US secretary of state Marco Rubio (File photo) The US does not intend to carry out further military strikes on Iran “for now,” secretary of state Marco Rubio has informed the foreign ministers of several allied countries, Axios reported, citing American officials.Instead, the Trump administration plans to intensify pressure on Tehran through other measures, including…
File photo: BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi NEW DELHI: BJP on Wednesday attacked leader of opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, over his recent “smash the patriarchy” remark, accusing him of hypocrisy and questioning whether he applies the same principle within his own Congress party.Addressing a press conference, BJP leader and…
Everyone loves walking into a home filled with a good, soothing fragrance that almost lights up the space and takes people to a bed of flowers.But most people today are looking to choose natural options over chemical ones to fill their homes with good, healthy smells.After all, who doesn’t like to take a walk into…
Representative Image (Canva) The human brain is one of the first organs to break down after death, making the discovery of preserved brains at archaeological sites particularly puzzling. Yet thousands of ancient human brains have survived long after other soft tissues disappeared, sometimes remaining as the only preserved soft tissue in otherwise skeletonised remains. New…
Representative Image of ancient human evolution showing the genetic connections between humans, Neanderthals, and Denisovans (AI-generated image) Modern humans already carry small amounts of Neanderthal and Denisovan DNA, evidence that our ancestors interbred with other human groups tens of thousands of years ago. Both lineages are known from ancient remains, including fossils from which scientists…
Campbell and Margaret moved to Canna in 1938 after spending three years living on Barra. John Lorne Campbell and Margaret Fay Shaw had already spent years recording Gaelic songs, stories and traditions when they made the remote Isle of Canna their home in 1938. The Scottish folklorists continued that work from the island for more…
Dolly Parton to share name with the Atlantic’s next storm? (Photos: Dolly Parton – ANI, Representative image of storm – PTI) The death of country music icon Dolly Parton has created an unusual coincidence in the Atlantic: the next tropical storm to form there is set to be called Dolly. The timing is striking, but…
Image credit: 2015 Hiroyuki K.M. Tanaka (via Ars Technica) GPS has become essential for navigation. But there is one major limitation: GPS signals cannot travel through water, rocks or deep underground spaces. To address the problem, scientists in Japan are now testing an alternative navigation system that uses particles from cosmic rays instead of satellites….
In what can be called as the biggest divorce trial in New Jersey history, John Overdeck is fighting to protect his full ownership in Two Sigma Investments from a massive multibillion-dollar claim by his wife, Laura Overdeck. At the heart of the courtroom confrontation is Laura Overdeck’s bid to secure a 35% equity stake in…
The firms are sharply increasing internship pay as they compete for a limited pool of engineers with strong mathematical, coding and problem-solving skills. High-frequency trading (HFT) firms in India are offering record compensation to interns as they compete for quantitative talent amid tighter derivatives regulations and slowing activity in the country’s equity markets.Gurgaon-based Quadeye is…