The Sombrero galaxy and its glowing halo of stars have never looked this good. The US National Science Foundation’s NOIRLab released the latest photo of the popular hat-shaped galaxy on Friday. A telescope in Chile observed it four years ago, but the colour imaging was not completed until last week. Located approximately 30 million light-years…
Pune: The court of special judge (MCOCA) SS Kanthale has rejected the second bail application of jailed corporator Laxmi Udaykant Andekar in the Sept 5, 2025, murder of Ayush Komkar (18), holding that her conduct before and after the crime reflected her involvement in the conspiracy that cannot be ruled out at this stage.Kanthale referred…
Rajkot: The Kesar mango has arrived early this season in Gujarat’s markets, ushering in the first auctions at Talala market yard in Gir Somnath a week ahead of schedule. While arrivals are lower than last year, steady prices and strong export demand have set an optimistic tone for what farmers expect to be a longer-than-usual…
Bengaluru: In a swift late-night operation, Hoysala police recovered a mobile phone within minutes of it being snatched near Ambedkar Nagar Sunday.The incident occurred at 11.58pm when a delivery executive was allegedly targeted by a car driver, who snatched his phone and sped away following a road rage incident. The victim immediately dialled the emergency…
New Delhi: A 70-year-old woman was allegedly sexually assaulted at her home in central Delhi’s Ranjit Nagar by a man who had earlier visited the house for water. He has been arrested.Police said on Wednesday that the 27-year-old accused had first come to the woman’s house on April 9 seeking water and, upon noticing that…
Chennai: City Union Bank (CUB) on Monday reported a 25% rise in net profit at Rs 360 crore in the quarter ended March 31, 2026, against Rs 288 crore in the same quarter last year. For the full year FY26, the net profit stood at Rs 1,326 crore, an increase by 18% when compared with…
Hyderabad: Calling for a sustained political pushback against the Centre, chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Tuesday demanded that any future delimitation exercise must ensure a pro rata increase in Lok Sabha seats for southern states.Addressing the 135th birth anniversary celebrations of Dr B R Ambedkar at Lower Tank Bund, Revanth alleged that the BJP-led…
NEW DELHI: India’s bats, which are key to pollination, pest control and forest regeneration, remain widely understudied and increasingly threatened by human-driven change, according to a national assessment taking place after two decades.The report, State of India’s Bats (2024-2025), by Nature Conservation Foundation, Bat Conservation International, WWF and Centre For Wildlife Studies, shares insights of…
Panaji: The state cabinet on Friday approved the creation of an independent lead agency for road safety. The agency will set annual targets to reduce road accidents and fatalities, prepare a yearly action plan to achieve these targets, and monitor its implementation. It will also regularly collect and analyse accident data to identify high-risk locations…
File photo of a girl receiving the HPV vaccine in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the launch of the HPV Vaccination drive, in Ajmer on Feb 27 Jaipur: Nearly 50 days after the HPV vaccination programme was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Ajmer on Feb 27, the health department has…
