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August 19, 2026 12:26 PM

Makhana: Old Snack, New Buzz

For generations, makhana has been a familiar food, particularly in Bihar and parts of eastern India. Roasted, popped and light enough to snack on by the handful, it has long been part of everyday eating as well as fasting traditions. What is changin...

August 19, 2026 12:17 PM

First Venezuela. Then Colombia. Then Indonesia. Is the Earth Shaking More?

First Venezuela. Then Colombia. Then Indonesia. Over nearly two months, three countries experienced powerful earthquakes, with magnitudes of 7 or greater. Venezuela was hit by back-to-back magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes on June 24. On August 10, ...

August 19, 2026 12:18 PM

Piyush Goyal Leaves for Singapore to Attend 4th India-Singapore Ministerial and Business Roundtables

Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal is on a three-day visit to Singapore from August 19 to 21, 2026, as part of continued high-level engagement under the India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable (ISMR) framework. During the visit, Goyal w...

August 19, 2026 11:59 AM

China’s LandSpace lands rocket booster; joins SpaceX, Blue Origin with reusable tech

Chinese startup LandSpace on Wednesday recovered the first stage of its Zhuque-3 rocket, joining SpaceX and Blue Origin as the only private companies to land an orbital-class booster and narrowing China's gap with the U.S. in reusable rockets. The a...

August 19, 2026 11:41 AM

Meta rejects claims it sought to hook children to Facebook, Instagram as landmark trial begins

Meta Platforms rejected accusations by U.S. states that it intentionally sought to addict children to its Facebook and Instagram platforms in pursuit of profit, at the start of a trial that could reshape some of the most popular apps on the planet. ...

August 19, 2026 11:42 AM

UAE says two missiles detected earlier were launched from Iran

The United Arab Emirates' defense ministry said on Tuesday that it had detected two ballistic missiles launched from Iran, the first such incident reported since a May 4 strike on the Fujairah port. In a statement later, the ministry said the missil...

August 19, 2026 11:30 AM

US, South Korea to cut length, scope of military drills after Trump order

South Korea and the United States will cut short annual joint military drills to five days from 11 and scale back some field training, the allies said on Wednesday, after President Donald Trump ordered a substantial reduction in U.S. participatio...

August 19, 2026 11:29 AM

Team India arrives at Galle International Stadium ahead of final day of first Test

Team India arrived at the Galle International Stadium on Wednesday ahead of the fifth and final day of the first Test against Sri Lanka, needing six more wickets to secure victory. India, having set Sri Lanka a target of 372 runs, will look to take ...

August 19, 2026 11:18 AM

Tripura CM Manik Saha holds BJP organisational meeting ahead of local body polls

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha attended a high-level organisational meeting of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Agartala on Monday to discuss preparations for the upcoming Village Committee, Agartala Municipal Corporation and Municipal Council ...

August 19, 2026 11:06 AM

Ebola cases in Congo exceed 5,000, government data shows

The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo now exceeds 5,000, government data showed late on Tuesday, as health officials warn that response efforts are failing to contain the deadly disease. Congo's 17th Ebola epidemic ...