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Dear NASA.": 10-year-old's heartfelt plea to bring Pluto back as a planet goes viral

India, April 11 -- A heartfelt letter written by a 10-year-old girl to NASA, urging the restoration of Pluto's status as a planet, has captured widespread attention online. The letter has resonated w... Read More


Did NASA check for sharks before the Artemis II splashdown? Here is the official answer

India, April 11 -- The Orion module with the Artemis II crew members safely splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California after a historic voyage around the moon. While the world cele... Read More


Govt working to bring back body of Bangladeshi woman killed in Lebanon: Shama Obaed

Faridpur, April 11 -- The government is working to repatriate the body of a Bangladeshi woman killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut, Lebanon, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam sa... Read More


Pilots' union calls for 48-hour strike at Lufthansa starting April 13

New Delhi, April 11 -- The pilots' union, Vereinigung Cockpit (VC), has called for a 48-hour strike at Lufthansa starting Monday, April 13, following a breakdown in negotiations over pension schemes. ... Read More


War? Inflation? The market is moving on.

New Delhi, April 11 -- The war may not be over, but investors are betting that the worst is. That optimism was enough to lift stocks to their best weekly performance of the year and could keep the ral... Read More


DOE: 329K barrels of diesel from Malaysia arrive in PH

Manila, April 11 -- About 329,000 barrels, or 52.311 million liters, of diesel from Malaysia have been delivered to the Philippines, augmenting the country's fuel supply amid volatility in the global ... Read More


First phase of US-Iran talks concludes in Islamabad; written texts exchanged

Islamabad, April 11 -- The first phase of in-person talks between the United States and Iran concluded in Islamabad late on Saturday night after several hours of negotiations involving multiple stakeh... Read More


BI nabs 2 Japanese fugitives in Batangas

Manila, April 11 -- The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Saturday reported the arrest of two Japanese nationals wanted for fraud during a recent operation in Lian, Batangas. Agents of the BI's Fugitive ... Read More


IBM to pay $17 million as settlement linked to anti-DEI probe - What was the tech major accused of?

New Delhi, April 11 -- IBM has reached an agreement with the US government to pay $17 million to resolve a federal probe over the firm's diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices, the Department... Read More


Trump administration cancels residency for more kin of Iranian officials; family "slated for deportation"

Washington, April 11 -- The Trump administration has revoked the permanent residency status of additional long-term Iranian residents in the United States who have familial ties to high-ranking curren... Read More