Month: September 2026

National and International

Krishna Jaisankar (Image credit: Agencies) Whenever Krishna Jaisankar gets some time, she opens her kit bag…

About 51,000 battery packs used inside reclining chairs are being recalled after reports of overheating, smoking and igniting; the packs were sold on Amazon for about $105 for more than three years

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has recalled approximately 51,000 lithium-ion battery packs used in…

The US has returned 36 ancient Syrian artifacts worth more than $5 million; 13 were seized from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, a Palmyra stone relief, 14 Roman mosaics were among the objects sent home

The collection also includes 14 mosaics taken from a Roman villa in Syria. Among the other…

Sports

Asian Games: Joshna Chinappa makes history with sixth medal; Anahat, Abhay storm into semis as India assure three squash medals | Asian Games 2026 News

National and International

Anahat Singh and Joshna Chinappa (PTI/ANI Photos) NEW DELHI: India assured themselves of three squash medals…

Ukraine strikes Russian oil refinery, passenger train in overnight drone attacks; 2 dead

The Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery in Russia’s southern Rostov region was also damaged in the attacks. Two…

Oregon feared a famous 92-foot waterfall on private land could be sold to a new owner; the state has now approved a $2 million purchase that will permanently protect Abiqua Falls and open public access

The waterfall drops 92 feet into a pool surrounded by ferns, moss-covered rocks and a basalt…

Colorado researchers grew the world’s most expensive spice on rooftop solar panels; harvested twice the output and generated $60,000 in return while producing electricity

There are no limits to what a well-planned project cannot achieve and researchers in Colorado have…

A power bank sold online for as little as $27 is being recalled after nine reports of units exploding or catching fire; one incident caused a serious blaze with an estimated $2 million in property damage |

Image: US Consumer Product Safety Commission A NEWDERY power bank sold online for as little as…

Google hitches a ride aboard Elon Musk’s SpaceX; sends TPUs to space; CEO Sundar Pichai says: Well, we are going to find …

Google hitches a ride aboard Elon Musk’s SpaceX; sends TPUs to space; CEO Sundar Pichai says:…

Pumping life into Mecca Pact? Saudi, Turkey, Pakistan plan urgent meet as Houthis step up attacks