CUTN researchers develop rapid test to detect and quantify ghee adulteration | Chennai News

Chennai: Researchers at the Central University of Tamil Nadu (CUTN) have developed a rapid analytical technique to detect cow ghee adulteration and simultaneously identify and quantify multiple adulterants. The technique could offer a low-cost tool to strengthen food quality checks.The study, published in Food Chemistry, uses Angular Sweep Total Fluorescence Spectroscopy (ASTFS), a fluorescence-based analytical…

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NEET UG 2026 cut-off released alongside results; Check category-wise qualifying marks, percentiles

The National Testing Agency has published the NEET UG 2026 cut-off alongside the result, detailing the minimum qualifying marks and percentiles for each category. The revised cut-off is higher than last year’s, indicating a more competitive examination. Qualified candidates can now begin the counselling process for MBBS, BDS, AYUSH, B.Sc. Nursing and other undergraduate medical…

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Florida confirms Burmese python breeding hotspot outside the Everglades, and wildlife experts fear it could be the start of a bigger spread | World News

For years, efforts to track invasive Burmese pythons in Florida have centred on the Everglades, where the giant snakes have become one of the state’s most persistent wildlife problems. That picture is beginning to change. Wildlife officials now say a separate breeding population has become established farther north along Florida’s Gulf Coast, suggesting the species…

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Bridging borders: Indo-Bangla film collaborations get a fillip | Kolkata News

A still from ‘Bonolata Sen’ Kolkata: Jaya Ahsaan’s “Aajo Ardhangini“ (AA) marks a significant moment in cross-border cinema, serving as a major collaboration featuring a Bangladeshi star following the July 2024 uprising. While eased visa norms have allowed artistic movement between Kolkata and Dhaka to resume, the nature of infrastructural partnership is transforming. As filmmakers…

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Soham faces new legal plaint over film investment | Kolkata News

Actor and former Trinamool Congress MLA Soham Chakraborty Kolkata: Actor and former Trinamool Congress MLA Soham Chakraborty faces new legal trouble after a businessman lodged a written complaint against him at Tollygunge’s Charu Market police station on Tuesday.The complainant alleged that he invested Rs 68 lakh in 2021 in Soham’s film, initially titled ‘Manikjor’ and…

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Thane Disaster Response Force jawan dies after bike hits pothole on Mumbai-Nashik Highway | Thane News

The accident occurred near Ghoteghar at around 4.30 am. BHIWANDI: A 31-year-old jawan attached to the Thane Disaster Response Force (TDRF) died in a road accident allegedly caused by a large pothole on the Mumbai–Nashik Highway in Shahapur, police said on Monday. The deceased was identified as Vikas Lahu Gore, a resident of Bamne village…

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