Beneath the Salton Sea’s arid surface lies a vast geothermal basin holding supercritical fluid rich in lithium, dubbed “Lithium Valley.” Image Credits: via Wikimedia Commons The Salton Sea has long been considered an area of ecological strife, an evaporating salt lake located in the California desert, characterised by arid banks rather than economic prosperity. However,…
Your morning starts out peacefully, without much fanfare or noise. Mercury encourages clear thinking while Jupiter brings luck – creating an atmosphere conducive to good times throughout your day. Good news from children can arrive through a call from school, a result, or a simple proud moment at home.You’ll move through the routine with grace….
New Delhi: Despite being one of the most polluted cities, no cases were registered in the city related to air, water or noise pollution in 2024, as per the latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report. The report also included cases under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act for the first time.In 2024, Delhi…
Mumbai: Observing that the prosecution of the accused is proper irrespective of the fact that now deceased stock broker Harshad Mehta was the key person manipulating stocks, a special court Thursday convicted six companies and their two directors, Dinesh Doshi and Anil Doshi, for failing to comply with multiple summons issued by the Securities and…
Bengaluru: A 35-year-old-cabbie has been arrested on charges of groping a homemaker in her 30s, who is his neighbour and later attacking her husband with a machete for opposing him.The incident took place at Rangarao Road in Shankarapuram near Chamrajpet recently.Acting on a complaint filed by the woman, Shankarapuram police arrested the accused, Puttaraju. He…
Hyderabad: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporters went berserk and resorted to vandalism at the camp office of Karimnagar MLA Gangula Kamalakar in the town on Thursday morning and also made a vain bid to attack BRS MLA Padi Kaushik Reddy following the latter’s alleged adverse remarks on Union minister of state for home affairs Bandi…
The autorickshaw was stopped near Agrasen Chowk Gurgaon: Traffic police impounded an autorickshaw on Wednesday after finding 18 pending challans worth Rs 63,500 against the vehicle, including for violations such as drunken driving and wrong-side driving.The action was taken during a drive being conducted under Section 167(8) of the Motor Vehicles Act against vehicles with…
Kolkata: The city police have flagged multiple fake posts on its social media between Wednesday and Thursday amid a surge of politically charged misinformation, and issued a series of warnings against such posts, urging citizens to rely only on official communication channels.Among the flagged posts was a WhatsApp “advisory” claiming prohibitory orders being imposed in…
Ghaziabad: UP govt has further reduced development and building permit fees in several districts, including Ghaziabad. In Jan, the development fee in Ghaziabad was raised from Rs 2,500 per sqm to Rs 4,170 per sqm. Under the new order, it has now been marginally cut to Rs 4,165 per sqm.In Jan, Ghaziabad saw the highest…
Panaji: With the proposal to create beachside co-working spaces on the back-burner, the department of information technology, electronics and communications has stepped up to attract digital nomads by hosting a hackathon at Baga beach.The event will be hosted at four existing beach shacks from May 21-22, with 360 tech professionals and freelance developers already signing…
