Before major surgeries and operations, doctors often detect diseases in humans using minimally invasive methods like a blood or urine test, before symptoms become severe. Now, researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) are applying a similar concept to coral reefs. They have shown that the water surrounding reefs contains chemical and microbial signals…
Nearly four years after losing the welterweight championship he held for more than three years, Kamaru Usman believes he still has enough left to become a two-division UFC champion.Saturday night’s UFC Fight Night main event at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City on July 19 against former middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis is the next…
Panaji: Even though govt schools make up more than half of all schools in Goa, they account for only 13.7% of total student enrolment, prompting Centre to ask the state to conduct a detailed analysis and take corrective measures to restore confidence in govt schools.During a review of the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) in Goa…
Kolkata: CBSE-affiliated schools in and around the city that offer foreign languages to the students heaved a sigh of relief after a clarification on the circular on its foreign language policy was issued.The Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday clarified that those students in classes 7, 8 and 9, who have been already studying…
Mumbai: The BMC planned to complete acquisition of the land for the permanent right of way of the Mumbai Coastal Road (North) project between Versova and Bhayander within the next three months.The civic body has to acquire about 58 hectares and already acquired about 82 hectares of land for the project. The chief minister recently…
Shubman Gill and Dhananjaya de Silva (Image credit: Sri Lanka Cricket) As India prepare to play their landmark 600th Test, the setting could hardly be more fitting. The first Test against Sri Lanka, beginning on Saturday, coincides with India’s 80th Independence Day and will be played at Galle International Stadium, itself celebrating a milestone by…
Suryakumar Yadav (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav has strongly dismissed a fake statement circulating on social media, urging fans not to fall for misinformation while reiterating his unwavering support for the Indian team despite losing the T20I captaincy.Suryakumar, who led India to the T20 World Cup title before being replaced…
CHENNAI: Madras high court on Friday dismissed an anticipatory bail application filed by former DMK minister Anitha R Radhakrishnan who faces a criminal case for his reported derogatory statements against chief minister C Joseph Vijay at a public meeting held on June 20. “Since 1967, only people from the cine industry are ruling Tamil Nadu….
Moshi’s waste-to-energy plant Pune: Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) on Wednesday suspended chief engineer of the environment department Sanjay Kulkarni and executive engineer Yogesh Alhat for alleged negligence in the July 8 Moshi waste-to-energy plant tragedy that claimed nine lives.Municipal commissioner Vijay Suryawanshi ordered a departmental inquiry against the two after rejecting their replies to…
Gandhinagar: State govt said on Tuesday that, on average, about 11,000 people have been using the new electric bus service every day in the state capital and that many preferred the service instead of their private vehicles.Equipped with air conditioning and CCTV, the new E-bus service has been operational in Gandhinagar since June 29 and…
