Firefighters douse a fire in a hotel in New Delhi (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: At least 21 people have died and several others were injured after a massive fire swept through a hotel building in south Delhi’s Malviya Nagar area on Wednesday morning, triggering a large-scale rescue operation and scenes of panic among residents and…
Google’s parent company Alphabet is seeking federal approval to release 32 million specially treated mosquitoes across California and Florida over the next two years—as part of a bid to reduce the spread of mosquito-borne diseases including West Nile virus and St. Louis encephalitis. The proposal, filed with the US Environmental Protection Agency, is part of…
In East Africa, Mary Leakey’s team discovered 3.6-million-year-old footprints at Laetoli, providing the oldest direct evidence of obligate bipedalism. These impressions, preserved by volcanic ash, revealed an upright gait, settling debates about early human locomotion and showcasing Australopithecus afarensis’s adaptation to walking. Image Credits: Wikimedia Commons An ordinary day of fieldwork in the dry savanna…
Fans have been eagerly waiting for Season 5 of Prime Video’s blockbuster series ‘Panchayat’. Now, actor Chandan Roy, who plays the beloved character Vikas, has dropped an exciting hint about the upcoming season that is sure to raise anticipation among viewers. The audience’s favorite fictional village, Phulera, is gearing up to return with more entertaining…
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Police remove surveillance equipment from Abhishek’s house KOLKATA: Plainclothes cops knocked on the doors of Shantiniketan — the residence of Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee — on Monday and walked out with a large monitor and hard disks after several minutes of high drama.The heavily guarded residence of Banerjee saw a visible security…
Melinda French Gates, philanthropist and co-founder of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, has offered an advice that can help people steer past their difficult times: Keep learning and stay open to change. At first, the words seem pretty straightforward. But sit with them for a moment, and they carry a quiet weight. In a…
Thousands of ancient footprints, spanning nearly two miles at Formby, England, reveal a prehistoric human and animal highway. Image Credit: Gemini Imagine walking on a windy beach, looking down at the wet sand, knowing you are walking exactly where a bare-footed human stood nine thousand years ago. On the coast at Formby in England, huge…
In the aftermath of the February 2019 Pulwama suicide bombing that killed 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel, Indian agencies identified several accused linked to the attack’s planning, logistics and execution. By 2021, some had been arrested while others were killed in encounters.Investigators also identified Arjumand Gulzar Dar, alias Hamza Burhan, alias Doctor, a…
Lawyer for Twisha Sharma’s mother-in-law, Giribala Singh, Advocate Enosh George, had a heated exchange with journalists outside the residence. BHOPAL: Amid heightened media scrutiny over the probe into the death of Twisha Sharma, tense scenes unfolded outside the Katara Hills residence of her mother-in-law Giribala Singh on Friday after the latter’s lawyer appeared to lose…
