World In 1745, the US welcomed mimosa trees for their pink flowers; they later escaped gardens and spread as an invasive species | World News August 18, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Around 1745, mimosa arrived in the United States as an ornamental tree, prized for its fragrant pink flowers, delicate foliage and unusual habit of folding its leaves at night. What…
World In 2024, a beaver returned to a California creek after 19 years and began cutting down aspen trees beside a man-made dam | World News August 18, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com For nearly two decades, there was no sign of beavers along Strawberry Creek in Great Basin National Park. Then, in 2024, park staff discovered evidence that one had returned, several…
World Indian-origin grandmother with Green Card detained by ICE after living in the US for 30 years. Her daughter is an immigration attorney August 18, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Venkata Vasamsetty (middle) has been in the US for 30 years and has been a Green Card holder since 2013. Venkata Vasamsetty, who has lived in the US for 30…
World Tupac Shakur murder trial begins after 3 decades, former gang leader Keffe D accused of killing rap icon | World News August 18, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis pleads not guilty as Tupac Shakur murder trial opens in Las Vegas. The trial of Duane “Keffe D” Davis, the former street gang leader accused of…
World Quote of the day by Melinda French Gates: “A woman with a voice is by definition a strong woman. But the search to find that voice…” – a powerful lesson on confidence and strength | World News August 18, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Quote of the day by Melinda French Gates Melinda French Gates’ words speak to something a great many people quietly recognise in themselves, the long, often uncomfortable journey towards genuine…
World A California school has been sued after a field trip of students who were encouraged to wear hijab, given Qurans August 17, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Zahra Billoo, CAIR official, called the lawsuit misguided and said the participation of the students in that field trip was voluntary. Two Jewish parents, three former Jewish students, a Hindu…
World In 2013, a Chinese man who could no longer afford dialysis built his own dialysis machine and survived on it for 13 years | World News August 17, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com In 2013, Chinese man Hu Songwen attracted international attention after reports revealed that he had been using a homemade haemodialysis machine for about 13 years after the cost of hospital…
World David and Victoria Beckham win planning battle for ‘Blackpool-style’ lake illuminations, hot tub and firepit at £6.15 million Cotswolds home despite Australia-based critic August 17, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com David and Victoria Beckham’s £6.15 million Cotswolds home gets the green light for ‘Blackpool-style’ lake illuminations, a hot tub and firepit despite objections from a critic based in Australia. (Photo:…
World Meet ex-Tesla engineer Saiman Shetty who became American citizen through EB-1 Green Card: ‘That one decision gave me freedom’ August 17, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Saiman Shetty, an ex-Tesla engineer, shared how he did not wait for H-1B and took the EB-1A path and now is a US citizen in 13 years. When Saiman Shetty…
World Only nine of these butterflies were found across the US in 2022; three years later researchers released more than 1,300 to rebuild the species August 17, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com By 2022, researchers had documented only nine Poweshiek skipperlings in the entire United States On a summer day in Michigan, a tiny Poweshiek skipperling butterfly takes flight over a restored…
