What they leave behind in Gravelines is a scene of dejection and exhaustion. A limp toddler is carried past me towards a police officer, who revives him with a light shake. This all unfolds next to four or so men casting their fishing rods into the increasingly choppy waters. It is peak holiday season here….
Long before Sundar Pichai was running Google, he was a student at IIT Kharagpur, figuring out computers, staying up late to study and making friends on campus.And somewhere along the way, he also met Anjali – the woman who would later become his wife.As IIT Kharagpur celebrates its 75th anniversary, Pichai sent a message to…
Authorities in California are searching for a teenager accused of killing a baby last month that was conceived as a result of her father’s sexual abuse, law enforcement officials said. Officials with the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office said they were also searching for the 14-year-old’s father, Sergio Galvez Perez, who is believed to be concealing…
“We are already seeing disruption and devastation from droughts and floods and we expect these impacts to increase as El Niño intensifies,” said Prof Celeste Saulo, secretary general of the WMO. This is all happening on top of long-term human-caused warming, making the impacts potentially more intense. Some scientists believe climate change could even be…
What also helped Asia’s third largest economy power ahead amid the disruption in global energy markets was a strong acceleration in exports and a surge in private corporate investments, which has long been a point of great concern for economists. Exports grew by a sharp 12% despite tariff uncertainties on the back of strong global…
Kodinhi in Kerala is known for its unusually high twin births. (Photo: Undiscovered Indian Treasures) There are places you visit for their beaches, backwaters and misty hills. And then there is Kodinhi, a quiet village in Kerala’s Malappuram district. At first glance, Kodinhi looks much like any other Kerala village- lush greenery, narrow roads, homes,…
A Coast Guard plane carrying Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin and more than a dozen other people made an emergency landing Wednesday following an engine failure. The Gulfstream jet landed at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in the Virginia suburbs of Washington. No injuries were reported. The pilot said in an audio recording communication with…
The LA Clippers have been fined $30m (£22.2m) by the National Basketball Association (NBA) for violating salary rules in order to funnel millions of dollars to star player Kawhi Leonard. The fine – the largest in the league’s history – comes after the NBA report said Leonard pressured the Clippers into “obtaining off-court income opportunities…
For one Indian man living in the US, a trip to the dentist came with a bill he definitely wasn’t expecting.Nitin Malhotra, who has lived in the United States for around 15 years, recently shared his experience on Instagram after going to a dentist with a painful tooth. What shocked him wasn’t just the treatment…
Ukrainian forward Kate Koval left LSU’s women’s basketball program because the team signed a Russian player, she announced on social media Wednesday. “The timing of this situation and the deeply personal effect it has had on me, my family and those we care about who continue to live through and fight this war ultimately made…
