NEW DELHI: Congress on Sunday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for targeting political rivals during his Diwali address to security personnel at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Chhattisgarh, accusing him of using a non-political occasion to launch a political attack.In a post on X, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh objected to PM Modi‘s…
A forgotten Cold War military base buried beneath Greenland’s ice is giving scientists an unusual glimpse into a much warmer Earth. Researchers examined sediment recovered from Camp Century in northwestern Greenland, a site built by the US Army Corps of Engineers in 1959 and abandoned in 1967. The sediment contained biological markers that allowed scientists…
Mumbai: First, the good news: the city registered an overall 29.8% improvement in air quality on Sunday afternoon as compared to Diwali and Lakshmi Puja last year. At 4pm, it logged an air quality index of 132—keeping it in the moderately polluted band—down from 188 during the same period last year.But that was it to…
The breach has raised questions about security of acclimatisation set-up Kolkata/Jalpaiguri: In a fresh challenge to Bengal’s ambitious tiger reintroduction programme in Buxa, the three-year-old tigress brought back from Assam’s Raimona landscape on Nov 3 escaped from her 2.2-hectare acclimatisation enclosure again on Sunday afternoon.The tigress, said sources, “dug a hole beneath the enclosure’s foundation”…
US President Donald Trump and political strategist and poll predictor Vimal Singh LUCKNOW: US President Donald Trump may adopt a more pragmatic and politically cautious approach after facing electoral setbacks and criticism over his domestic and foreign policy decisions, creating fresh opportunities for India, political strategist and poll predictor Vimal Singh has said.Shift Towards A…
Kavem Hodge (Image: IANS) Kavem Hodge put West Indies firmly in the driver’s seat with a commanding unbeaten century as the visitors tightened their grip on the second and final Test against Bangladesh in Dhaka on Sunday. Backed by valuable contributions from Kevin Wickham and Brandon King, Hodge guided West Indies to 345/3 at stumps…
Rashmika Mandanna and Vijay Deverakonda, one of the most loved celebrity couples, are on a family holiday in Japan. The pair stepped away from their packed shooting schedules for a quiet getaway together. On Diwali, they also shared warm wishes with their fans and well-wishers on social media. Rashmika Mandanna’s Diwali video for fans Mandanna…
General:A desire for study, love, or artistic pursuits can give your day purpose, even as competing expectations vie for your focus. With the Moon in Libra positioned in your fifth house, you’ll feel a mix of pleasure and potential diversion throughout the day. Jupiter’s placement in Leo in the third house bolsters learning when you…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday alleged that while armed Maoists have been eliminated, “dimagi Naxals” have infiltrated political parties and organisations, inciting people against the Constitution and democracy. PM Modi warned “Dimagi Naxals” had infiltrated political parties despite armed Maoists being wiped out. Mamata joined Abhishek Banerjee’s protest after an overnight BJP-TMC clash; each…
Representative image of cannabis seeds from Canva Researchers studying a 2,800-year-old princely tomb in southern Siberia have found about 1,000 cannabis seeds alongside preserved human hair containing chemical traces associated with cannabis intoxication. The discovery, reported by Phys.org, ScienceAlert and Discover Magazine, suggests that people buried in the Scythian-era tomb may have used cannabis for…
