Odisha is all about wetlands, forests, and coastal snake habitats. It is among India’s most important reptile-rich regions thanks to the mix of mangroves, forests, and coastal ecosystems. Similipal Biosphere Reserve, Satkosia Tiger Reserve, and Bhitarkanika National Park are known for being home to a rich variety of snakes including Indian cobras, kraits, Russell’s vipers,…
JOHANNESBURG: When South African infectious disease specialist Lucille Blumberg checked her email on the morning of May 1, while the country was celebrating the Labour Day holiday, an urgent message caught her attention.A UK-based colleague, who monitors diseases in remote British overseas territories in the South Atlantic Ocean, had written about a passenger from a…
A major security scare unfolded near the White House on Saturday evening after multiple gunshots were heard close to the presidential complex, prompting an immediate lockdown response from law enforcement agencies and forcing journalists covering the White House to run for shelter. The US Secret Service shot down a person near the scene while a…
Image courtesy: BBC News Hindi When Ravi Raj secured an impressive AIR 20 in the UPSC Civil Services examinations, he became an inspiration not just for the exam aspirants, but for the countless people who are just like him. This wasn’t the first time Ravi Raj cleared the UPSC Civil Services examination. In the 2024…
STARBASE: SpaceX completed a largely successful test flight of its next-generation Starship rocket on Friday, deploying a clutch of mock satellites and executing a controlled splashdown in the Indian Ocean in a high-stakes debut of the newly upgraded vehicle as Elon Musk’s company prepares to go public.The latest uncrewed launch of Starship – designed to…
Tension gripped the White House complex on Sunday after series of gunfire were heard near the presidential compound, forcing journalists to rush into secure shelter areas while heavily armed law enforcement personnel sealed off parts of the zone. The incident unfolded as US President Donald Trump remained inside the Oval Office amid sensitive negotiations linked…
CHENNAI: Chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Saturday said he had ordered a swift and intensive investigation into the abduction and murder of a 10-year-old girl in Coimbatore and assured that those involved in crimes against women and children would face severe punishment under the law.Describing the incident as “painful and shocking”, Vijay said such…
The Trump administration’s latest immigration policy of recasting ‘adjustment of status’ as an ‘extraordinary’ discretionary benefit and pushing many green card applicants toward consular processing abroad is expected to trigger immediate litigation, according to immigration attorneys.The memo released on Friday night by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) states that green card applicants should…
KENDRAPADA: Ending a 32-year manhunt, police on Friday night arrested a fugitive accused in a 1994 murder case, tracing him to a secret underground chamber inside his house in Jajpur district.The accused, Rabindra Mallick, 58, of Nuahat village under Kuakhia police limits, allegedly killed his 27-year-old cousin Paramananda Mallick with an axe on Oct 21,…
Multiple gunshots were reportedly heard outside the White House on Sunday, prompting a massive security response as police and federal agents swarmed the area around the presidential complex. US President Donald Trump was inside the White House at the time amid ongoing negotiations related to Iran, AFP reported.This comes after Trump informed in his social…