Today, Mars is a cold, dry planet covered in dust, but scientists believe it looked very different billions of years ago, with a much thicker atmosphere, flowing rivers and lakes, and possibly even conditions that could have supported life. Over time, Mars lost most of that protective atmosphere, the planet cooled, and its water either…
RAF Assistant Commandant Sonia Sehrawat is embroiled in a political controversy NEW DELHI: RAF assistant commandant Sonia Sehrawat has found herself at the centre of a political controversy days after clashes between security personnel and Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protesters during the ‘Sansad Chalo’ march in Delhi.The CRPF officer, who was injured during the protest,…
Palghar: Relentless rain continued to batter Palghar district on Thursday, triggering widespread flooding, disrupting transport and power supply, and cutting off more than 200 villages from the rest of the district. Authorities evacuated 891 people from flood-hit areas, while one person died in Dahanu taluka in a rain-related incident.The district recorded an average rainfall of…
Justice Pradeep Singh Yerur, in a judgment delivered on July 17, dismissed a petition filed by actor Darshan and his wife Vijayalakshmi challenging a trial court order Bengaluru: Karnataka high court has refused to stop the release of the Kannada film Boss, holding that criminal courts decide cases on evidence and law, not on cinematic…
Police detain members of the Student Federation of India (SFI) and Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) during a protest near Rajarathinam Stadium in Egmore, demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the alleged NEET-UG question paper leak and examination irregularities, in Chennai Chennai: State Platform for Common School System (SPCSS) on…
Ravindranath Yarlagadda, founder and CEO, Viyona Fintech Hyderabad: Fintech infrastructure startup Viyona Fintech has received approval from the Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS) to operate as a customer operating unit, enabling the fintech infrastructure startup to offer BBPS-powered bill payment services across India.The certification will allow VIYONA to support payments for electricity, water, gas, broadband,…
Kolkata: A fresh complaint in the 2012 murder case of anti-rape crusader and schoolteacher Barun Biswas has named former CM Mamata Banerjee as an alleged conspirator. The complaint was filed by Nandadulal Das, one of Barun’s closest associates in the movement against rapes in Sutia, North 24 Parganas.In a letter to Bongaon SP Bidisha Kalita…
Private school enrolment rose by 9,40,566 during the same period Guwahati: Enrolment in Assam’s govt schools fell by over 7 lakh between 2016-17 and 2025-26, the assembly was informed on Thursday.Education minister Ranoj Pegu, replying in writing to Raijor Dal MLA Akhil Gogoi, said enrolment from pre-primary to Class XII in govt and provincialised schools…
Gujarat rains wreck havoc NEW DELHI: Around 1,200 people have been rescued and hundreds more relocated as heavy rains battered south Gujarat, with Umbergaon taluka in Valsad district receiving over 1,100 mm of rainfall in just 16 hours, officials said on Thursday.One rain-related death was reported in Tapi district. The Indian Air Force and Coast…
Britain’s Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Thursday announced a fresh 20 per cent cut in business rates for pubs, clubs and live music venues in England from April, saying the move would give struggling businesses much-needed relief and reassure pub owners that “the cavalry is coming.“According to the BBC, the new discount is expected to…
