For centuries, honey bees introduced from Europe quietly became part of life across the Americas, pollinating crops and producing honey without drawing much attention beyond farms and gardens. That picture shifted during the second half of the twentieth century after an agricultural breeding project in Brazil took an unexpected turn. What began as an attempt…
The Moon can make things feel intense or personal at work. Anuradha Nakshatra is favourable to patience, loyalty and progress through reliable alliances. Your behaviour under pressure may matter more than how quickly you respond. What to Do Today Concentrate on work that will affect your reputation. Finish that important report, review pending targets or…
New Delhi: For nearly two months, birders and walkers gathered at Lodhi Garden to follow an oriental pied hornbill’s every move as she hovered around and raided grey hornbill nests, chased away parents, delivered food to chicks that were not her own, and fiercely guarded fledglings.What began as an unusual sighting soon turned into an…
AI-generated image used for representational purpose. MUMBAI: India’s unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5.5% in June for the third consecutive month, even as urban labour force participation improved, according to the latest Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) released by the National Statistics Office (NSO).The survey points to a resilient labour market supported by infrastructure, construction…
Bengaluru: A dispute over a Rs 10 ticket refund allegedly turned violent as a BMTC passenger assaulted a conductor and driver on a moving bus near Devanahalli, leaving one of them with a fractured nasal bone.According to a complaint filed by conductor DR Narendra Babu, 41, of BMTC’s Devanahalli depot, he and driver Narasimha Reddy…
How Nilgiris’ organic dream lost the plot Seven years ago, the Nilgiris set out to become Tamil Nadu’s first fully organic district with thousands of farmers, exchange programmes, subsidies and a proposed ban on highly toxic pesticides. Today, the ambitious programme backed by farmers, funds and the district administration appears to have lost steam.In 2019,…
Hyderabad: Former Supreme Court judge Justice B Sudarshan Reddy and former Telangana high court judge Justice G Radha Rani will participate in a national convention against atrocities on girls and children in the city on Friday.Organised by the All India Democratic Students Organisation (AIDSO), the convention aims to launch a nationwide movement against atrocities targeting…
No blanker protection for Abhishek: Cal HC Exterior of Calcutta High Court- Kolkata Heritage story. Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Thursday refused interim protection to TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee in eight FIRs. Responding to the claim of Banerjee’s counsel that chief minister Suvendu Adhikari also got blanket protection in 17 cases filed as one petition…
Noida: Two women from the city were cheated of nearly Rs 64 lakh through a fake online stock trading scam and a ‘customs’ ruse. One was promised a killing on the stock market and the other realised quite late that she had been fooled into becoming a friend with ‘benefits’.Police said a 43-year-old woman from…
Panaji: Credai-Goa has pushed for reforms to the state’s town and country planning (TCP) rules to encourage planned development and green buildings, while also lobbying for faster project approvals and simpler environmental clearances. It said that it has initiated preliminary discussions with state authorities to launch a Goa-specific version of its national tree-plantation initiative.The apex…
