The problem of how life evolved on Earth has intrigued the minds of many great scientists for centuries. Now, according to an exciting study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), scientists from Harvard University may be a step closer to figuring out how life on Earth was formed. Using their…
Jaisalmer: A massive wildfire broke out near Nachna town of Jaisalmer district Saturday, devouring thousands of acres of forest land, razing roadside establishments and triggering widespread alarm. Police have cordoned off the entire area and no casualties have been reported in the incident so far.The blaze reportedly began around 4pm in dense shrubland near an…
Photographic view during the Static Test of SOLVE-ST01 NEW DELHI: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully conducted the first ground test of the solid motor for its Sub-Orbital Launch Vehicle for Experiments (SOLVE), a new test platform being developed to support the Gaganyaan human spaceflight programme.The static test was carried out at the…
Bengaluru: Two men astride two-wheelers died and three pedestrians sustained injuries when a speeding mini-bus carrying 20 private company employees rammed five vehicles near Kadirenahalli in Banashankari late Thursday night.The victims are Uday Kumar, 60, engineer with a private firm, and Selva Kumar, 52. Pedestrians, identified as Ramamurthy, Kumar and Vasant, were shifted to private…
Punjab Kings suffered their fifth straight defeat in IPL 2026 as Mumbai Indians chased down 201 with six wickets in hand on Thursday, leaving Punjab’s playoff hopes hanging by a thread. The loss also added another unwanted record to Punjab’s tally, as they now hold the record for the most defeats while defending 200-plus totals…
Surat: The Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) will now function without an official leader of opposition (LoP) after the election results were declared, recreating a scenario last seen in 1995 when the BJP had nearly swept the house.In the current election, opposition parties have failed to secure the minimum 10% of seats required to claim the…
A simple kitchen waste item that most people usually throw away has unexpectedly found its way into global science conversations. Orange peels, something so ordinary, have been turned into a material that might help farms address one of their biggest modern problems: water shortages. As reported by the BBC, the idea reportedly came from a…
Lack of buzz for World Cup Panaji: The billboards and flex boards have come up. Cut outs have been placed. Some have even termed it as one last dance.While the world starts the countdown to watch Messi, Ronaldo, and Neymar in their country’s jerseys probably for one last time at football’s greatest spectacle, back home…
Dinhata: Munawwara Bibi runs her finger slowly down a voter list taped to the wall of her local panchayat office. “My name was here during the Lok Sabha polls… how can it disappear,” the 65-year-old homemaker murmurs. It’s her fourth visit to the office since SIR led to the deletion of her name from the…
Delhi continues to endure scorching heat, with temperatures soaring to 46.5°C in some areas. NEW DELHI: The city continued to sizzle on Wednesday, with isolated heatwave conditions recorded in parts. The mercury touched 46.5°C in North Delhi’s Ridge, 46.3°C in northwest Delhi’s Mungeshpur and 44.5°C — 4.1 notches above normal — at Safdarjung, the city’s…
