2026

Russian intelligence agencies are aggressively intensifying efforts to steal Western technology, defence research and industrial secrets across Europe as sanctions linked to the Ukraine war squeeze Moscow’s wartime economy, senior European intelligence officials told Associated Press.Officials from Sweden, Finland, Estonia and the United Kingdom said Russia is using fake companies, middlemen, cyber spies and covert…

15-year-old Nigerian student Raheema Auwal-Panti is attracting international attention for an innovation that tackles two major challenges at once, plastic pollution and menstrual-product accessibility. The founder of PantiPads, a biodegradable sanitary-pad initiative launched in 2025, has developed menstrual products made from agricultural waste materials that would otherwise be discarded. Her project uses cassava peelings, banana…

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (BCCI/IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi on Saturday shared an emotional Instagram Story originally posted by Rajasthan Royals after the franchise’s IPL 2026 campaign came to a heartbreaking end. A valiant effort from the 15-year-old, who scored a magnificent 96 off 47 balls in Qualifier 2, ultimately went in vain as Rajasthan Royals…

Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi NEW DELHI: “India is preparing for Operation Sindoor 2.0,” Army chief Upendra Dwivedi said on Saturday, asserting that the military posture adopted in response to Pakistan‘s actions following the Pahalgam terror attack remains in place.Speaking to news agency ANI, the Army chief stressed that “Operation Sindoor is still continuing” and…