AI generated image used for representative purpose NEW DELHI: A consumer commission in Kerala has held Ola Electric guilty of deficiency in service and unfair trade practice after a customer’s electric scooter developed repeated problems during the warranty period and he failed to get proper after-sales service.The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Kasaragod, directed Ola…
A critically endangered female red handfish, Thymichthys politus. (Photo: Joel Sartore) For 20 years, photographer Joel Sartore has been building a huge visual record of the world’s animals. His project, called the Photo Ark, has now reached another major milestone with its 18,000th species- the critically endangered red handfish. The milestone photo was announced by…
A couple, Margaret and Arthur Thorsborne, travelled north from Queensland’s Gold Coast to Hinchinbrook Island, a place they knew largely through photographs. They would return many times, eventually making the Cardwell area their home and becoming closely associated with its forests, wetlands and wildlife. Among the animals that caught their attention were pied imperial-pigeons, which…
Solar panel installation, Krugerville. Image Credit: Ken Oltmann/US Department of Energy Texas has relied on its old thermal power plants for a long time, but a massive shift is currently reforming the state’s electric network. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas(ERCOT), the body responsible for managing the majority of the state’s power flow, has supervised…
When Nasa’s New Horizons spacecraft left Pluto behind, its journey was far from over. The probe had already travelled farther than any spacecraft sent specifically to explore Pluto, but it continued into the dark outer reaches of the solar system. On 1 January 2019, New Horizons passed a small object in the Kuiper Belt that…
Woman logs onto the census website as her husband holds their daughter while their son plays behind them, in Sydney. (Photo: AP) Australians aged 16 and over are being asked optional questions about their sexual orientation and gender for the first time in the country’s census, after the Labor government reversed an earlier decision to…
Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman (L) with Indian high commissioner Dinesh Trivedi in Dhaka Monday DHAKA: Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman Monday raised the issue of the extradition of exiled Awami League leader and ex-PM Sheikh Hasina with Indian high commissioner Dinesh Trivedi, emphasising that Dhaka was hopeful of a positive response, while cautioning India against “actions”…
Venezuela quake toll rises to 6,301; over 9,500 homes deemed high-risk. (File Photo) More than six weeks after two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela, the death toll has risen to 6,301, while more than 9,500 homes have been classified as high-risk, underscoring the scale of the country’s prolonged recovery and reconstruction challenge.National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez…
Trump hid in catering cart to sneak out of Turkey amid Iranian threat, boarded military aircraft (AP file photo) US President Donald Trump was secretly moved in an airport catering truck to a smaller military aircraft after boarding Air Force One in Ankara, a covert operation triggered by an Iranian assassination threat, The Washington Post…
Attendees play on Apple Macintosh computers from the 1980s at the Vintage Computer Festival in Mountain View, California MOUNTAIN VIEW: Software engineer Josh Dersch loves old computers. He spends countless hours tinkering in his garage, trying to coax decades-old machines back to life. He estimates he owns more than 200 vintage computers and devices in…
