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Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Rumen Radev. File | Photo Credit: Reuters A drone that entered Bulgaria on Saturday (August 8, 2026) exploded near the Romanian border and the Trans-Balkan gas pipeline there, which links Turkiye to Ukraine, Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev announced.While Mr. Radev did not specify where the drone, which caused no casualties, came from, he said the amount of explosives it was carrying was “significant”.”The drone exploded in the immediate vicinity of the Kardam border-crossing with Romania,” near the Black Sea in the country’s northeast, “1,000 metres from the Trans-Balkan gas pipeline’s compressor station,” he said in a…

An insect outbreak has left Siberia’s forests dead while also transforming the region into a tinderbox where wildfires are now spreading beyond human control. The trees burning across Krasnoyarsk this year were, in a lot of cases, already dead. Not from the fire or the drought, but because of a small moth.Dendrolimus sibiricus, the Siberian silk moth, has spent the last several years stripping needles from fir, spruce, larch and pine across huge stretches of central Siberia and a tree that loses its needles for numerous consecutive seasons simply dies where it stands. It will not decompose, but stand upright…

Mumbai: The city crime branch has recovered gold, diamond-studded jewellery, silverware, cash and an SUV collectively valued at around Rs 96 lakh in connection with the theft of valuables worth Rs 2.65 crore from the Worli residence of Maharashtra Legislative Council deputy chairperson Sachin Ahir.Crime Branch Unit 3 last month arrested four persons, including three domestic workers and another man allegedly involved in disposing of the stolen valuables.Pravin Solanki, one of the employees who had been working with the family for nearly 24 years, was the first to be arrested and interrogations led to the arrest of three others–Satish Kumar…

The capital’s celebrity crowd stepped out for an evening that combined live performances, music and the spectacle of a modern-day carnival as Commune Circus made its debut at One8 Commune, Aerocity.Actors, cricketers, creators and social personalities turned up for the launch, with Karan Wahi, Mouni Roy, Shikhar Dhawan, Ishant Sharma, Prince Narula, Yuvika Chaudhary and Elnaaz Norouzi among those on the guest list. Vikas Kohli, Shefali Bagga, Abhishek Kapoor and Umesh Yadav were also spotted at the evening.The event, hosted by True Palate Hospitality and presented by its co-founder Vartik Tihara, was curated by actor Karan Wahi. The venue took…

Bengaluru: A day after his remarks on infrastructure in Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Layout (NPKL) during an interaction with allottees went viral on social media, Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) commissioner P Manivannan alleged that a “broker mafia” was behind the campaign and was attempting to derail the authority’s newly introduced transparency measures.In a post on X, Manivannan said he was “not the target” and claimed the real target was BDA’s move towards greater transparency, including conducting review meetings on live camera. He said such a system had become a “nightmare” for BDA brokers who had allegedly benefited from an opaque system in…

Hyderabad: Stating that there was no priority greater than protecting Telangana’s water rights, BRS working president KT Rama Rao has warned that the BRS would launch a major agitation on the scale of the Telangana movement if the state’s legitimate rights over river waters are compromised.During an informal chat with the reporters on Saturday, KTR questioned the Telangana govt’s decision to accept the agenda of the upcoming Godavari River Management Board (GRMB) meeting. He demanded that CM Revanth Reddy and irrigation minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy explain whether they had accepted the agenda, whether they would attend the meeting and,…

Vaikunta Ekadasi festival at Sri Parthasarathy Swami temple in Chennai | File photo Chennai: Hindu religious and charitable endowments (HR&CE) department has told temple authorities to ensure that visits by VIPs do not disrupt darshans of ordinary devotees or affect the sanctity and traditions of temples.On instructions from HR&CE minister S Ramesh, the department issued a communication on Aug 7, saying temple officials should be informed at least a day in advance about the visit of a VIP so that necessary arrangements can be made. If information is received on short notice, the executive officer should be informed immediately. Only…

A cattle on NH near Palasuni Bhubaneswar: In a bid to reduce the number of accidents involving stray cattle on national highways, the state govt, in collaboration with National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), has planned to establish cattle shelters along crucial corridors across the state.Fisheries and animal resources development minister Gokulananda Mallik on Saturday said kine houses would be developed every 100 metres on identified highway stretches, with the state govt taking the responsibility for their management while local superintendents of police would monitor operations.The initiative comes amid growing concerns over cattle freely roaming on busy highways, particularly during…

Guwahati: India’s mapping of a string of disputed and sensitive frontier pockets in Arunachal Pradesh along the McMahon Line on official Survey of India maps has brought into focus multiple pressure points along the India-China boundary, including a mountainous stretch where China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has built structures on terrain that once housed an Indian Army forward post before the 1962 war.Defence assessments a decade ago identified six disputed and four sensitive areas along Arunachal’s border, with forces placed on heightened alert to monitor Chinese activity. The six disputed pockets were Asaphila, Longju, Bisa and Maja in Upper Subansiri,…

Udupi: Officials should combine competence with compassion and take steps to ensure that poor families affected by natural calamities receive the maximum possible compensation, health and family welfare minister UT Khader said.Speaking at a taluk-level rain-damage review meeting at the taluk panchayat’s Samarthya Soudha in Karkala Saturday, Khader said: “We should pray that natural disasters do not occur. However, when calamities strike, the govt must respond immediately. Officials should personally visit affected families and reassure them that the administration stands with them.”He directed officials to remain alert round the clock until the end of the monsoon and promptly respond to…