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President Donald Trump revealed that he had really wanted to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of Trump, but settled on the “Gulf of America” instead. “I was going to call it the Gulf of Trump, ...

NCP legislator Amol Mitkari on Tuesday (February 3, 2026) demanded that the Maharashtra Government’s flagship Mukhyamantri Ladki Bahin Yojana be renamed after late Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar.

You’ll soon be able to visit “Trump Mountain” if one lawmaker gets his way. Georgia Rep. David Clark, R-Buford, confirmed this week that he has introduced a resolution to rename Sawnee Mountain in ...

The state government on Tuesday announced that it would rename all the gram panchayat offices in the state after Mahatma Gandhi, amid the ongoing confrontation with the Centre over changes to the ...

Locals protesting the suggestion to change an inland road along Jalan Pantai Bersih to Jalan Tokong Naga, in Butterworth, Penang. BUTTERWORTH: Over 150 locals are objecting to the suggestion to rename ...

They are the bane of motorists across the country and cause billions in repair costs every year. Now the number of craters on one road has become so bad that locals have renamed the street ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Sunday name the Adampur airport after Sant Ravidas and virtually inaugurate the civil terminal of the Halwara Airport. The PM’s visit comes shortly after the Union ...

Scientists at Rice University and the University of Houston have created a powerful new material by guiding bacteria to grow cellulose in aligned patterns, resulting in sheets with the strength of ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in South Florida, originally from Southeast Asia and introduced through the pet trade. The non-venomous constrictors disrupt the ecosystem by preying on native ...

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