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The U.S. Department of Justice. File | Photo Credit: AP The U.S. State Department said on Wednesday (July 16, 2026) it has approved the sale of an estimated $1.96 billion in weapons to bolster Saudi Arabia’s air defenses, as the war ramps up in West Asia.”This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national security objectives of the United States by improving the security of a Major non-NATO Ally that is a force for political stability and economic progress in the Gulf Region,” the State Department said in a release.Among the weapons the Gulf kingdom seeks are up to…

Water was transported deep into the Earth’s surface, the mantle, aiding the creation of magma that triggered volcanoes such as those in the contemporary the Pacific “Ring of Fire” | Photo Credit: Beboy_ltd A recycling process between the Earth’s deep, scorching mantle and its surface water occurred some three billion years ago, generating magma-forming volcanoes that built continents, a new research paper has revealed. The phenomenon occurred much earlier than previously assumed, said geologists in a research paper published inNature Communications.An international team of researchers studied the oldest volcanic rocks from Western Australia’s Pilbara Craton and found that water both…

Syed Sohail Uddin survived the attack but suffered more than 15 stab wounds and remains hospitalised as he undergoes treatment for severe injuries. An Indian-origin Muslim man is fighting for his life after being repeatedly stabbed at a shopping mall in the US state of Utah in what investigators say was a religiously motivated attack.According to court documents, the suspect allegedly admitted to police that he targeted the victim because he was Muslim and intended to kill him. The attack took place on Monday at Valley Fair Mall in West Valley City, where the victim, identified as Syed Sohail Uddin,…

Eight-year-old girl suffered serious injuries after a motorcyclist hit her. Mumbai: An eight-year-old schoolgirl suffered serious injuries after being hit by a motorcyclist riding in the wrong direction at Jogeshwari West on Wednesday. Amboli police has registered a case against an unknown person for rash driving.Around 9.40 am on July 15, Reva Pawar, 8, was walking down to her tuitions with her mother, Nidhi. While they were crossing the road near the divider, opposite Cafe Arfa, a motorcycle riding in the wrong direction hit Reva. As a result, she left her mother’s hand and got dragged onto the street. She…

New Delhi: After various teachers’ organisations repeatedly raised concerns over large-scale deployment of teaching staff for election-related duties, a Delhi principals’ association has now joined the chorus, warning that the prolonged deputation is disrupting the functioning of schools.While no official govt figure has been released, teachers’ associations estimate that around 8,000 govt school teachers have been deployed for booth-level officer (BLO/eBLO) and Special Intensive Revision (SIR) duties in the city. Officials admit that of the total 13,000 BLOs, a majority are teachers from govt schools, including those under Delhi govt, Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and other agencies.The principals’ association…

The high court ruled playing games is a fundamental right for children (Representative image) BENGALURU: Emphasising that playing games is a fundamental right of children, the high court directed an apartment owners’ association to reconsider its decision imposing restrictions on children playing in the designated play area.Justice Hanchate Sanjeevkumar issued the direction while observing that Esteem Gardenia Apartment Owners Association’s written statement did not clearly specify which games were permitted and which were prohibited in the play area.”Playing games is a fundamental right of children and prohibiting them from doing so affects their overall health and well-being. Therefore, the defendant…

Hyderabad: Reeling under rising airfares, passengers flying out of Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) can at least stop fretting over a further jump in the User Development Fee (UDF), which is already the highest in the country at Rs 700 for domestic flyers and Rs 1,500 for international travellers.The relief comes as the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA) has proposed a new tariff framework that prevents the cost of major expansion projects from being passed on to passengers before the facilities become operational. The proposal assumes significance as RGIA is set to invest over Rs 9,000 crore in two…

Kerala home minister meets Vijay Chennai: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay is likely to share the stage with Malayalam superstar Mohanlal in an anti-drug awareness event in Kerala.Kerala home minister Ramesh Chennithala on Wednesday called on Vijay and invited him to participate alongside Mohanlal in the event organised as part of Kerala’s anti-drug initiative ‘Operation Toofan’, which was launched 43 days ago. After the meeting, Chennithala told reporters that Vijay has agreed to join Mohanlal, the initiative’s brand ambassador, in the upcoming event, adding that the date is yet to be finalised. He also recalled that the duo…

Move is expected to speed up the disposal of govt files, accelerate implementation of policy decisions and help citizens get their work completed in less time Gandhinagar: To make administrative work faster and more efficient, the state govt has decided to raise the number of section officer posts in the secretariat cadre from the present 606 to 634.A notification issued by the general administration department said the Class-II officer posts will benefit 26 departments and is expected to speed up the disposal of govt files, accelerate implementation of policy decisions and help citizens get their work completed in less time.An…

Rajesh Kumar PandeyPrayagraj: The Allahabad high court has imposed a cost of Rs 50,000 on the Uttar Pradesh govt over police negligence that delayed the disposal of a bail application by more than 10 days, holding that repeated failures by police officials to furnish information sought by the court hindered the proceedings.The amount is to be paid to the applicants, while the state govt has been given liberty to recover the cost from the erring officials after conducting an inquiry. The court also observed that it would be appropriate for the Bijnor superintendent of police to conduct an inquiry and…