Something unusual sits quietly in central Africa, and it doesn’t look dangerous at first glance. A vast, calm lake stretches across the landscape, reflecting the sky like any other scenic body of water. Yet deep beneath its surface, a very different world exists. Experts say enormous volumes of gas are trapped under extreme pressure, including…
Pune: Residents of Dhayari organised a protest on Friday, urging the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) to shut down and relocate Ready Mix Concrete (RMC) plants operating near their neighborhoods.The group, which has formed a dedicated action committee, highlighted that the industrial activity has caused severe environmental degradation and major health concerns within the community.During a…
NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has once again come to the defence of the “noble idli,” this time weighing in on a viral social media post that declared “chai and idli” to be the “best combination to ever exist.”Responding to the post on X, the Thiruvananthapuram MP offered a detailed and characteristically witty critique…
Thane: A 26-year-old housewife was arrested for allegedly strangling her one-year-old son to death, apparently in a fit of anger over some issue at her home in Mumbra, police said on Friday.The incident was reported to the police by the woman’s husband on Thursday.After being alerted, police rushed to the spot and sent the child’s…
Mumbai: A sessions court on Saturday rejected the second successive bail plea of a 54-year-old woman allegedly caught red-handed in 2023 while attempting to sell a newborn baby for Rs 5 lakh. The court held that the gravity of human trafficking charges and the accused’s direct involvement outweighed her plea for parity with co-accused individuals…
This week begins on a bright note for you, Virgo. Early days bring visibility, respect, and the sort of attention that tells you people are listening when you speak. If you’ve been waiting for doors to open in business, family matters, or social circles, they begin to loosen now. Still, there is one catch. Your…
Mumbai: Mankhurd police on Monday arrested the contractor and owner of the unauthorised ground-plus-three-storey slum tenement that collapsed onto an adjoining ground-floor shanty at Janata Nagar in Mandala area on Sunday night, killing five children and a woman and injuring a man.Based on a complaint lodged by Mohammad Mukhtar Abdul Ali Shaikh (53), police registered…
Keri: The Mhadei river, that provides drinking and irrigation water to Goa, also possesses rich diversity of the fresh water fishes which need to be documented, said Jay Sakhala, a wildlife expert. During a field visit organised by the Vivekanand Environment Awareness Brigade, Sakhala explained to the participants the importance of the fresh water ecosystems.“More…
Margao: A sweeper employed with the Margao Municipal Council and posted in its births and deaths cell has been booked for allegedly forging the signature of the chief officer of the municipality, and misusing official stamps to process a delayed birth registration case.Mahesh Galatge has been accused of preparing a non-availability certificate, a document typically…
It’s been a decade since Tom Holland first swung into the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Spider-Man in ‘Captain America: Civil War’ and has since gone on to play Peter Parker in a successful trilogy, besides becoming an integral part of the ‘Avengers’ franchise. With ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ just around the corner, the actor’s latest…
