Dharmendra Pradhan calls Rahul Gandhi ‘habitual liar’, takes ‘selective democracy’ jibe at Congress | India News

Pradhan slams Rahul over ‘selective democracy’ NEW DELHI: Former Union education minister and senior BJP leader Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday trained his guns on Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi, branding him a “habitual liar” and accusing the Congress of shedding “crocodile tears” over students’ concerns.Pradhan’s remarks came amid protests in Jharkhand over irregularities…

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California built Shasta Dam in the 1940s, but the project flooded Kennett, a copper-mining town that now lies beneath Lake Shasta | World News

Before Shasta Lake covered the landscape of northern California, the Sacramento River valley was home to a mining town shaped by copper, railroads and the industries that followed them.Its name was Kennett; the town grew from a railroad construction camp into an important mining community in Shasta County. Copper mines helped drive its economy, while…

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In Rio de Janeiro’s Guanabara Bay, discarded salon hair is being transformed into an oil-absorbing barrier that protects mangroves from oil spills

When scientists have a will, there is always a way. In a shocking yet successful project, leftover hair from haircuts that is not suitable for wigs and would have gone to waste is now being used to prevent oil and other pollutants from getting into the water and the trees.In Rio de Janeiro’s Guanabara Bay,…

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Wisconsin: Wisconsin abandoned this railway in 1964, but its old tracks became a green corridor connecting forests, wetlands and wildlife habitat | World News

Representative Image of an overgrown railway transformed into a thriving wildlife habitat (AI-generated image) Deep in the driftless hills of southwestern Wisconsin lies a railway corridor that has not carried a train since 1964, yet it remains one of the busiest routes in the region, only now the traffic moves on hooves, wings and two…

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India Got Latent: Honey Singh calls Badshah ‘meri nalayak aulaad’ after old clip resurfaces on bonus episode of Samay Raina’s show ‘India’s Got Latent’ | Hindi Movie News

Yo Yo Honey Singh has reacted to a resurfaced throwback clip featuring his former collaborator Badshah, reigniting their long-running public feud. After Badshah discussed the origin of his stage name during his appearance on Samay Raina’s ‘India’s Got Latent’ bonus episode, an old video resurfaced online, prompting Honey Singh to share a pointed response calling…

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In 1868, a solar eclipse in India revealed a mysterious element in the Sun that would not be found on Earth for 27 years |

In August 1868, the Sun briefly became a laboratory for astronomers gathered in India to watch a total solar eclipse. Among them was the French astronomer Pierre Jules Janssen, who turned a spectroscope towards the bright prominences rising around the eclipsed solar disc. Their light contained a yellow spectral line that seemed to sit close…

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Indian-origin ex-CFO of US firm gets 4-month jail term for bribing surgeons with sham consulting fees

Aditya Humad, a former CFO of SpineFrontier Inc. will serve four months in prison. (Representative image) An Indian-origin former chief financial officer of a US spinal implant company has been sentenced to four months in prison for bribing surgeons to use the company’s products in exchange for sham consulting fees, authorities said.Aditya Humad, 41, a…

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‘You guys cheat’: Irfan Pathan reveals explosive Kumar Sangakkara clash during Delhi Test | Cricket News

Irfan Pathan and Kumar Sangakkara NEW DELHI: Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan has revisited a little-known heated exchange with Sri Lanka great Kumar Sangakkara during the 2005 Test in Delhi, revealing how an argument over a changed ball escalated into personal sledging before the two eventually put the incident behind them and became friends.Pathan was…

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Photo Ark: Meet the red handfish, the critically endangered ‘walking’ fish that became Photo Ark’s 18,000th species

A critically endangered female red handfish, Thymichthys politus. (Photo: Joel Sartore) For 20 years, photographer Joel Sartore has been building a huge visual record of the world’s animals. His project, called the Photo Ark, has now reached another major milestone with its 18,000th species- the critically endangered red handfish. The milestone photo was announced by…

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