JAMMU/SRINAGAR: Heavy rains, floods and landslides continued to wreak havoc across J&K on Thursday, even as the central govt deputed an inter-ministerial team for on-ground assessment of the devastation caused by the rain fury in Jammu division. Landslides left five injured at a power project site in Kishtwar district, caused breaches in the Jhelum River’s…
Flash floods triggered by heavy rains have put Pakistan’s resources and resolve to the test, adding to the neighbouring country’s economic and political woes. More than 800 people have been killed, and houses & public infrastructure have been ravaged across vast expanses. The red colour represents waters classified as floods in satellite data captured by…
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse, head of the Defense Intelligence Agency, after the agency’s preliminary assessment of US airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites reportedly angered President Donald Trump. “You want to call it destroyed, you want to call it defeated, you want to call it obliterated — choose your word….
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Sulawesi, Indonesia, on Sunday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported. The quake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles), the GFZ added. No immediate reports of casualties or damage have been released. Authorities are monitoring the situation. RECENT EARTHQUAKES IN INDONESIA This latest tremor comes just…
Spending extended periods in zero gravity is no small feat for the human body, and one of the most pressing concerns emerging from long-duration space missions is the impact on astronauts’ vision health. As crew members spend six months or more aboard the International Space Station (ISS), NASA has documented a range of eye-related symptoms,…
An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 shook the Alaska Peninsula early Monday morning, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) and the US Geological Survey (USGS). The quake struck at 3:58 AM IST (late Sunday in Alaska) at a depth of 48 kilometres. The USGS reported the epicentre was located 81 kilometres south-southeast of Sand…
Intercepted Iranian messages suggest that officials in Tehran are downplaying the damage caused by US military strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites, The Washington Post reported on Sunday, citing four sources familiar with classified intelligence assessments circulating within the US government. A source familiar with the materials confirmed the Post’s reporting to Reuters. Still, it noted,…
The United Nations nuclear watchdog confirmed that underground entrances to tunnels at Iran’s Isfahan nuclear site were damaged in the US bombings. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) released a statement confirming the extent of damage to Iran’s major nuclear sites — Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan (Isfahan). According to IAEA chief Rafael Mariano Grossi, several…
Satellite images reveal extensive damage to Iran’s Isfahan nuclear facility following recent strikes. The United States launched 30 Tomahawk missiles from submarines, targeting Iranian nuclear facilities. Israel has also struck Isfahan twice amid escalating tensions. The images show multiple buildings at the site have been hit, with significant damage visible at both Isfahan and Natanz…
Severe damage was reported in Haifa after an Iranian ballistic missile struck the northern Israeli city. Missiles launched from Iran also targeted multiple locations across northern and central Israel, including Nes Ziona, Rishon LeZion, and Tel Aviv. Emergency services are actively responding, while air raid sirens continue to sound across affected regions. Source link