The 196 member states of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) will vote on additions to its World Heritage and World Heritage in Danger lists from Friday next week The United Nations cultural agency is set to place several major heritage sites on its list of places under threat, with war, climate…
Done: arunHyderabad: Telangana Congress leaders on Saturday cast doubts on the credibility of Kavitha’s newly-launched Telangana Rashtra Sena, arguing that the timing of her move undermines her claim of sincerity. TPCC president B Mahesh Kumar Goud and Bhuvanagiri MP Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy said the people might have trusted Kavitha had she floated the party…
Heavy rain lashed the city on Friday, making it one of the wettest May days on record and driving daytime temperatures down to an unprecedented low for the month. Chandigarh_ Heavy rain lashed the city on Friday, making it one of the wettest May days on record and driving daytime temperatures down to an unprecedented…
Kolkata: Bars across Kolkata saw a rush of tipplers on Friday, desperate for a swig after a four-day dry period since April 20, imposed due to the elections. Sales surged threefold at many restaurants even as another dry period commences from 6 pm on Saturday and continues till April 29. Some places ran out of…
Deep in the Scottish Highlands, a process of regeneration is taking place An English businessman who bought a traditional 23,000-acre Scottish hunting estate in 2003 has spent more than two decades changing its heavily grazed landscape, planting one million native trees and successfully bringing red squirrels back to the glens. Paul Lister bought the Alladale…
Something soft but promising moves through your day, Taurus. Venus, your ruler, is helping relationships bloom, while Jupiter opens doors through family links and formal talks. You may hear good news around marriage, legal matters, or partnership. The pace won’t be dramatic, but it will feel reassuring, like dry earth finally taking in rain.If you’ve…
NHRC has sought details of permissible noise limits for Dolby and DJ systems, the legal framework governing their use Pune: National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday issued a notice to Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) chairperson, seeking an inquiry and action-taken report on allegations of excessive noise pollution during Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav celebrations.The action followed…
Demand for extra money costs life Pune: A 40-year-old farmer from Parwadi in Baramati taluka ended his life on Sunday after a moneylender from Indapur and the latter’s aides allegedly exerted pressure on him to pay extra money against a loan he had taken.The farmer, Danesh Gosavi, was found hanging from a tree at his…
A herd of 25 elephants reportedly approached a brick kiln area to feed on jackfruits when the calf, unable to notice the well in the dark, fell into it. Kharagpur: A two-to-three-year-old elephant calf died after falling into an open well in Bachhurkhoar village of Nayagram block, despite rescue attempts by its herd and forest…
CHENNAI: Scientists at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) have built a three-dimensional atlas of the human brainstem, charting more than 200 structures at the resolution of individual cells — a feat that experts say could transform how doctors diagnose and treat neurological diseases.The brainstem, a stalk-like structure connecting the brain to the spinal…
