Somewhere under a patch of ordinary garden soil, billions of bacteria are quietly going about their business eating organic matter, releasing electrons, and in doing so, producing a faint but constant electrical charge. For most of human history, that energy has simply disappeared into the ground unnoticed. A British startup called Bactery, spun out of…
The Delhi High Court is examining the legal limits of personality rights in the digital space. The matter has come up in actor Janhvi Kapoor’s petition against the alleged unauthorised use of her identity online. The court has now brought in independent legal assistance to examine the wider issues involved. Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani appointed…
Middle East has slipped into another round of conflict and the ripple effects are already reaching Pakistan’s fuel consumers. Pakistan will now revise petroleum prices every day instead of once a week, allowing the government to react to the volatile global oil prices driven by the ongoing tensions between US and Iran. The announcement came…
Silver rate today: Silver, platinum and palladium see sharper declines The weakness in precious metals extended well beyond gold, with silver and platinum group metals posting even steeper losses. Spot silver dropped 3.6% to $55.68 per ounce, while platinum fell 3.1% and palladium declined 4.1%. The broad-based sell-off reflected growing concerns that higher interest rates…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has claimed that Russian President Vladimir Putin is preparing a fresh wave of military mobilisation as Russia’s battlefield losses begin to outpace the number of new recruits joining the armed forces.In his nightly address on Friday, Zelenskyy said Russia had recruited around 221,000 personnel into its military so far in 2026…
Logo of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) NEW DELHI: The Central Information Commission (CIC) has held that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) doesn’t come under the purview of Right To Information (RTI) act. The commission dismissed an appeal filed in front of Ministry Of Youth Affairs &…
KOLKATA: Two suitcases, stashed with currency notes, most of them destroyed by termites, were recovered from a locked storeroom at Surendranath College on Tuesday. The college authorities alerted the police, who discovered a firearm in the union room, which was also locked.The college authorities lodged a complaint at the Muchipara Police Station.A college official said…
NEW DELHI: After two benches of the Supreme Court differed over whether delay in trial can justify bail for those accused under UAPA, the apex court has now referred the issue to a large bench for authoritative pronouncement.A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and P B Varale said this while taking exception to remarks made…
Thierry Henry, IShowSpeed and Zlatan Ibrahimović (Image Via Getty) IShowSpeed is known for his confidence, but during a recent FIFA World Cup 2026 broadcast, two football legends quickly challenged one of his boldest claims. A video shared online showed Zlatan Ibrahimović and Thierry Henry joking with the popular streamer after the topic of speed came…
Sheep grazed on San Miguel Island prior to 1850, but the ranching period expanded greatly when California pioneer George Nidever made his home on the island in 1850. Once, on a remote island battered by fierce winds and surrounded by the Pacific, there existed a peculiar ranching empire. San Miguel Island, now part of California’s…