Politics

The former power plant is being reimagined as a public waterfront destination blending recreation, nature and heritage. For decades, a stretch of Norwalk’s waterfront was defined by smokestacks, industrial machinery and the imposing presence of a coal- and oil-burning power plant. Now, the same 125-acre peninsula overlooking Long Island Sound is poised for a radically…

In 1980, a Texas man drafted a will that referred to his stepson as “my child,” language that would later become the centre of a bitter family inheritance dispute. More than four decades after the will was signed, and after the man died in 2020, his stepson argued that he had been informally adopted and…

Lula won, Netanyahu wouldn’t lose: The art of political survival One is a Left-wing icon challenging Trump’s dominance of Latin America. The other is a Right-wing nationalist who helped persuade the US president to attack Iran. Yet, despite their ideological differences, Lula and Netanyahu have shown why writing political obituaries can be a dangerous business….

NEW DELHI: Cracks within Maharashtra’s ruling Mahayuti alliance came out in the open on Thursday after a Shiv Sena leader advocated for deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde to be elevated to the post of chief minister.Speaking to reporters after the MLC election results, former MLA Ravindra Dhangekar said the outcome reflected people’s views of the…

IndiGo’s CEO Willie Walsh has indicated that ticket prices may soon rise as the airline grapples with soaring fuel costs, which have climbed by 67.2 percent compared to last year. IndiGo CEO Willie Walsh has signalled possible fare hikes as rising fuel costs put pressure on the airline’s finances, saying the carrier has “no choice”…

The Karnataka Cabinet has sanctioned an increase in milk prices by Rs 8 per litre (Representative image) BENGALURU: The Karnataka Cabinet on Thursday approved an Rs 8-per-litre hike in milk prices, with the increase set to take effect from November 1.Of the revised amount, Rs 7 will go to the farmers and Rs 1 to…

(Photo taken from social media) At least 13 people were killed and 10 others injured after a Russian drone struck a platform at the railway station in Ukraine’s Dnipro on Thursday, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.The attack took place on the Thursday morning, when a passenger train preparing to depart for the southern city of Zaporizhzhia…

Days after a Hindu schoolteacher was beaten to death in a land dispute, another Hindu man has been killed in Bangladesh. A 43-year-old salon owner was allegedly stabbed to death following a dispute over payment for haircuts in Mymensingh district. Police have arrested a 28-year-old man in connection with the killing.According to Bangladeshi media outlet…

After losing Brazil’s election, Flávio Bolsonaro fled to Miami in an elaborate operation aided by Trump’s inner circle and Argentina’s president Flávio Bolsonaro’s journey from Brazil to the United States involved decoy cars, a cross-border transfer through Argentina and Ecuador, and assistance from allies of US President Donald Trump.The Brazilian senator and his family reached…

Representative Image (AI-generated) What happens when construction work on a neighbouring property damages a home, but the homeowner’s insurance company refuses to pay for repairs? For Sandra Moise of Miami, Florida, the dispute centred on whether vibrations from demolition work could be excluded under policy provisions covering earth movement and settlement. The damage occurred in…