The Arctic does not often give up its secrets quickly. Ice, distance, and long stretches of darkness have a way of preserving stories that would disappear elsewhere. As reported by The New York Times, in 2007, one such story surfaced from the body of a bowhead whale harvested during a subsistence hunt in Alaska. Hidden…
Sir William Osler (Image: Wikipedia) History is full of people who thought of something brilliant first and got none of the credit for it. Someone else came along later, explained the idea more clearly, pushed it harder, and won the fame. It feels unfair, and in a way it is. But it is also how…
Chennai: A 47-year-old man was arrested for beating his younger brother to death during a family dispute at a Urban Habitat Development Board housing colony in Ambattur on Sunday night.The deceased was identified as Velankanni alias Vela, 40, a daily wage labourer residing at the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board colony in Ambattur. Police…
Surat: The Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) will hold a co-ordination meeting on Wednesday with officials of the Metro project and the Surat Integrated Transportation Development Corporation Limited (SITCO), which is developing the Multi-Modal Transport Hub (MMTH) near Surat railway station, following a rise in public complaints related to ongoing infrastructure works.Civic officials said the corporation…
A relaxing family day is on the agenda and you could feel like you need companionship, comfort and a break from the typical routine. The Moon stimulates cooperation and unity and brings togetherness, while Venus brings joy gifts, pleasure, and social jollity. It’s a day for enjoying life a bit.A picnic, an outing with the…
Heat dome over Europe brings travel chaos, health alerts and wildlife stress A severe heatwave tightened its grip across large parts of Europe on Sunday, with temperatures approaching 40 degrees Celsius, prompting health alerts, transport disruptions and growing concerns about the impact on wildlife and public safety.The heat surge coincided with the summer solstice on…
Kolkata: Bengal police on Friday started a probe into three accounts of Trinamool Congress at HDFC Bank under BNS sections related to organised crime, cheating and criminal conspiracy, as well as under the information technology act, following a complaint lodged by rebel MLA Biswanath Das. Police asked the bank authorities to freeze withdrawals from the…
New Delhi: Refusing bail to a man accused of murdering his wife, who died after spending 13 months in a vegetative state following an alleged assault, a Delhi court held that his continued custody was necessary as seven doctors are yet to testify and there is a possibility that, if released, he could influence witnesses…
NEW DELHI: India is learning to live with a hotter future. From Delhi to Mumbai, temperatures are regularly crossing 45 degrees Celsius, heatwaves are lasting longer and cities are becoming giant heat traps due to rapid urbanisation and the growing urban heat island effect.But if there is one thing Indians are famous for, it is…
One detail of JD Vance’s photo triggered security concerns. Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani shared a photo of Vice President JD Vance with Jared Kushner. “Live from Lucerne, work continues with @VP & @jaredkushner,” the post read. Both Vance and Kushner were looking at something on the laptop, which looked…
