Author: Kanika Solanki

Kenneth Mitchell, an actor from Canada, had been fighting ALS for more than five years. At the age of 49, Canadian actor Kenneth Mitchell, who gained popularity for his parts in the Marvel movie “Captain Marvel” and the television series “Star Trek: Discovery,” passed suddenly on Saturday. He had been fighting for more than five years against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. Mitchell has been living with the crippling neurological ailment for more than five years, according to the news that his family posted on his social media pages. In 2018, Mitchell received a diagnosis, yet his commitment to his…

The Shahpur Kandi barrage has been completed, diverting water from the Ravi River to benefit Jammu & Kashmir. Under the Indus Waters Treaty, this project promotes irrigation and hydropower generation, therefore contributing to regional agricultural and economic prosperity. India has completely stopped the flow of the Ravi River into Pakistan, owing to a recently constructed barrage that allows it to fully use the water supply for the benefit of local farmers. The Shahpur Kandi barrage is now complete, allowing the country to keep 1150 cusecs of water that was previously slated for Pakistan. The water that was diverted will be…

Pamela Salem, well remembered for her appearance in the James Bond film Never Say Never Again, has died at the age of 80. In the unofficial 007 film, she played Miss Moneypenny, the secretary, with Sean Connery. Salem also played opposite Connery in the 1978 crime picture The First Great Train Robbery. She also appeared as Professor Rachel Jensen in the 1980s BBC sci-fi series Doctor Who. Never Say Never Again was one of two James Bond films that were not produced by the customary producer, Eon Productions, and hence are not regarded part of the official series. It was…

A Supreme Court officer read aloud a death order issued by Taliban Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada, which said that both men were shot in the back many times in Ghazni city. According to AFP, the Taliban regime in Afghanistan killed two individuals convicted of murder in a football stadium in the country’s eastern area on Thursday (February 22). A Supreme Court officer read aloud a death order issued by Taliban Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada, which said that both men were shot in the back many times in Ghazni city.  “These two guys were convicted of murder. The order was signed…

Officials and politicians highlight national security worries over the increase in Chinese illegal immigrants. A huge spike in Chinese illegal immigrants is on course to smash records at the southern border, with arrests from the communist country in one area alone already surpassing fiscal 2021 in a matter of days. According to US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) sources, 452 Chinese illegal immigrants were detained by Border Patrol in the San Diego Sector between Saturday and Monday. This is greater than the 450 people captured throughout the whole southwest border in fiscal 2021. The number of Chinese illegal immigrants has…

In the next several hours, a ground-breaking European spacecraft, ERS-2 (Grandfather satellite) is scheduled to crash onto Earth as space debris. When ERS-2 was deployed in 1995, it was a state-of-the-art observation platform that pioneered technologies that are now routinely used to monitor Earth. Since ceasing operations in 2011, it has been dropping steadily. Sometime on Wednesday, it will make an uncontrollably violent plummet into the sky. The majority of the two-ton satellite, according to the European Space Agency (Esa), will burn up as it descends. Although there’s a potential that some stronger sections would survive the extreme heat produced…

The most well-known opponent of Russian President Vladimir Putin within his own country, Alexei Navalny, passed away on Friday at the Arctic prison, where he was serving a three-decade sentence. What details of the death of Alexei Navalny do we know and don’t know? DEATH OF ALEXEI NAVALNY Alexei Navalny was imprisoned at Kharp, in the Yamalo-Nenets area, at the IK-3 penal colony, which is situated north of the Arctic Circle and 1,900 kilometers (1200 miles) northeast of Moscow. On February 16, at 2:19 PM Moscow time (1119 GMT), the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District Federal Penitentiary Service declared his death. On…

Oppenheimer was the biggest film at the Bafta Awards 2024, and Cillian Murphy, Robert Downey Jr., and director Christopher Nolan were all recognised for their contributions. The Bafta Awards 2024 winners have been revealed, and Oppenheimer took home seven prizes. For his portrayal of J Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb, Murphy was awarded best actor, and Oscar for best supporting actor went to Downey Jr. Seven Bafta Awards 2024 were won by the drama, including best film. Poor Things took home five, with Emma Stone winning best actress. Da’Vine Joy Randolph won Best Supporting Actress for The…

The GSLV F14/INSAT-3DS mission will be launched by ISRO this evening at 5:35 p.m. from the Sriharikota launch site. This coming Saturday night, a Geosynchronous Launch Vehicle (GSLV) dubbed “naughty boy” due to its inconsistent track record will send the meteorological satellite INSAT-3DS into orbit. According to the ISRO, the GSLV-F14 will launch on Saturday at 5:35 p.m. from Sriharikota’s Satish Dhawan Space Centre. It will be the rocket’s tenth flight with the homegrown cryogenic engine and its sixteenth mission overall. With the intention of providing more precise and educational weather forecasts and alerts for natural disasters, the Indian Space…

A remote well in Kazakhstan experienced one of the worst methane leaks ever detected last year, according to new analysis provided with BBC Verify. A blowout caused a fire that burned for more than six months, releasing an estimated 127,000 tons of gas into the atmosphere. The greenhouse gas methane is far more powerful than carbon dioxide. The well’s owner, Buzachi Neft, disputes that a “substantial amount” of methane was released. The environmental effect of such a leak is equivalent to driving more than 717,000 gasoline-powered cars for a year, according to the US Environmental Protection Agency’s Greenhouse Gas Equivalency…