India’s cryptocurrency market showed signs of maturity in the first quarter of 2026, with investors adopting structured strategies and participation widening beyond younger cohorts, according to a report by CoinSwitch. The report, based on activity across over 2.5 crore users, indicated that while global markets faced volatility due to geopolitical tensions, rising oil prices and…
Researchers tested four different hypotheses about what benefits snake skin might provide—including reducing nest parasites, altering microbial communities, and social signaling—and found the strongest support for the predation hypothesis. The snakeskin works primarily as a predator deterrent, not for some other reason scientists might have guessed. The broader takeaway is something Rohwer himself pointed out:…
Europe’s biggest pharma company Novo Nordisk has been hit by a cyberattack, with cyber extortion group FulcrumSec claiming it spent more than two months inside the company’s network and stole more than one terabyte of data. According to a Reuters report, the hacking group said it gained access to Novo Nordisk’s systems, collected sensitive information…
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a Pakistan-backed spy for allegedly passing on confidential, security-related information to Pakistani intelligence officers, as part of an anti-India terror conspiracy. Zafar Riaz @ Rizvi, a Kolkata resident, had a look out circular issued against him and proceedings were also under way to declare him a…
Dharmendra Pradhan at press conference In a major development after NEET-UG 2026 controversy, the Centre on Friday said exam questions had circulated in the name of “guess papers”, confirming fears of a paper leak that forced the cancellation of one of India’s biggest entrance exams. Announcing sweeping reforms, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said NEET…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Monday sought responses from Centre and Punjab govt to a PIL alleging that the AAP-governed state has failed to implement the constitutional guarantee of free and compulsory education to every child from economically weaker and marginalised sections of society.Though RTE and RTI were among the main planks on which AAP…
The National Stock Exchange (NSE) has announced that launching Dated Brent Crude Oil (Platts) futures contracts in its commodity derivatives segment after receiving approval from Sebi. Trading in these contracts will begin on April 13, 2026.According to an NSE circular, the contracts will be introduced with monthly expiries extending up to 2027. They will be…
LIC Bonus Issue: Shares of state-run Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) are expected to remain in focus in the next trading session, as May 27 marks the last day for investors to become eligible for the company’s first-ever bonus issue. The stock is likely to see heightened activity ahead of the record date, amid…
Avi Loeb urges NASA to examine ‘shiny’ cone-like object spotted on Mars/ Medium The roughly 20-centimetre object was first photographed by NASA‘s Curiosity Rover in 2022 but has never been officially identified. Avi Loeb says it should be the rover’s top priority. A Harvard University astrophysicist is calling on NASA to redirect its Curiosity Rover…
There is a strange kind of tiredness that coffee cannot fix. The kind where eight hours of sleep still feels like four. The alarm rings, the body gets out of bed, but the mind feels wrapped in fog. For many people, this is not laziness or lack of discipline. It is often the body quietly…
