Ahmedabad: While the public debate circles endlessly around carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxides, a new study has found a “significant yet underexplored factor” in Indian cities and towns, toxic smog — chlorine produced by human activity.The study was published in the journal ‘Nature’ and was titled “Linking anthropogenic chlorine emissions to regional air quality in…
This year, none of the leading hospitals has seen dengue admissions and no death has been reported so far Kolkata: While multiple viral infections have seen long and severe spurt in Kolkata over the last one month, dengue cases are yet to be reported.A possible reason behind this could be the predominance of other viruses…
Gurgaon: A group of cattle smugglers were intercepted near the Nuh-Hodal road on Tuesday morning, leading to an encounter in which one of the accused was injured and the other two managed to flee.The trio were transporting two cows, one bull and one calf in an Eeco car that functioned as an ambulance. The cattle…
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Gurgaon: The decomposed body of a woman was found in a forested area in Sector 83 on Friday at 3pm on Friday. Efforts are underway to confirm the woman’s identity.According to police, the body appeared to have been lying in the area for several days and due to its decomposed state, immediate identification was difficult.Senior…
The infant was cared for by officials of Ashwinikumar police station before she was handed over to her late father’s brother Surat: In a tragic fallout of fractured family ties, a 25-year-old woman who married against her family’s wishes died by suicide days ago, leaving behind a one-year-old daughter. Police and her late husband’s relatives…
Rahul Gandhi (Image source: ANI) Lok Sabha LoP and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Saturday asserted that the INDIA bloc has effectively “already won” the 2029 Lok Sabha elections, while stressing that opposition parties must remain united to counter the BJP.Sharing a Hindi version of his speech delivered at the INDIA bloc meeting on June…
In Taare Zameen Par, there is a well-known song sequence that captures the world of the “ideal” student — disciplined, focused, always moving towards success with structure and routine. That image fits perfectly with Yohaan Nandkishore Awasthi, Ishaan’s elder brother in the film — the bright, organised, high-achieving child who stands in contrast to Ishaan’s…
Afghanistan’s Taliban government said on Friday that its forces carried out airstrikes on militant hideouts in Pakistan’s Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces, a claim swiftly rejected by Islamabad. In a statement posted on X, Afghanistan’s defence ministry said the Afghan Air Force targeted militant positions in the two Pakistani provinces on Thursday night. The ministry…
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday called for aligning standards, customs procedures and business practices between India and African nations to accelerate bilateral trade and deepen economic partnerships, PTI reported.Addressing a curtain raiser event for the upcoming India-Africa Business Dialogue (IABD) and Exhibition, Goyal said the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), valued…
