A vast belt of brown seaweed is stretching across the Atlantic Ocean, from the coast of West Africa to the Gulf of Mexico, creating a phenomenon so extensive that it can be tracked from space. Known as the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt (GASB), it has reached extraordinary proportions in 2026, about 5,000 miles in length.Satellite…
Levon Aronian on Javokhir Sindarov vs D Gukesh clash World Championship challenger Javokhir Sindarov is not thinking about the summit clash against Dommaraju Gukesh yet.Earlier this year, the 20-year-old Uzbek earned his shot at the title by winning the Cyprus Candidates with a round to spare. But having returned to the country where it all…
N Chandrababu Naidu, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Mumbai: Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu backed women’s reservation, growth-led welfare and a higher birth rate, arguing that India must tackle structural challenges together.Addressing the The Economic Times Awards for Corporate Excellence, he said reserving seats for women was the best route to stronger political participation…
You may feel oddly split today, Virgo. Part of you is tempted to slumber and delay certain things, while another is becoming more confident by the hour. It’s because Mercury is enhancing your perception however, the Moon is causing a feeling of discontent and a hint of slack within your normal routine. So yes, the…
Calls for Nepal to allow its citizens to join the Indian Army under its Agnipath scheme have grown louder ahead of Army chief General Dhiraj Seth’s scheduled participation in an ex-servicemen rally for Gorkha veterans in Pokhara Wednesday, bringing the stalled recruitment issue back into focus during his three-day visit.Days before Gen Seth’s arrival, hundreds…
Moody’s Ratings has lowered India’s FY27 growth forecast to 6%, down from an earlier estimate of 6.8%, citing weaker consumer demand and slower industrial performance amid rising energy and input costs linked to the West Asia conflict.For FY26, the agency expects India’s GDP growth to be 7.6%, according to official estimates, as reported by ET.The…
Bobby Kotick, the former head of Activision Blizzard, is reportedly considering buying TikTok, as the app could be banned in the United States. The Wall Street Journal reports that Kotick has talked to ByteDance, the company that owns TikTok, about buying the app, which could cost hundreds of billions of dollars.This comes as US lawmakers…
NEW DELHI: Rupee fell 32 paise to an all-time low of 95.20 against the US dollar in early trade on Thursday, pressured by rising global crude oil prices and a strengthening American currency.At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 95.01 and weakened further to touch a record low of 95.20, extending losses…
