Indiaâs gender pay gap has narrowed sharply, placing the country among those with the lowest disparity in the world, according to a new report by global payroll and compliance platform Deel. The report found that the median salaries for men and women in India are now nearly equal, ranging from $13,000 to $23,000 annually. Deel.
It was the kind of heist that felt straight out of a crime thriller. In broad daylight, a gang of four masked men broke into the worldâs most famous museum â the Louvre in Paris â and vanished with royal jewels worth millions. The robbery, executed with precision and nerve, has already been dubbed the.
On October 10, 2025, a fragile ceasefire briefly silenced the guns in Gaza. Brokered under an international initiative tied to President Donald Trumpâs 20-point peace plan, the truce opened a narrow window for relief and prisoner exchanges after two years of relentless conflict. The pause has already yielded painful and limited gains: Hamas released 20.
Brazilâs Atlantic Forest, one of the worldâs richest yet most endangered ecosystems, is increasingly being replaced by coffee plantations. Over the past two decades, coffee cultivation has emerged as a leading driver of deforestation, directly clearing 312,803 hectares of intact forest, according to a report by non-profit Coffee Watch. Once stretching across 1.2 million square.
A new study from Sweden has shown that rethinking food taxes could save lives, improve public health, and help the planet at the same time. Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology found that if Sweden were to remove value-added tax (VAT) from healthy foods while introducing levies on climate-damaging products, it could prevent about 700.
In the chaotic weeks after the September 11 attacks in 2001, the United States launched its most determined pursuit in modern history: the hunt for Osama bin Laden. The al-Qaeda chief, responsible for the deaths of nearly 3,000 people, had become Americaâs most wanted man. President George W Bush ordered a massive counterterrorism campaign to.
Anna Chapman, once dubbed Russiaâs most glamorous secret agent, is back in the headlines after being appointed head of the newly established Museum of Russian Intelligence. The former spy, whose arrest in New York in 2010 triggered an international scandal and a dramatic Cold War-style spy swap, now takes on a role closely tied to.
The worldâs biggest meat and dairy producers are releasing more methane than leading fossil fuel companies, according to a new global report that highlights the sectorâs growing role in accelerating the climate crisis. The study, titled Roasting the Planet, was published by Foodrise, Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth and the Institute for Agriculture and Trade.
Helping the worldâs small-scale farmers adapt to climate change would require $443 billion annually, according to a new analysis released ahead of COP30 in Brazil. The figure is lower than the $470 billion governments currently spend each year on agricultural subsidies that damage the environment and public health. The study, conducted by Climate Focus for.
When the Enforcement Directorate (ED) attached crores worth of land and properties belonging to self-styled âProphetâ Baljinder Singh, it did more than expose a case of corruption â it tore open a much deeper malaise. Behind the façade of healing crusades and miracle ministries, a disturbing pattern has taken root in Punjab: the systematic abuse.
Paul Ingrassia, a 30-year-old attorney and political commentator nominated by President Donald Trump to lead the federal Office of Special Counsel, has withdrawn his name following the publication of racist and inflammatory text messages. The withdrawal came amid swift bipartisan backlash, including opposition from Republican senators who had been expected to support his confirmation. Ingrassia,.
