Ukraine’s chief prosecutor Ruslan Kravchenko has resigned over corruption allegations related to illegal call centres in the country. It follows a search of his offices over the weekend by Ukrainian anti-corruption investigators, who said they had identified a money-laundering scheme led by an official in Kravchenko’s office. In his resignation letter, Kravchenko said he did…
Aditya and Poonam Singh transformed more than 35 acres of degraded land near Ranthambore into a thriving wildlife refuge. Their story combines land restoration, community involvement and a deep commitment to protecting wildlife. (Image: Canva) A barren stretch of land beside Rajasthan’s Ranthambore Tiger Reserve slowly became a green refuge for wildlife. Behind the transformation…
Two of Hawaii’s islands are under hurricane warnings as Lowell, a Category 3 storm, nears. Lowell is expected to pass to the west of Kauai and Niʻihau late Monday and early Tuesday morning, according to the National Weather Service. A hurricane warning has been issued for both islands, with a tropical storm warning in effect…
The Eiffel Tower was closed on Monday after staff went on strike over female workers being removed for the visit of a Hindu religious group, workers and management said. A delegation of around 100 people linked to the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) group visited the landmark in the French capital on Saturday. Staff…
An officer in the Indian Administrative Service, Mundhe has more than two decades of experience and has been transferred so often that reports say the number exceeds his years in service, though he declines to confirm it. “I have stopped counting my transfers,” he told the BBC. Admirers see the transfers as evidence of his…
Actor Shilpa Shetty spoke about this balance on the occasion of Safer Internet Day in February this year For parents, giving a child a phone is rarely just about giving them a device. It also means giving them access to videos, games, social media, strangers, misinformation and content they may not yet know how to…
The five people killed Sunday when an Amazon-branded cargo plane overran a runway in Miami International Airport were traveling in a van that was transporting an aircraft cleaning crew and in an SUV that was driving outside the airport, the National Transportation Safety Board said Monday. Five others were injured in the crash. NTSB Chair…
It then travelled through a perimeter fence and collided with a Toyota Corolla, coming to rest about 1,300ft (394m) beyond the runway. Homendy described the crash scene as “devastating”, with debris from the aircraft, vehicles and airport fencing scattered across the area. “It’s hard to see, and I’m sure very difficult for the first responders…
Dr Shankar Lal Garg bought 22 acres of rocky land near Indore in 2007 to build an educational institution. When the project failed to take off, he gradually transformed the property into Keshar Parvat, a private green landscape now reported to contain about 40,000 trees from more than 500 species. A rocky hillock near Mhow…
Democrat Amy Acton vowed to continue on as a “fierce warrior” in her campaign for Ohio governor Monday, a day after law enforcement officials said an armed man aggressively attempted to confront her at a county fair. “Yes, we had a rough day yesterday,” Acton told the crowd at a Labor Day parade and festival…