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Roman era mosaic panel with erotic theme that was stolen during World War II returns to Pompeii. A mosaic panel on travertine slabs, depicting an erotic theme from the Roman era, was returned to the archaeological park of Pompeii on Tuesday, after being stolen by a Nazi German captain during World War II. The artwork was repatriated from Germany through diplomatic channels, arranged by the Italian Consulate in Stuttgart, Germany, after having been returned from the heirs of the last owner, a deceased German citizen. The owner had received the mosaic as a gift from a Wehrmacht captain, assigned to…

With significant investments and a growing fleet of over 1,060 satellites, China poses a serious challenge to US space operations and security. China views space as a critical military domain, just as it does the land, sea and air. While China’s space program is a source of national pride, its authoritarian leader Chairman Xi Jinping aims to displace the USA as the leading space power. This explains the enormous investment Beijing is pouring into scientific, civil and military space assets. So what progress is China making? The US Space Force, in an updated space threat fact sheet published in April,…

US consumer inflation rose 2.7% in June, driven by higher energy costs and tariffs, according to government data. US consumer inflation accelerated in line with analyst expectations last month, government data showed Tuesday, as policymakers try to gauge how President Donald Trump’s ever-growing list of tariffs is affecting the economy. The consumer price index (CPI) was up 2.7 percent from a year ago in June, rising from the 2.4 percent figure in May as energy costs rose, said the Department of Labor. Other areas that saw cost increases included household furnishings and apparel — both segments that experts are eyeing…

Torrential rain in the Northeast led to flooding in New York and New Jersey, resulting in highway closures. The Northeast region of the United States was slammed by torrential rain on Monday night, which caused flooding in various areas of New York and New Jersey, leading to the suspension of highways, subway service, and declaration of a state of emergency in New Jersey. Communities struggled with rapidly rising waters and severe travel disruptions as flash flood alerts and watches extended from Virginia to Pennsylvania. Dramatic footage on social media featured buses stuck by rising water in communities like Scotch Plains,…

Earlier in the day as well, Russian officials dismissed Trump’s tariff threats and called the 50-day ultimatum “unacceptable”. A day after Trump threatened Russia with severe tariffs over the Ukraine war, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov responded on Tuesday by saying that the country was ready to cope with the new sanctions and wondered what was driving Trump to make such threats. “We want to understand what the US President is moved by,” Lavrov said while addressing a press conference at the 25th Shanghai Cooperation Organization Foreign Ministers meeting in China. “I have no doubt we will cope with new…

Deadlines of a week comes after specific mention of the fuel switches in a preliminary probe report on the June 12 Air India crash in Ahmedabad. The Indian civil aviation regulator has asked all airlines to mandatorily complete the advised inspection of the fuel switch locking system in Boeing planes by July 21, along with other airworthiness inspections of their fleets. The deadlines comes after specific mention of the fuel switches in a preliminary probe report on the June 12 Air India crash in Ahmedabad.

The supreme court granted interim protection to Khan and discussed potential guidelines for responsible expression among citizens.  The supreme court on Monday said that citizens must know the value of freedom of speech and expression and observe self regulation. “The citizens must know the value of the fundamental right of freedom of speech and expression. The State can step in case of violations… Nobody wants the State to step in (sic),” Justice Nagarathna said. The statement, appearing to be aimed towards regulating offensive posts on social media, was made while a bench comprising Justices B V Nagarathna and K V…

Student attempted self-immolation after two weeks passed by and college did not do anything about her complaint. The student who attempted self-immolation after alleged inaction on her sexual harassment complaint against a professor in Odisha’s Balasore remains on life-support at AIIMS Bhubaneshwar. She is still in a critical condition, while the college principal was arrested on Monday. The professor, who allegedly has a pattern of abuse against other female students too, was arrested last week as the issue reached the top echelons of the government.   “The team has consulted AIIMS Delhi,” the hospital authorities said, adding that they were…

Crew consists of India’s Shubhanshu Shukla, Slawosz Uznański-Wiśniewski of Poland, Hungarian Tibor Kapu, and Peggy Whitson of the US. Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla and the three other crew members of the Axiom-4 space mission started their journey back to Earth on Monday, around 4.50 pm IST, after 18 days aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The Dragon spacecraft’s undocking from the ISS was scheduled for anytime after 4.15 pm. Some steps in the process were delayed, NASA said, but the process saw no glitches. The spacecraft will bring back, along with the Ax-4 crew, over 550 pounds (250 kg) of…

The incident happened on Saturday in Fakir Mohan Autonomous College in Odisha’s Balasore and sparked statewide outrage. The principal of the Odisha college where a student attempted self immolation over alleged inaction on her sexual harassment complaints against a professor has been arrested. The incident happened on Saturday in Fakir Mohan Autonomous College in Odisha’s Balasore and sparked statewide outrage. A second-year student of the integrated BEd program at the college set herself on fire, demanding action against a faculty member who allegedly sexually harassed her. The student is battling for her life at AIIMS Bhubaneswar in Odisha and her…