Beneath the Salton Sea’s arid surface lies a vast geothermal basin holding supercritical fluid rich in lithium, dubbed “Lithium Valley.” Image Credits: via Wikimedia Commons The Salton Sea has long been considered an area of ecological strife, an evaporating salt lake located in the California desert, characterised by arid banks rather than economic prosperity. However,…
The Saturn-Dwadashi Trap is a powerful spiritual caution for those who keep putting important responsibilities on hold. Dwadashi is connected with completing what was started, discipline, purity, fasting, correction and Lord Vishnu. Saturn, or Shani, is associated with unfinished work, debt, responsibility, hard work, delays, duty, and karma. When these two energies come together, the…
Chandigarh: A fire broke out in the student hall on the first floor of Government College, Derabassi, in the early hours of Wednesday, gutting furniture and items stored inside, officials said. No injuries were reported.A fire tender rushed to the spot and brought the blaze under control.According to sources, the student hall had been used…
Patients wait at Mohali civil hospital as doctors’ protests disrupt OPD services Employees stage a protest in Mohali Thursday as their strike disrupts govt services across the district Patients wait at Mohali civil hospital as doctors’ protests disrupt OPD services Counters remain unattended at the district administrative complex Patients wait at Mohali civil hospital as…
PM Modi hails fight against superstition that saved rare stork in Assam NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi had a word of praise in his ‘Mann Ki Baat’ broadcast for those who rely on science, experience and logic to challenge superstitions as he hailed a successful campaign led by a biologist in Assam to save a…
Hyderabad: K Shankar Goud, the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) driver from Narsampet in Warangal district who resorted to self-immolation on Thursday, succumbed to burns at a private hospital in Hyderabad early Friday. As the RTC workers’ strike entered its third day amid ongoing talks with state govt, another driver attempted suicide at Bhupalpally…
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday condemned alleged derogatory comments made on social media against Akhilesh Yadav‘s daughter and said such remarks against any daughter were unacceptable. He added that police action should be taken in such cases and urged the Samajwadi Party chief to ensure that his party workers also exercise restraint…
Jacques-Louis David’s iconic portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte, where the French ruler is crowning himself On New Year’s Day in 1814, inside the Tuileries Palace in Paris, Napoleon Bonaparte faced opposition from his own legislature. The armies of the Sixth Coalition were crossing the Rhine and entering French territory. Instead of calming the politicians who criticised…
In a posh to raise around Rs 5,000 crore for the exchequer, the government will sell up to a 2 per cent stake in Coal India through an offer for sale (OFS), with a floor price of Rs 412 per share, PTI reported.The sale comprises a base offer of 1 per cent equity and an…
(L) Ketan Agarwal (C) Siya Goyal and Chetan Chaudhary (R) PUNE: Police investigating the murder of Pune realtor Ketan Agarwal have visited a temple in Rajasthan to verify reports that the two accused, Siya Goyal and Chetan Chaudhary, secretly married there. Separately, Maharashtra’s food regulator has ordered the closure of a spice and dry fruits…
