The jump comes amid strong inflows under the RBI’s forex swap measures, which have attracted over $40 billion since June. India’s foreign exchange reserves rose by $14.136 billion to $707.002 billion in the week ended August 7, according to data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday.The reserves had increased by $10.512…
In 1964, a Utah businessman built a gas station beside Capitol Reef A long-running legal and land rights dispute between the U.S. government and Utah businessman Dean Brimhall over commercial development inside Capitol Reef National Monument ended with a federal buyout worth $400,000. The deal brought commercial activity along the park boundary to an end.According…
In 1957, parts of London’s famous River Thames were in such bad shape that scientists declared them ‘biologically dead’. The water had been starved of oxygen and decades of sewage and industrial pollution had made it extremely difficult for aquatic life to survive. About 70 years later, the waters are now brimming with sharks, seals,…
All six injured people suffered bullet wounds, according to a senior police official. Balochistan home minister Mir Ziaullah Langove escaped unharmed after armed attackers targeted his convoy in Mastung district on Friday, injuring six people, including three police personnel.The attack took place in the Khad Kocha area as Langove was travelling from Quetta to Kalat,…
Polish officials and researchers say Moscow has sharply increased online messaging around the Volhynia massacres. Russia is being accused of using a painful chapter in the history of Poland and Ukraine to deepen tensions between the two countries, as Warsaw and Kyiv remain divided over the killings that took place during World War 2.Polish officials…
Nigel Farage, Leader of Britain’s Reform UK party stood against ‘Count Binface’ to fight for a seat as MP in UK Nigel Farage secured a confortable victory in the UK parliamentary by-election. However, the biggest challenge emerged was a self-proclaimed intergalactic space warrior dressed as a trash can, in a contest that was boycotted by…
Ryanair flight broken window/Image: NTSB A Ryanair passenger was partially sucked through a broken aircraft window after a fan blade from the plane’s engine broke apart and struck the cabin shortly after takeoff from Greece, a preliminary report by the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has found.The July 10 flight to Memmingen, Germany, had…
5,000-year-old ‘Stargazer’ statuette from ancient Turkey reveals a mysterious early human sculpture (PC: The Cleveland Museum of Art) More than 5,000 years ago, a sculptor in what is now Turkey carved a small marble figure with her head tilted towards the sky. Today, the statuette known as “The Stargazer” is one of about 30 similar…
Mitchell Starc and Bangladesh all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc and Bangladesh all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz had an exchange during a tense end to the second day of the first Test in Darwin on Friday.The incident took place during Starc’s 21st over, the 103rd over of Bangladesh’s innings. Miraz hit the ball…
The foundation of late Home Depot cofounder Bernie Marcus has committed $28.7 million to stem cell research at the University of Southern California. The research aims to develop treatments for heart damage caused by heart attacks. The funding will support physician-scientist Charles “Chuck” Murry, director of USC’s Stem Cell Center. His team is studying how…