World In 1986, a ranching family sold California’s 53,000-acre Santa Rosa Island to the US for nearly $30 million; they retained about 7 acres and the right to stay for another 25 years August 21, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com In December 1986, the United States federal government completed a deal to buy Santa Rosa Island for $29.5 million. The 53,000-acre island, located 26.5 miles off the coast of Santa…
World Man claims Meta fired him after he refused to sign a Green Card letter for a Chinese visa worker, seeks $1 million in lawsuit August 21, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com A man has filed a lawsuit against Meta claiming that he was fired after he declined to sign a Green Card letter for a Chinese visa holder as his manager.…
World Swiss tourist gets 1-year jail in Bali for mocking Hindu festival, calling tradition ‘crazy’ August 21, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Swiss tourist Luzian Andrin Zgraggen. (AP Photo) A Swiss tourist has been sentenced to one year in prison in Bali for mocking the Hindu festival Nyepi, also known as the…
World An English town installed a six-metre swing bridge whose deck contains the equivalent of 140 recycled plastic bottles per square metre and can be manually opened for passing boats August 21, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com New swing bridge installed as major milestone reached for Wichelstowe canal An English town has installed a six-metre swing bridge whose deck contains the equivalent of 140 recycled plastic bottles…
World Quote of the day by Theodore Roosevelt: “The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by…” | World News August 21, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Theodore Roosevelt’s famous “man in the arena” passage remains one of his most enduring reflections on courage, effort and failure. In his 1910 speech “Citizenship in a Republic”, delivered at…
World Scientists found a new species hiding in a museum drawer for more than a century; the Ecuadorian frog had been mistaken for another species | August 21, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com PC: Long overdue: a new, widespread, species of Pristimantis (Anura, Strabomantidae) from the Chocó region and the synonymy of Pristimantis subsigillatus For more than a century, a frog living across…
World Indian father drowns while paddleboarding in Lake Hopatcong in New Jersey during family picnic; he was in an area not supervised by lifeguards August 21, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Family picnic turns tragic for New Jersey Indian family as 41-year-old father drowns in lake while paddleboarding. 41-year-old Kaushik Sharma, a father of two, drowned in Lake Hopatcong in New…
World FBI arrests woman in alleged ISIS-inspired plot to bomb New York State Capitol August 21, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Bowie had allegedly pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group. (Photo: FBI/DOJ) A 35-year-old New York woman has been arrested for allegedly plotting an Islamic State-inspired attack on the state…
World Mark Zuckerberg’s wife Priscilla Chan’s parents fled Vietnam by boat; their daughter became the first in her family to attend college and later pledged millions to scientific research | World News August 21, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Priscilla Chan’s journey from the daughter of Vietnamese refugees to a Harvard graduate, paediatrician and major science philanthropist is rooted in a family story shaped by war and migration. Her…
World For decades, scientists estimated lake sturgeon lived for 150 years. New evidence suggests some Great Lakes fish may reach more than 400 years | August 21, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com For centuries, lake sturgeon have moved quietly through the rivers and lakes of the Great Lakes region, growing slowly and aging in a way that has been difficult to measure.…
