UNFPA report: Migrant workers cite livelihood insecurity, low wages, poverty and debt as reasons for moving out for better life | India News

For migrant workers, moving brings better livelihoods—but little job security NEW DELHI: Nearly 72% of migrant workers surveyed in three south Indian states felt that moving for work has improved their standard of living and more than half (around 57%) intended to continue working in their destination state, as per a new report.At the same…

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In 2019, a former US merchant mariner opened a Mississippi wildlife rescue after finding a baby raccoon on her ship; seven years later, 76 orphaned kits are learning to forage, swim and survive before release

Not just humans, even raccoons are being trained for survival in boot camps now. In a wildlife centre in Mississippi, a dedicated staff is braving mud, sweat and at times, blood, all to train their raccoon soldiers. But unlike what it seems, this boot camp is truly for their own benefit. It runs with the…

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Asian Games 2026 Day 9: Athletics leads India’s 8-medal haul, boxing assures more as near misses hurt | Asian Games 2026 News

Gulveer Singh, Parul Chaudhary, and Murali Sreeshankar (PTI Photos) NEW DELHI: India enjoyed another medal-rich day at the Asian Games 2026 on Monday, winning eight medals across athletics, shooting and kurash while also securing more medals in boxing. Yet the haul came with a familiar mix of celebration and disappointment, as several Indian athletes came…

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A Maryland couple bought 116 acres as a hunting property; 20 years later, they had replaced crops with native grasses, wildflowers and trees and permanently protected the land for wildlife

Photo Credit: ESLC via easternshoreundercover.com When Louise and John Durocher bought 116 acres in Kent County, Maryland, the property was intended primarily as a hunting retreat. Over the next two decades, however, the couple gradually changed its purpose. They stopped growing crops and began restoring the fields with native grasses, wildflowers, shrubs and trees. They…

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Cachar police arrest man over ‘communally provocative’ social media posts | India News

In Assam, 29-year-old man was apprehended for allegedly sharing inflammatory online content that criticized the Bajrang Dal, RSS, and Hinduism. A 29-year-old man was detained on Monday in the Cachar region of Assam for allegedly making “communally provocative” statements on social media, according to authorities.According to the police, Kalparnab Gupta, who claims to be an…

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