transatlantic slave trade Captive Africans being transferred to ships along the Slave Coast for the transatlantic slave trade, c. 1880. / Image: Brittanica The United Nations General Assembly has voted to recognise the enslavement of Africans during the transatlantic slave trade as “the gravest crime against humanity”, in a move supporters say is aimed at…
MUMBAI: India’s foreign exchange reserves fell sharply by $10.3 billion in the week ended March 27, 2026, taking the total to $688.1 billion, driven largely by a decline in foreign currency assets and gold holdings amid currency market intervention by RBI.The fall was led by foreign currency assets, which dropped by $6.6 billion. These assets,…
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff says AI coding agents have made the company’s 15,000 engineers over 30% more productive—and that’s exactly why Salesforce didn’t hire a single new engineer in fiscal year 2026. Speaking on The Future Live, Benioff said engineers are shifting from writing code to supervising AI agents. He also revealed AI now handles…
Smoke plumes into the air as a fire broke out in an oil tanker in Narwal, Jammu (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: Several oil tankers in Jammu caught fire on Wednesday. Emergency services responded quickly to the scene, averting a bigger tragedy involving people.No individuals people have been reported to be harmed, according to news agency…
It began before dawn on April 3, when a US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle, call sign Dude 44, was struck mid-air over Iran. Within minutes, the two crew members ejected into hostile territory, triggering one of the most complex combat search and rescue missions in recent military history.What followed was a two-day, high-risk operation…
UK weather forecast: Super El Nino could bring freezing winters and global heat surge Later in 2026, climate experts predict changes in worldwide weather once El Nino takes hold. Global temps may climb, according to projections. The UK could face sharper cold snaps during winter months instead. Regional effects will differ, but warming trends appear…
Almost twenty years after ‘Malcolm in the Middle’ wrapped up, the show’s headed back. Fans are excited not just because of the return of a fun, crowd-puller, but also because most of the original cast is in. However, one name is missing from the pool: it’s Erik Per Sullivan, the one who played Dewey. Even…
Fans have been buzzing for months about Caleb McLaughlin, who played Lucas from ‘Stranger Things’, possibly playing Miles Morales in a live-action Marvel movie. It’s the sort of casting rumor that just won’t die. However, now it looks like everyone might need to pump the brakes.Why? Because Caleb himself made his part pretty clear. ‘Stranger…
Mohsin Naqvi and Naseem Shah (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: Naseem Shah was reportedly facing a two-year ban, but a last-minute decision to impose only a fine saved his career, according to former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali. The Pakistan Cricket Board on Monday imposed a PKR 20 million (USD 72,000) fine on the 23-year-old for…
During a recent Newsmax appearance, Rep. Tim Burchett said classified UFO secrets could keep Americans ‘up at night’ and ‘the country unglued’/ Image: Youtube NewsMax A sitting member of Congress has claimed that classified briefings on unidentified aerial phenomena contain information so unsettling that, if released, it would fundamentally shake public confidence. The remarks, made…