificial Sun” fusion project, NDTV reports. The magnet is described as a record and marks a step towards China’s goal of demonstrating fusion-powered…
A Pew Research survey found that 54 per cent of Indian adults named Pakistan as their greatest geopolitical threat, followed by China at 21 per cent. In Pakistan, 43 per cent named…
The US military lost at least 45 MQ-9 Reaper surveillance and strike drones during the conflict with Iran, The Washington Post reported, citing unnamed officials. The losses equal roughly 25 per cent…
इंडोनेशिया के तट के पास शनिवार तड़के 7.7 तीव्रता का शक्तिशाली भूकंप आया। यूरोपियन-मेडिटेरेनियन सिस्मोलॉजिकल सेंटर (EMSC) के अनुसार भूकंप का केंद्र समुद्र में 35 किलोमीटर गहराई पर था। मुख्य झटके के…
The 2026 Esports World Cup moved from Riyadh to Paris in May after regional security concerns, with organisers given less than two months to prepare. More than 2,000 players, over 1,000 support…
An oil slick from the bulk carrier Minoan Pioneer has reached Qeshm Island, threatening the UNESCO-listed Hara mangrove forests. The vessel was hit by an unidentified projectile near Oman on 3 August…
Playboy founder Hugh Hefner repeatedly contacted the FBI in 2005 after former Playmate Audra Lynn Christiansen alleged that Jeffrey Epstein had raped and trafficked her, according to an amended lawsuit filed by…
A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia on Saturday, prompting a tsunami warning, according to LiveMint. The report said no casualties had been reported at that point. A separate LiveMint report said another 6.9-magnitude…
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has praised the Foundation of Indian Americans New England for organising its fifth International India Day Parade and Freedom Festival at Boston Harbor on August 9. Massachusetts…
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company said one of its vessels came under attack while passing through the Strait of Hormuz a day earlier, the Emirati state news agency WAM reported. No…
