People often use the words meteor and meteorite interchangeably, usually when describing a bright streak of light crossing the night sky. The distinction is simple, though the objects involved are often the same piece of cosmic debris at different stages of its journey. Every day, Earth encounters material left behind by comets, broken asteroids and…
Indian opposition parties are experiencing internal turmoil and potential splits. Indian politics seems to be going through a familiar cycle once again. Every few years, a major regional party suddenly finds itself staring at an internal revolt. Loyalists become rebels, whispers become headlines, and before long, a party that once looked invincible is fighting for…
The accused, identified as Radhamohan Mishra. PUNE: A self-styled godman and seven of his associates have been arrested in Pune for allegedly sexually assaulting, physically torturing and financially exploiting a woman for several years by claiming to possess divine powers, police said on Thursday.The arrested associates include six women, officials said.Police said the alleged abuse…
Dibrugarh: After years of delays and procedural wrangling, the long-restored Dr John Berry White Heritage Museum will be inaugurated in Dibrugarh on July 1, officials announced on Thursday.The opening will coincide with National Doctors’ Day, marking a symbolic tribute to the pioneering medical work of Dr John Berry White in upper Assam.“The museum will be…
Ex-Bengal minister Udayan Guha (wearing helmet) outside court in Dinhata, West Bengal NEW DELHI: Eggs were pelted on Thursday at Udayan Guha, a Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader and former West Bengal minister, marking the latest incident of a TMC leader being targeted with eggs after the party was voted out of power in the assembly…
Shajeer Venga wins Rs 5 crore in Sharjah Islamic Bank’s millionaire campaign. Just weeks after opening a savings account with Sharjah Islamic Bank, an Abu Dhabi-based Indian expatriate has won the Dh2 million grand prize in the bank’s Millionaire campaign. The winner,Shajeer Venga, 34, opened his account through the SIB Digital App and was selected…
Norman Reedus wraps final season of ‘The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon,’ shares farewell post: ‘It hits just way different this time’ Norman Reedus has marked the end of a chapter after completing the fourth and final season of ‘The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon.’ The actor shared a message and photos as he reflected on playing…
FMGE June 2026 exam city intimation slip out The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) has released the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE) June 2026 exam city intimation slip on its official website. Candidates who have registered for the examination can now check their allotted exam city by logging in to the candidate…
FIFA World Cup 2026. Image via: Getty Images New Delhi: At a time when India’s absence from the 2026 FIFA World Cup is dominating social media timelines once again, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. — the broadcaster of the tournament in India — has committed to contributing a 15 percent of the revenue it earns from…
In the dry storytelling of palaeontology, certain discoveries tend to arrive with a kind of quiet disruption. Not the sort that rewrites textbooks overnight, but one that shifts the edges of what was assumed about a landscape long gone. In Ethiopia’s Afar region, a set of fragmented crocodile fossils has done something like that. The…
