US widens Iran sanctions, putting India in the crosshairs

US widened sanctions on Iran, targeting four India-based companies and three Indian nationals for importing Iranian petroleum products The TOI correspondent from Washington: Four India-based companies – and three Indian nationals associated with two of them – have been swept into the Trump administration’s new economic offensive against Iran, adding a potentially combustible new layer…

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‘Really hacked off’: Carse in handcuffs leaves Root ‘really disappointed’ as England face fresh scrutiny | Cricket News

Brydon Carse and Joe Root England captain Joe Root has admitted he is “really hacked off” and “really disappointed” after another off-field incident involving an England player brought the team’s drinking culture under scrutiny again.Root’s comments came after fast bowler Brydon Carse was pictured outside a nightclub in the early hours of Sunday in handcuffs…

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Record heatwaves kill more than 35,000 across Europe, toll expected to rise: Report

At least 35,000 excess deaths have occurred across Europe during four record-breaking summer heatwaves At least 35,000 excess deaths have happened across Europe during four record-breaking heatwaves this summer, according to a report by the Guardian. The actual toll is likely to be significantly higher, with August data still unavailable for several countries and heat-related…

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In 2014, a Texas coalition bought a 17,351-acre coastal ranch for $37.7 million, much of it using Deepwater Horizon restoration money; 15,000 acres later became a wildlife area protecting wetlands, prairie and endangered whooping crane habitat

The area would be managed to restore native grassland and savannah and improve the hydrology of the site. (TPW photo) In 2014, a coalition of conservation groups in Texas completed the purchase of 17,351 acres of coastal land in Calhoun County. Known as Powderhorn Ranch, the property was one of the largest remaining areas of…

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Cavers heard wind roaring from beneath a rubble-choked pit in New Mexico; after years of digging they broke through in 1986, and more than 145 miles of Lechuguilla Cave have since been mapped

Photo: A map of Lechuguilla Cave in July 2019Photo credit: NPS For decades, Lechuguilla Cave was just a footnote in New Mexico’s Guadalupe Mountains: a 90-foot entrance pit leading to 400 feet of dry, dead-end passages that had once been mined for bat guano. But in the 1950s, cavers began noticing something strange: wind roaring…

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Kiren Rijiju: ‘Do you swim with full suit & coat?’ Rijiju hits back at Khera for mocking swimming video | India News

NEW DELHI: Union parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday slammed Congress leader Pawan Khera for making “indecent comments” about him after he shared a video of himself swimming in Arunachal Pradesh.In a social media post on X, Rijiju reminded Khera that he has fought eight elections so far, while the Congress leader is a…

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Iran used mosques to surveil, shoot at January protesters: Report

The reported crackdown came amid widespread protests in Iran, as authorities faced growing public anger and unrest. Iranian security forces used mosques across Tehran as bases to deploy personnel, monitor protesters and confront demonstrators during a deadly crackdown in January, according to evidence obtained by Iran International.Intercepted radio communications, video footage and eyewitness accounts reviewed…

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