Pluto’s moon Charon may have once spun once every 14 hours, and its ancient mountains still record how it slowed down |

For decades, Charon was often viewed as the quieter half of the Pluto system, a frozen world marked by craters, fractures and vast plains. Yet the surface photographed by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has continued to reveal hints that its history was far more dynamic than once thought.A new study published in Nature Communications, titled…

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Scientists have identified a new monkey species with striking orange lips in the Democratic Republic of Congo after it spent years hiding in a remote forest

Image Credit: X/ @FloridaAtlantic Scientists have officially identified a previously unknown monkey species with vivid orange lips in the remote rainforests of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), ending years of scientific uncertainty over whether the small, isolated population represented a distinct species. The scientific findings have been published in the journal PLOS One.Named Colobus…

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‘Tailenders are not the best batsmen’: Shubman Gill rues India’s middle-order collapse after defeat | Cricket News

India captain Shubman Gill cut a disappointed figure after his side squandered a commanding position to suffer a four-wicket defeat against England in the second ODI at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, on Thursday, July 16, 2026.After cruising to 180/3, India endured a dramatic middle-order collapse to be bowled out for just 233, a total England chased…

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Maharashtra Teacher Eligibility Test paper leak ‘mastermind’ promised plots to 2 printing press staffers, gave them Rs 8,000 each for ‘liquor party’: Police | Mumbai News

Police have intensified the hunt for the alleged main accused, Bijendra Gupta Bhiwandi: The Special Investigation Team (SIT), probing the Maharashtra Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) 2026 paper leak, has claimed that the alleged mastermind, Bijendra Gupta, had lured two employees of an Agra-based printing press that printed the question papers by promising them a plot…

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Lens on 24 waterlogging hotspots, 8 of them old problem areas | Delhi News

New Delhi: Twenty-four waterlogging hotspots identified following this monsoon’s first downpour last week came under the scanner at a recent review meeting between Delhi Traffic Police and multiple civic and other govt agencies.At least eight of the locations are old hotspots that figured in last year’s list, suggesting that pre-monsoon measures this year have yet…

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Indian Bank eyes life insurance and AMC businesses | Chennai News

Binod Kumar, Indian Bank MD & CEO Chennai: Public sector lender Indian Bank is contemplating entering the life insurance and asset management company (AMC) businesses. The Chennai-headquartered bank is planning to launch two joint venture (JV) subsidiaries for the respective verticals to tap opportunities in the life insurance and wealth management segments.“It is our long-term…

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Gujarat govt clears air, names urban development department the sole fire NOC authority | Ahmedabad News

The decision applies to all factories, whether they are located within municipal limits or outside them Gandhinagar: Five years after confusion over fire safety responsibilities left industries in administrative limbo, Gujarat govt has designated a single department to oversee the job. The urban development department will now regulate fire safety and issue fire NOCs for…

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Conman walks away with 6 chairs, 2 pedestal fans from Vivekananda’s home | Kolkata News

The theft took place at Swami Vivekananda’s Ancestral House and Cultural Centre on Simla Street on Thursday morning Kolkata: A conman brazenly walked out with furniture from Vivekananda’s ancestral house on Thursday morning. An FIR was registered at the Girish Park Police Station, based on a complaint lodged by the centre’s secretary, Swami Jnanalokananda (65),…

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