World A Florida shipment declared as two terracotta pieces worth under $200 contained ancient Iraqi tablets valued above $15,000; a wider investigation has now forced the buyer to surrender artefacts and $75,000 November 11, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com
World A New Mexico woman posed as an IRS agent and convinced a victim to pay more than $150,000 in supposed fees to release a promised tax windfall; she has now pleaded guilty to five federal charges November 11, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com
World Ernie and Merrillyn Cole have recorded rainfall from the same Australian home since 1963; now aged 86 and 82, they want an automatic weather station so the 63-year record can continue as they travel November 11, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com
World In 2009, researchers found a fossilised leg bone inside Liang Bua cave on Indonesia’s Flores Island; seventeen years later, they realised it belonged to a completely new, extinct species of ground-dwelling bird November 11, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com
World No strikes, no peace deal: How Trump plans to keep Iran under pressure November 11, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com
World A Florida shipment declared as two terracotta pieces worth under $200 contained ancient Iraqi tablets valued above $15,000; a wider investigation has now forced the buyer to surrender artefacts and $75,000 November 11, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com
World A New Mexico woman posed as an IRS agent and convinced a victim to pay more than $150,000 in supposed fees to release a promised tax windfall; she has now pleaded guilty to five federal charges November 11, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com
World Russia sold Alaska for peanuts. Now it guards America against Moscow October 18, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Neither side could have foreseen how dramatically Alaska’s economic and military importance would grow. Look at a map of the world and Alaska seems out of place. It belongs to…
World H-1B Visas: JD Vance’s immigration tiger is turning on its rider October 18, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com File photo: US Vice President JD Vance (Picture credit: AP) TOI correspondent from Washington: US Vice President JD Vance has conceded that his rhetoric on H-1B visas was “imperfect,” but…
World In 2010, artists began turning a vacant Houston lot into a park using broken dishes, bottle caps, shells, keys and discarded tiles; 16 years later, more than 300 artists have filled it with a 400-foot mosaic wall and free public art October 18, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Smither Park transforms discarded materials into public art, reflecting Houston’s diverse communities, creative spirit and ever-evolving identity through colour and imagination. What began as an abandoned patch of land in…
World In 2015, Taylor Swift gave $50,000 to Seattle Symphony after hearing ‘Become Ocean’; 11 years later, a school programme she supported still invites children to perform alongside its musicians October 18, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com In 2015, Taylor Swift gave $50,000 to Seattle Symphony; 11 years later, its school programme lives on (Image Credit: Instagram/ @taylorswift) In December 2015, Taylor Swift donated $50,000 to the…
World A rare I.M. Pei-designed Texas mansion goes on sale for $22 million for the first time since 1969; the 19,133-square-foot estate has three kitchens, two wine cellars and a glass-roofed garden room October 18, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Pic credit: Sotheby’s International Realty A unique Fort Worth estate in Texas, designed by I.M. Pei, has hit the market for $22 million. This is the first time the landmark…
World Pope Leo Xiv: ‘With help of God & your prayers’: Pope Leo XIV makes first public appearance after lung cancer surgery October 18, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Pope Leo XIV appears at the window of his study in the Apostolic Palace overlooking St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, a day after he returned from the hospital, where…
World Barbra Streisand donated $10 million to Cedars-Sinai’s women’s heart center; in 2026, the center bearing her name is leading a new $7.5 million NIH-funded five-year study on women’s aging October 18, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com Women’s health research is shifting towards a whole-body approach, connecting heart, brain, mobility and ageing to improve long-term wellbeing. Aging is rarely a single-system story. The heart, brain, muscles and…
World Four University of Washington students built a wallet-sized patch that gives rescuers real-time LED guidance during CPR; the invention has now won the 2026 Collegiate Inventors Competition and a $10,000 prize October 18, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com The patch uses LED lights to guide chest compressions during CPR. (AI photo) Performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) during an emergency can be difficult for someone without proper training. Even when…
World A 3,000-square-foot Palm Springs home linked to Marilyn Monroe in the early 1960s has sold for $2.81 million to a designer who plans to restore it October 18, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com While the property has been marketed as one of Monroe’s former homes, its ownership history has been questioned (Picture: Public domain) A house in Palm Springs, California, long associated with…
World Jd Vance H-1B Visas: ‘My rhetoric has been imperfect’: JD Vance walks back H-1B ‘indentured servants’ remark after India’s protest October 18, 2026 contact.newslyindia@gmail.com File photo: US Vice President JD Vance (Picture credit: Reuters) US Vice President JD Vance has acknowledged that his rhetoric was “imperfect” after describing foreign professionals working on H-1B visas…
