Can Pakistan afford to be the Muslim world’s ‘security guard’? Pakistan is betting that military muscle can buy it a bigger seat at the global table. Islamabad has deepened defence ties with Saudi Arabia and Turkey through the Mecca pact, sought a larger role in Gulf security, marketed its fighter jets and drones abroad and…
Incendiamoeba cascadensis can reproduce at 145°F, setting a heat-tolerance record for complex life. Image: NPR/Felix Mikus. Scientists have discovered a previously unknown amoeba in the geothermal streams of California’s Lassen Volcanic National Park that can reproduce at temperatures reaching 145°F (63°C). Named Incendiamoeba cascadensis, the organism has set a new heat-tolerance record for known eukaryotic…
Optical illusions are brain teasers that trick the eyes and the brain into believing what they see first, depending on their focus and perspective. But what makes these images particularly interesting is that they have many objects cleverly and sneakily layered into one another. Only when you are convinced you’re seeing everything, you realise the…
Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams faces an unexpected delay due to a hamstring injury. The Bhagavad Gita offers wisdom on patience and acceptance during life’s disruptions. Athletes and individuals learn to separate effort from outcome while facing setbacks. Patience involves active engagement in suitable duties, not mere passivity. Accepting assistance and recognizing one’s resilience helps…
Sahil Wakode’s parents claim they were forcibly removed from Mumbai by unidentified individuals despite their wishes MUMBAI: In a dramatic turn early Wednesday morning, the parents of IIT-Bombay student Sahil Wakode alleged that they had been driven out of Mumbai in a “private car” despite repeatedly telling the driver that they intended to remain in…
Delhi government’s food safety teams seized over 4,100kg of adulterated khoya, chhena, and paneer products NEW DELHI: The Delhi government’s food safety department teams have seized and destroyed over 4,100kg of adulterated khoya, chhena and analogue paneer ahead of the upcoming festival season.The department collected 30 samples from Mori Gate Khoya Mandi, of which 22…
When the traders went to the angadia firm’s Manek Chowk office to inquire about the undelivered consignments, they found it closed Ahmedabad: Gold jewellery weighing nearly 78.5 grams and valued at Rs 12 lakh allegedly went missing after being entrusted to an angadia firm operating from Manek Chowk and Vadodara, prompting three jewellers to approach…
The civic body currently has no policy or standard operating procedure to regulate overhead cables Pune: Nearly four months after Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) issued an advisory seeking compliance, cable operators have finally come forward to discuss shifting of overhead cables into an underground network and regularisation of their operations.A meeting was held at…
Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest person, has hired an Indian firm to oversee the construction of his next big project, a $16 billion refinery in Kenya.Engineers India Ltd (EIL), with a majority stake owned by the state, has signed a $450 million deal with Dangote to oversee the construction of the 700,000-barrels-per-day greenfield refinery and petrochemical…
Manu Bhaker remembers late coach Jaspal Rana (Image credit: Agencies) NAGOYA: Manu Bhaker wore a disappointed look after finishing fifth (181.1) in the women’s 10m air pistol event. The position was unchanged from the previous edition of the Asian Games, but almost everything else had.In Hangzhou, she had been part of the gold-winning trio in…
