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Locals high after police burn 1100lb seized weed
short by Animesh Choudhary / on Saturday 28 March, 2015
Indonesian police accidently got an entire neighbourhood high by burning 1,100 pounds of seized marijuana in an open bonfire near a residential area on a windy day. Journalists and locals reported feeling buzzed, dizzy and "unusual" after inhaling the smoke. The Indonesian National Narcotics Agency later reassured residents it would "not lead to any long-term health problems."
read more at New York Daily News
Iran fires missiles at Israel; it retaliates
short by Arshiya Chopra / on Monday 8 June, 2026
Amid peace negotiations, Iran launched its first missile attack targeting Israel since a ceasefire took effect in early April, raising the possibility of a return to heavy fighting. The attack came a day after Iran warned of retaliation over Israel's strikes on Beirut. After Iran's attack, Israel launched missiles at the country following which several blasts were heard in Iran.
read more at Hindustan Times
Tremors felt in parts of India as 5.6-magnitude earthquake hits Bhutan
short by Daisy Mowke / on Monday 8 June, 2026
An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 struck Bhutan on Sunday, with tremors felt across parts of India, China, Bangladesh and Nepal. According to German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), the 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck Bhutan at a depth of 10 km. There were no immediate reports of casualties or major damage.
read more at Hindustan Times
Alexander Zverev becomes 1st German man to win French Open in 89 years, gets ₹31 crore
short by Anmol Sharma / on Monday 8 June, 2026
World number three Alexander Zverev of Germany defeated world number 14 Flavio Cobolli of Italy in French Open 2026 men's singles final to win his maiden Grand Slam title. He defeated Cobolli 6-1, 4-6, 6-4, 6-7(5-7), 6-1 to become the first German man to win French Open singles title in 89 years. He received €2.80-million (around ₹31-crore) prize money.
read more at Roland Garros
1 in 3 of our students land AI roles: Newton School of Technology
short by Roshan Gupta / on Sunday 7 June, 2026
Newton School of Technology Pune announced that 200+ of its 2nd-year students have already secured 6-month internships, with 33% landing AI and ML roles at Emergent, Ridecell, Licious, Smallcase, Coderabbit, and Google Summer of Code, among 100 companies. The highest stipend touched ₹1.5 lakh per month, NST said, adding that its upcoming Hyderabad campus will meet India's AI talent demand.
read more at Newton School
Private plane crashes during emergency landing, explodes into fireball in Dominican Republic
short by Anmol Sharma / on Monday 8 June, 2026
A US-registered Gulfstream G200 private jet crashed and burst into flames while attempting an emergency landing at La Romana International Airport in the Dominican Republic on Sunday. The Dominican Civil Aviation Institute said the pilot and co-pilot died, while no passengers were onboard. The aircraft had reported mechanical trouble after takeoff and was returning when it crashed on the runway.
read more at Wion
Denmark footballer Christian Eriksen collapses on pitch after clutching chest, match called off
short by Anmol Sharma / on Monday 8 June, 2026
Denmark footballer Christian Eriksen collapsed during his team's friendly match against Ukraine in Odense on Sunday, with the match getting called off. The incident occurred in 65th minute, with Eriksen clutching his chest before going down. Danish Football Federation said he's conscious and doing well under the circumstances. He previously suffered cardiac arrest during a Euro match in 2021.
read more at The Independent
Trump urged Israel not to retaliate after Iran's missile attack, Netanyahu defies him
short by Arshiya Chopra / on Monday 8 June, 2026
US President Donald Trump on Sunday said that US was very close to a final deal with Iran and urged Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu not to retaliate against Iranian missile strikes on his country. "I am going to call Bibi right now and tell him not to retaliate," Trump reportedly told a journalist. However, Netanyahu defied Trump's request and retaliated.
read more at Hindustan Times
Trump says new Israel, Iran strikes won't affect peace talks
short by Jayant Singh / on Monday 8 June, 2026
US President Donald Trump has said that the new strikes by Israel and Iran would not affect his administration's peace talks with Tehran. This comes as Israel launched strikes in Lebanon's Beirut area on Sunday, after which Iran fired missiles at Israel for the first time since the ceasefire. In response, Israel also attacked several Iranian cities with missiles.
read more at Reuters
Khan Sir's coaching centre gets 7 days to meet fire safety norms or face action
short by Ankit Tiwari / on Monday 8 June, 2026
Bihar Fire Services conducted a fire safety audit of Khan Global Studies, the coaching centre of educator Khan Sir, and found multiple deficiencies, such as a lack of fire alarm and fire pump. The centre has been given a week to remove the shortcomings. "If compliance is not ensured, the coaching institute will certainly face sealing action," an official said.
read more at Indian Express
What is the '5-finger breathing' technique for deep relaxation?
short by Ankush Verma / on Monday 8 June, 2026
The 5-finger breathing technique helps relieve stress and anxiety, relaxes the body, reduces pain, promotes healing, and promotes sleep. The techniques involves tracing the thumb and fingers of one hand with index finger of the other hand. Inhale while tracing the thumb and the fingers up and exhale as you slowly drag your index finger down.
read more at Cleveland Clinic
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