Quote of the day by Hayden Panettiere: ‘People can tell when you’re happy with being you and when you’re not…the way you carry yourself and that light coming out of your eyes are the most attractive things about you,’ life lesson from ‘Heroes’ star explaining that self-acceptance and self-worth are keys to happiness. (Instagram) Hayden…
In the 1990s, a predatory flatworm was released in Samoa to control giant African snails An aggressive predatory flatworm introduced to Pacific islands during the 1990s to control agricultural pests has pushed native land snail species toward extinction, turning a planned biological control program into an ecological disaster. The New Guinea flatworm (Platydemus manokwari) was…
NEW DELHI: Nearly two years after Satyendar Jain, former minister in erstwhile AAP govt, was released on bail from Tihar Jail in an alleged ED money laundering case filed, Delhi govt’s Anti-Corruption Branch Tuesday arrested him, along with Delhi Jal Board ex-CEO Udit Prakash Rai and four others in an alleged DJB scam.Jain had spent…
Most of us think of a century-old tree as a timeless piece of history.But in Portugal, that barely counts, because scattered across the country’s sun-baked south are hundreds of olive trees believed to be over 2,000 years old, with researchers now suggesting that one of them may have taken root nearly 3,700 years ago.Long before…
India and Armenia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to facilitate cooperation in the defence sector. The MoU was signed during the visit of defence secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh to the country.“Defence secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh called on minister of high tech industry of Armenia Davit Tadevosyan in Yerevan on Aug 17. The two…
Jamal Musiala’s absence seizures explained: What causes them, what happens during episodes and how dangerous they are. Jamal Musiala has revealed that he has been diagnosed with “temporarily occurring, brief absence seizures” after collapsing during two Bayern Munich friendlies within four days. The 23-year-old Germany international said the episodes are caused by a neurological dysfunction,…
NEW DELHI: Rajnath Singh-led defence ministry has notified sixth positive indigenisation list (PIL) comprising 405 strategically important items with an estimated business potential of Rs 3,070 crore, a move that seeks to reduce dependence on imports and give a further push to ‘atmanirbharta’ in defence production.The list contains line replaceable units, sub-systems, sub-assemblies, spares, components…
Just 2mg of fentanyl — an amount that can fit on a pencil tip — is enough to kill an adult. In Dec 2025, the latest month for which full data is available, over 70,000 drug overdose deaths occurred in US, with authorities saying that “approximately 69% of all overdose deaths involved synthetic opioids, overwhelmingly…
Union Education Minister Pralhad Joshi, left, reviews structural reforms at the National Testing Agency (NTA). NEW DELHI: National Testing Agency (NTA) has removed 600 experts from its panels and begun onboarding new specialists, while deciding to subject every paper to four levels of scrutiny before an examination.NTA director general apprised education minister Pralhad Joshi on…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court will on Wednesday constitute a high-powered committee led by a retired SC judge and comprising a former HC chief justice and a senior police officer to inquire into allegations and counter-allegations on police action on student protesters at the CJP-led Parliament march July 20, and recommend guidelines for graded use of…