Snow-covered mountain ranges of the Montagne Noire. Image Credit: Von Christian Ferrer/Wikipedia Nearly 400 fossils discovered in southern France are giving scientists a detailed view of marine life that lived close to the South Pole about 470 million years ago. The fossils belong to the newly described Cabrières Biota, an Early Ordovician fossil site in…
Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi has claimed responsibility for the sensational killing of another gangster. NEW DELHI: Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi has claimed responsibility for the sensational killing of another gangster reported from a court in Hisar, Haryana, on Thursday.The Lawrence group released an audio and a social media post on Friday following the daylight murder of rival…
Revanna, 34, is serving a life sentence at Parappana Agrahara Central Prison after being convicted in 2025 for repeatedly raping a 47-year-old domestic worker. BENGALURU: A key witness in the ongoing trial in a rape case against former MP Prajwal Revanna has told the special court that she received threatening phone calls after recording her…
Opposition leader Udhayanidhi Stalin announced fifty-nine DMK MLAs will decline official cars (File Photo) CHENNAI: A sharp political debate broke out in the Tamil Nadu Assembly after Leader of Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin announced that 59 DMK MLAs would voluntarily decline state-provided official cars, pointing to the state’s tight financial condition.Stalin urged the administration to scrutinize…
PU’s security checking (story pics) Chandigarh: With Panjab University announcing its student council elections for August 31, security has been stepped up on campus amid concerns over outsider movement and the seizure of bats, rods, baseball bats and other such items. PU security officials claimed that around 120 such items had been seized during checks…
Resident doctors at Rajkot Civil Hospital went on strike during the night and protested against the behaviour of the senior doctor. RAJKOT: A 26-year-old resident doctor was allegedly abused, slapped and threatened by a colleague inside the emergency room of Rajkot Civil Hospital on Thursday evening following a disagreement over admitting a critical patient.The Pradyuman…
File photo: Delhi air pollution (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Construction activities in Delhi will be completely banned from December 10 to January 20 as part of the government’s measures to control air pollution during the winter season, chief minister Rekha Gupta said on Friday.In a post on X, Gupta urged people to report violations, saying…
The exotic mute swan has increased its population size in Chesapeake Bay to approximately 4,500 since 1962. In 1962, five mute swans escaped from an estate in Talbot County, Maryland. More than four decades later, their descendants had grown to nearly 4,000 in the Chesapeake Bay region. As their numbers rose across the Chesapeake Bay…
RBI’s Poonam Gupta sees India growing above 6.7% forecast, says 7.5% is ‘a given’ CHENNAI: Despite multiple challenges, including the oil and tariff crises, heightened global uncertainty and the possibility of a rainfall deficit, India’s GDP is likely to grow faster than Reserve Bank of India‘s projected 6.7% this fiscal, RBI deputy governor Poonam Gupta…
Rio Raj’s Tamil romantic comedy ‘Ram And Leela’ has arrived in theatres today, August 21. The film is directed by debutant Ramachandran Kannan and introduces newcomer Vartika as the female lead. The early reactions on social media suggest that the film has a surprise element that was not shown in the trailer. Early reviews praise…
