As hunger ravages Afghanistan, families ‘sell’ young daughters for food

Disturbing instances have emerged from economically-poverished Afghanistan with families are selling their young daughters to be able to afford food, medical expenses and debt relief.The United Nations says three in four people in Afghanistan are unable to meet basic needs amid widespread unemployment, a struggling healthcare system and shrinking international aid. It estimates that 4.7…

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KKR vs MI Live Score, IPL 2026: Kolkata Knight Riders seek survival, Mumbai Indians aim to spoil the script

SQUADS: Kolkata Knight Riders: Ajinkya Rahane (c), Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandey, Rovman Powell, Rahul Tripathi, Finn Allen, Tejasvi Singh, Tim Seifert, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Ramandeep Singh, Cameron Green, Sarthak Ranjan, Daksh Kamra, Navdeep Saini, Vaibhav Arora, Umran Malik, Matheesha Pathirana, Kartik Tyagi, Varun Chakaravarthy and Prashant Solanki. Mumbai Indians: Hardik Pandya (c),…

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NASA’s MAVEN detects the Zwan-Wolf effect at Mars revealing how solar storms reshape the Martian ionosphere

Scientists are analysing information from NASA’s MAVEN mission, which reportedly came across patterns that did not fit any known behaviour in the Martian atmosphere. At first, the signals looked like simple noise or random interference. But the pattern kept repeating in a structured way that slowly began to attract attention. Over time, this small curiosity…

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Zodiac pairs that stay together through thick and thin

Astrology tells us that there are some zodiac combinations that are blessed with an incredible emotional connection that helps them to survive the worst of life’s storms. Astrologers say there are some signs that are naturally compatible and offer loyalty, trust, emotional depth and unwavering support. Relationships are work. Whether fighting through personal struggles or…

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‘India has talent. Now it needs the system’

A former American football coach who now scouts startups thinks India’s sports tech moment is real — if it can connect the grassroots to the gridIt was neither a crepe nor a burrito. What was it again? The flaky thing stuffed with cheese and onions that he had eaten in Delhi?“Paratha?” someone suggested.“Oh yes. Paratha….

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CM Satheesan keeps 35 ministries, including finance; Ramesh Chennithala gets home, four other departments

Thiruvananthapuram: Newly sworn-in Kerala Minister Ramesh Chennithala being congratulated by LoP in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi during the swearing-in ceremony of the state government, in Thiruvananthapuram. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Kerala governor Rajendra Arlekar on Wednesday approved the portfolio allocation recommended by chief minister VD Satheesan, the Lok Bhavan said, two days after the Congress-led…

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