August 2026

Bhageerathi Amma: At 105, she went back to school, scored 100% in maths and won the Nari Shakti Puraskar: How Bhageerathi Amma reclaimed the education she had once been forced to give up

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Bhageerathi Amma returned to education at the age of 105. At an age when most people would consider education a chapter long closed, Bhageerathi Amma opened a schoolbook again. She was 105 when she returned to formal education in 2019, sitting for the Kerala State Literacy Mission’s Class 4 equivalency examination. She scored 75% overall…

Judge blocks Trump’s Postal Service regulation on mail-in ballots

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A federal judge Thursday blocked a Postal Service regulation that would exert control over mail-in ballots ahead of the midterm elections in the latest setback on the issue for President Donald Trump. The recently finalized measure would implement a key provision of Trump’s executive order on mail-in ballots that would add a new level of…

‘We are not wanted anywhere’: Rohingya face fierce new wave of hostility in Malaysia

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Not long ago, Malaysia’s then-prime minister urged his country to protect Rohingya Muslims – a stateless minority that has fled violence and discrimination in Myanmar for decades. “We must defend them, not just because they are of the same faith, but [because] they are humans, their lives have value,” Najib Razak said in 2017. Nine…

Watch: What caused the flash floods in the Nepal-Tibet border

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The US Geological Survey says the floods in the Nepal-Tibet border were triggered by a “glacial collapse” – meaning a glacier or part of a glacier had disintegrated. Initial reports led authorities to believe that an earthquake had been the cause. The cause of the glacial collapse has not been determined, but scientists have warned…

Judge blocks Pentagon blacklist of Anthropic as supply chain risk

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Dario Amodei, co-founder and chief executive officer of Anthropic, during an interview on “The Circuit with Emily Chang” at Anthropic’s headquarters in San Francisco, California, US, on Thursday, April 30, 2026. Jason Henry | Bloomberg | Getty Images A federal judge in California on Thursday ruled that the Pentagon’s effort to blacklist Anthropic earlier this…

Make perfect rumali roti at home on your regular tawa: Easy tricks for soft, thin, and restaurant-style rotis |

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Rumali roti is known for its thin texture and soft, delicate bite. At restaurants, it is often prepared on a large inverted tawa and stretched until it is almost paper-thin. That can make it seem difficult to recreate at home. But you do not need special equipment to make a good rumali roti. A regular…

Americans missing in deadly flood disaster

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IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Trump orders Lake Ontario renamed ‘Lake America’ 01:25 Now Playing Americans missing in deadly flood disaster 02:08 UP NEXT Patient battles insurance over coverage for tumor removal 03:28 Jury deliberates in Lindsay Clancy murder trial 02:20 Marine One communication breakdown…

Thieves steal Bronze Age artifacts from Spanish museum in four-minute heist

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The operation at Villena Museum was “super fast and super professional”, a spokesman for Villena town council said. The city council said the robbery began with a diversion. Around 05:15 local time (03:15 GMT), the alarms went off at the local sports centre, sending police there first, Spanish media reported. The museum’s alarm then went…

SK Hynix CEO says Indiana will be key memory production base by 2030

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Indiana Governor Mike Braun, SK Hynix CEO Kwak Noh-Jung and other officials gathered at Purdue University to signal the ceremonial groundbreaking of SK Hynix’s advanced packaging facility in West Lafayette, Indiana, on August 27, 2026. Alex Bedoya | CNBC SK Hynix, the South Korean memory maker that’s emerged as one of the biggest winners in…

“My kids asked, ‘Mom, what’s happening?’”: Madhuri Dixit recalls how her children discovered she was a Bollywood star for the first time

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Madhuri with her husband and two sons, Arin and Ryan Nene. For Madhuri Dixit’s children, their mother was simply “Mom” for years. They did not grow up fully aware that the woman they saw at home was one of Bollywood’s biggest stars. That changed when a family outing to watch a film ended with a…

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August 2026

Bhageerathi Amma: At 105, she went back to school, scored 100% in maths and won the Nari Shakti Puraskar: How Bhageerathi Amma reclaimed the education she had once been forced to give up

Judge blocks Trump’s Postal Service regulation on mail-in ballots

‘We are not wanted anywhere’: Rohingya face fierce new wave of hostility in Malaysia

Watch: What caused the flash floods in the Nepal-Tibet border

Judge blocks Pentagon blacklist of Anthropic as supply chain risk

Make perfect rumali roti at home on your regular tawa: Easy tricks for soft, thin, and restaurant-style rotis |

Americans missing in deadly flood disaster

Thieves steal Bronze Age artifacts from Spanish museum in four-minute heist

SK Hynix CEO says Indiana will be key memory production base by 2030

“My kids asked, ‘Mom, what’s happening?’”: Madhuri Dixit recalls how her children discovered she was a Bollywood star for the first time