Experts say that a hen’s reproductive system is designed to release yolks at regular intervals. And when the yolk starts as an immature egg cell in the ovary, it grows and layers of nutrients build up around it, forming the familiar yellow yolk. When the yolk is mature, it is released from the ovary in…
PM Modi was received at the airport by Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on arrival in Tashkent NEW DELHI: Ahead of the SCO summit in Kyrgyzstan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he’s looking forward to advancing India’s vision for the region anchored in security, connectivity and opportunity, and to working with fellow members for a region…
FBI lowers the hiring bar for the agency. The FBI used to reject anyone if they admitted that they had hired sex workers in the past, stolen from an employer, or engaged in acts of bestiality. But now, these factors are not immediate deal-breakers, CBS reported. The FBI is willing to give candidates a pass…
HDFC Bank CEO Sashidhar Jagdishan decides not to seek third term, will retire on Oct 26; board to fast-track successor selection. MUMBAI: HDFC Bank MD & CEO Sashidhar Jagdishan, chief of the country’s largest private lender, has decided not to seek a third term and will retire on Oct 26, bringing an unexpected end to…
An entrepreneur began melting discarded plastic into walls Workers at a recycling plant in central Mexico are turning five and a half tonnes of discarded plastic bottles and old toys every day into strong building materials, helping low-income families get better homes while keeping waste out of local dumps. The process, developed in 2013 by…
Sidhu’s compensation at Google was around €100,000, including bonuses and shares, equivalent to roughly ₹83 lakh at the time. For Mantaj Sidhu, leaving a well-paid Google job in Dublin was not a decision he made overnight. After nearly five years with the company, he began questioning what he was working towards and eventually decided that…
Sisters Hema Sunil Amin, left, and Hemangini Jitendra Patel went missing in Nepal floods. (Phoro: BBC) Tulshi Patel, a Pharmacist from Milton Keynes, England, has been looking for her mother, Hemangini Jitendra Patel, and her aunt, Hema Sunil Amin, who went on a pilgrimage to Tibet. Patel last spoke to her mother and aunt on…
Zion National Park (Representative image) Visitors who approach Zion National Park from the east are greeted by a winding, scenic drive that feels worlds away from the crowded gateway towns surrounding many other national parks. That sense of serenity is now locked in place, thanks to a new conservation deal announced this week by the…
Moment Energy co-founders Gabriel Soares, Edward Chiang, Sumreen Rattan and Gurmesh Sidhu Six years after four engineering graduates began experimenting with used electric vehicle batteries in a British Columbia garage, their clean technology company has opened the largest second-life battery manufacturing plant of its kind. Moment Energy, founded in 2020 by Simon Fraser University graduates…
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq backs NC MP Aga Ruhullah Mehdi urges for the restoration of Article 370 and statehood to the union territory. SRINAGAR: Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Saturday backed National Conference MP Aga Ruhullah Mehdi and criticised the governing party for failing to honour its election promises.He urged all political parties in J&K…