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Wednesday, April 8, 2026
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Topic: UFO

The UFO buzz is passe—NASA has a new term for it. Here’s why we’re still fascinated

Like political scandals and high-waisted jeans, UFOs trend in and out of collective awareness but never fully disappear.

US shoots down fourth ‘unidentified’ airborne object, third incident in 3 days

Joe Biden ordered the shooting down of the airborne object Sunday at the recommendation of US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.

Are UFOs for real? Why everyone is talking about them much more seriously now

The US Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force set up to investigate still-unexplained UFO reports is expected to release its report next month, and this has led to a media buzz.

Why we must take UFO sightings by US Navy more seriously

Humanity has a long history of being caught unaware by outside arrivals; we should pay more attention to that bias in ourselves, like we should have for Covid-19.

On Camera

Rahul Gandhi wants to jail Himanta Sarma but Congress has a Bihar-sized problem in Assam

The Congress has promised Rs 50,000 assistance to each woman but as we've seen in many recent elections, voters seem to be conscious of the proverb: 'A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.'

Stocks fall, oil prices climb as Trump issues fresh threat to Iran ahead of his deadline

Fears that an escalation of the conflict could heighten a fuel squeeze & endanger the economy unnerved traders, with NYT reporting Iran stopped negotiating a truce with the US.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.