Officials and participants display a Burmese python during the launch of the 2026 Florida Python Challenge. Florida’s annual effort to tackle one of the world’s most notorious invasive species is returning this July, but wildlife officials are making one thing clear: the event is not expected to eradicate Burmese pythons from the Everglades. Instead, they…
Thiruvananthapuram, (IANS) In a major climb-down following revelations of serious evaluation lapses in a recruitment examination for the State Planning Board, the Kerala Public Service Commission (PSC) on Monday cancelled the existing rank list and decided to publish a revised one after a fresh evaluation while ordering an internal vigilance inquiry. The Kerala Public Service…
Ahmed Khan revealed Sanjay Dutt exited ‘Welcome To The Jungle’ due to date issues, not tension, after flying to the US for treatment. Some scenes were already shot with him. Dutt himself convinced Suniel Shetty and Jackie Shroff to step in. The film, starring Akshay Kumar and others, has crossed Rs 100 crore worldwide. ‘Welcome…
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Biosphere 2, artificial closed ecological system. Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons Eight people stepped into an airlock in the Arizona desert on the 26th of September, 1991, and stepped into something that was to be an example of the human future. Biosphere 2 was a massive enclosed system designed to test whether people could survive in…
NEW DELHI: The Bombay high court has sharply criticised the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for failing to fix Mumbai’s potholed roads and open manholes, a problem the court said has persisted for over two decades. The bench also pulled up the Thane Municipal Corporation for delaying compensation to the family of a doctor who died…
NEW DELHI: United States ambassador to India Sergio Gor on Tuesday rejected row over renaming of the Indo-Pacific Command and said that “name on the letterhead” does not matter.While addressing the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum Leadership summit, Gor said India still conducts more military exercises with the US than any other country and has regular…
King Sejong statue at Gwanghwamun Square – a modern tribute to Hangul’s creator (Left). Most writing systems evolved gradually over centuries, making it impossible to identify who invented their letters. Nobody knows who created A, B or C, or the original forms of most scripts still used today. Korea’s Hangul is a remarkable exception. Created…
Hospitality technology company Prism, the parent of OYO, has filed updated draft papers with markets regulator Sebi for a Rs 6,650 crore initial public offering (IPO) comprising entirely a fresh issue of shares with no offer-for-sale (OFS) by existing shareholders. Hospitality technology company Prism, the parent of OYO, has filed updated draft papers with markets…
Paraguay President Santiago Peña declared a national holiday. (AP Photos) Paraguay President Santiago Peña declared a national holiday after the country’s football team produced one of the most stunning results of the FIFA World Cup 2026, eliminating four-time champions Germany to book a place in the Round of 16.In a night already etched into Paraguayan…
