In 1799, a New York farmer’s shovel hit a ‘monster’ tooth that triggered an American obsession with Ice Age giants

In the late 18th century, New York farmer John Masten discovered enormous prehistoric bones in marl pits. Artist Charles Willson Peale acquired these remains, embarking on a monumental effort to excavate and assemble America’s first mounted fossil exhibit. Image Credits: Wikimedia Commons History happens in the strangest of places. For John Masten, a farmer from…

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Shiv Sena demands suspension of Thane BJP corporators after meeting showdown

Thane: A day after the BJP accused its ally Shiv Sena of steamrolling 231 proposals in the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) Friday general body meeting without discussion, the Sena on Saturday hit back strongly, demanding suspension of BJP corporators for allegedly disrupting House proceedings and attempting to “gherao” Mayor Sharmila Pimpalolkar.Sena corporator Manoj Shinde issued…

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Scuffles break out between police and C Ve Shanmugam supporters outside AIADMK Villupuram office

VILLUPURAM: Intense drama and high tension prevailed outside the AIADMK district headquarters on Villupuram-Chennai Highway on Saturday as a scuffle broke out between the supporters of ousted district secretary and MLA C Ve Shanmugam and the police. The confrontation occurred after police locked the party office to prevent a violent showdown between the supporters of…

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DCA detects violations in 144 pharmacies across state

Hyderabad: The Drugs Control Administration (DCA) Telangana on Friday conducted a special statewide inspection drive targeting medical shops and detected multiple regulatory violations in 144 pharmacies across Telangana.According to officials, the inspections were carried out to verify compliance with drug safety and pharmacy regulations. During the drive, officials found several irregularities, including the dispensing of…

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New HC bench to hear RG Kar rape-murder case

Kolkata: Calcutta High Court has assigned the R G Kar rape-murder case to a special bench of Justice Shampa Sarkar and Justice Tirthankar Ghosh, making it the fourth bench to be assigned to hear the case.Earlier this week, on Tuesday, the division bench of justices Rajasekhar Mantha and Rai Chattopadhyay recused from the case, citing…

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West Jaipur tops city in road accidents, fatalities

Condition of road inside the RIICO area of Jhotwara Jaipur: Jaipur Commissionerate’s west division has emerged as the city’s most accident-prone zone, recording the highest number of road crashes and fatalities among all four police divisions, exposing serious infrastructure gaps in rapidly expanding residential and industrial areas such as Vaishali Nagar, Vidhyadhar Nagar and Jhotwara.According…

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