The gopher tortoise is a land-dwelling reptile native to the southeastern United States that digs deep burrows used by hundreds of other animals. More than two decades after two Mississippi landowners began restoring their land to help an endangered tortoise, their work has now created a new home for one of North America’s rarest amphibians….
Today’s career forecasts emphasize strategy and careful decision-making for success. Vishakha Nakshatra’s influence until morning highlights driven goal achievement. Professional relationships and teamwork gain importance as Anuradha Nakshatra takes over. Scorpio and Cancer may find opportunities while Leo and Taurus need careful consideration. Fixing issues at their source offers long-term benefits and saves effort. Today’s…
The protest comes days after Manan Kumar Mishra apologised to law students over a controversial BCI order concerning graduating students of NALSAR. NEW DELHI: A protest has been called against Bar Council of India (BCI) chairman Manan Kumar Mishra over the controversy surrounding the council’s now-withdrawn directive linked to students of NALSAR University of Law,…
Mumbai: With the Supreme Court directing authorities to keep stray dogs away from schools, colleges, hospitals, bus depots and railway stations, the BMC is drawing up an action plan to tackle the issue and is scouting for land outside Mumbai to set up shelters.The civic administration is also considering engaging agencies to house and care…
Bengaluru: A man working in the finance department of a private firm was cheated of Rs 17 lakh after being lured by an offer to buy US dollars at a discounted rate.According to a complaint filed by software engineer Nikhil (name changed), a resident of Vidyaranyapura, his friend transferred Rs 17 lakh in three instalments…
Women allege attack for tipping off about sand smuggling Kallakurichi: A 15-member gang allegedly barged into the house of a local social activist at Vaipalayam near Ulundurpet in Kallakurichi district, physically assaulted two women members of his family, and issued death threats.While the victims maintained that the assault was an act of retaliation by the…
Kolkata: The state govt on Wednesday informed the Calcutta High Court that it has withdrawn a notification mandating teachers to engage in census work after school hours and on weekends.This came a day after the HC flagged a lack of coordination between the state and the Centre over the work schedule for teachers assigned census…
Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Birender Singh in Panchkula on Aug 19, 2026 Chandigarh: Top Haryana Congress functionaries from rival factions shared the stage at a Panchkula protest on Wednesday, with state chief Rao Narender Singh, former CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda and his MP son Deepender Singh Hooda, former state presidents Birender Singh and Udai Bhan…
Guwahati: Northeast states should leverage public-private partnerships (PPP) to address infrastructure gaps and improve public service delivery, Assam chief secretary Ravi Kota said at a regional workshop on Wednesday.The day-long regional workshop on PPP for the northeastern states was organised by the Assam finance department in association with the department of economic affairs under the…
Kiren Rijiju rejects China incursion claim; Sergio Gor visits Srinagar; while Mahua Moitra faces arrest warrant in hate speech case (Photos: ANI) Union minister Kiren Rijiju said there is a problem at the Arunachal Pradesh border due to the lack of delineation, while rejecting reports of a 60-km Chinese incursion. US Ambassador to India Sergio…
