For years, scientists thought Greenland sharks were basically blind. These deep-sea creatures live in the freezing dark waters of the Arctic and often have parasites clinging to their eyes, so it seemed obvious that their vision was pretty much gone. But a new study from researchers at the University of California, Irvine, says that assumption…
Every school in Delhi will conduct ‘good touch and bad touch’ awareness sessions this month as part of a city-wide campaign to strengthen child safety and awareness under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.Announcing the initiative on Thursday, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said the month-long POCSO Awareness Month is aimed at…
The Delhi High Court on Friday upheld the conviction and sentence of actor Rajpal Naurang Yadav and his wife, Radha Rajpal Yadav, in multiple cheque dishonour cases linked to a financial dispute with Murli Projects Pvt. Ltd. In a strongly worded judgment, the Court dismissed 21 petitions filed by the couple, ruling that there was…
It’s not like you want to sit at a desk all day long. The Moon inspires you to take on the world and Mars provides that extra incentive to do something different even if other people aren’t so sure. An unexpected plan for a brief trip or a short market tour or a last-minute drive…
Food Corporation of India NEW DELHI: Food Corporation of India (FCI) has tightened safeguards for the lifting and use of subsidised rice supplied to distilleries under govt’s ethanol blending programme, making distilleries directly accountable for any diversion or misuse of the released grain. In case of misuse or diversion, FCI will file criminal cases.The move…
MUMBAI: Equity benchmark indices pared more than half of their intraday gains on Thursday after profit booking in the final hours, even as sensex and Nifty had staged a sharp recovery earlier in the session on bottom fishing and positive cues from foreign institutional investors.After a 1,677-point fall on Wednesday, sensex opened higher at 76,576…
England vs Norway quarter-final to make FIFA World Cup history with first-ever halftime show headlined by Ellie Goulding/ Image: AI England’s FIFA World Cup 2026 quarter-final against Norway will feature a historic half-time performance from British singer-songwriter Ellie Goulding, marking the first time in World Cup history that official, Super Bowl-style musical halftime shows are…
Are Milky Way’s coldest stars actually alien megastructures? New study explores Some of the coldest objects currently listed as stars in the Milky Way may not be stars at all. A new study by astrophysicist Amirnezam Amiri from the University of Arkansas suggests that these extremely cold objects could instead be giant energy-harvesting structures built…
The Higher Education Department, Government of Odisha, is set to open the objection window for the Common Post Graduate Entrance Test (CPET) 2026 provisional marks. Candidates who are not satisfied with their provisional scores can submit objections through the Student Academic Management System (SAMS) portal.According to the official notice, objections can be submitted only through…
Newlyweds Aamir Khan and Gauri Spratt to move into reported Rs 100 crore family home with mother, Junaid, Azad and sisters Days after reportedly tying the knot in an intimate ceremony, Aamir Khan and Gauri Spratt’s future home plans have become the talk of the town.According to a report by The Free Press Journal, Aamir…
