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Indian conservationists Parveen Shaikh and Barkha Subba have won the prestigious Whitley Awards 2026, widely known as the ‘Green Oscars’, for their efforts to protect endangered species and fragile ecosystems in India. The award, presented by the UK-based Whitley Fund for Nature, honours grassroots conservation leaders from the Global South. Shaikh was recognised for saving...

After two decades in a Saudi prison, Feroke native Abdul Rahim returned home on Eid Al Adha, a moment of immense joy for his family and the Malayali community. KOZHIKODE: Abdul Rahim, the Feroke native who spent nearly 20 years in a Saudi prison and whose release sparked a massive crowdfunding campaign by Malayalis worldwide,...

Meta laid off nearly 8,000 employees earlier this month as part of its latest workforce reduction. The layoffs began in Singapore, where at 4 am local time emails went out to workers who were being laid off. Alongside the job cuts, the social media giant has said that it plans to move more than 7,000...

Security experts saw the rhetoric as a ploy by Pakistan’s Field Marshal Asim Munir to shrug off any US pressure to support Israel Lashkar-e-Taiba‘s deputy chief Saifullah Kasuri has threatened frontline leadership and top military officials in Pakistan with direct, public threats of elimination if they “even thought of recognising Israel”. “He will be assassinated,...

The once-mighty Yamuna has dwindled to a mere shadow of itself, revealing a parched riverbed that villagers can now traverse with ease. (image enhanced with AI) NEW DELHI: The Yamuna has narrowed into a thin brownish stream at the point where it flows from Haryana into Delhi. The trickle, flanked by exposed sandbanks and stretches...

Earlier this month, Cloudflare said that it would cut about 20% of its ‌workforce as the company restructures operations around the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) tools, and forecast second-quarter revenue slightly below Wall Street expectations. The internet infrastructure and cybersecurity company is laying off more than 1,100 jobs globally. The layoff announcement was...

Gujarat ATS and Coast Guard seized 115kg of cocaine worth Rs 1,150 crore from a cargo vessel near Mundra port, a major maritime anti-narcotics operation. AHMEDABAD: In one of the biggest maritime anti-narcotics crackdowns in the country, a joint operation by the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) and the Indian Coast Guard uncovered a sophisticated international...

A Bangladeshi albino buffalo – nicknamed Donald Trump – was spared from Eid al-Adha sacrifice after government intervention.According to Bangladesh’s home ministry, authorities stepped in at the last minute, citing security concerns after a surge of public interest ahead of the festival.Home minister Salahuddin Ahmed ordered that the buffalo be spared, the buyer refunded, and...

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah BENGALURU: Should Siddaramaiah resign as chief minister as widely expected, his departure will bring the curtains down on one of the most influential and enduring political careers in Karnataka Congress history.Siddaramaiah, 78, leaves a legacy built on welfare politics, backward class mobilisation and legislative dominance that shaped Karnataka Congress’ trajectory for nearly...

A Kodagu resident, IT employee Hosoklu Roshan Balakrishna, was tragically killed by lightning while inspecting paddy fields near Mysuru MADIKERI: A resident of Kodagu who went to the paddy fields was killed after being struck by lightning in Yelwala near Mysuru on Tuesday. The victim, Hosoklu Roshan Balakrishna, was the son of late Hosoklu Balakrishna...