Pune: A steep rise in fishing pressure, coupled with climate-related changes, could seriously affect the sardine count along the country’s southwest coast.Researchers from the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) and National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) warned thousands of coastal households dependent on India’s sardine catch about this after studying over five decades…
The bereaved family mourning the loss on Thursday Surat: A 16-year-old boy was stabbed to death in Pandesara late on Wednesday night, after a quarrel with another 16-year-old boy over a dispute linked to a damaged mobile phone.Police have detained the accused and initiated murder proceedings.Deva Gupta was allegedly attacked by the 16-year-old boy when…
Dimapur: Kohima DC B Henok Buchem on Thursday reminded about the total ban on single-use plastic across all villages under the district.In a notification, issued in pursuance of the home department (GAB-I) notification on May 18, the directives of the Supreme Court on February 14, and the provisions of the Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules…
Lucknow: A private medical college on Thursday launched a maternal and child healthcare initiative under which normal and caesarean deliveries will be provided free. Under ‘Shishu Maa Suraksha (SMS) Yojana’, pregnant women will receive free services, including medicines, diagnostic tests, surgery, hospital stay and meals at the time of admission, labour and post partum care.The…
Long queues for diesel were seen across rural Saurashtra Rajkot: At this time of the year, long queues of people with jerry cans (kerbas) are mostly spotted around water tankers in villages and towns of Gujarat.But for the fourth consecutive day, roads were clogged with tractors, farmers were endlessly waiting with cans in blistering heat,…
Jodhpur: In an age of CCTV footage, cyber forensics and digital surveillance, a jewellery theft investigation in Rajasthan briefly wandered into the supernatural — and the Rajasthan High Court was not amused.The Jodhpur bench Wednesday pulled up Nagaur police after allegations surfaced that a theft probe was influenced by a tantrik’s inputs. Hearing a petition…
US is exploring the possibility of India procuring crude from Venezuela. ‘We want to sell them as much energy as they will buy,’ Rubio said NEW DELHI: Ahead of his visit to India, US secretary of state Marco Rubio said Thursday that the US wants to sell India as much energy as possible and that…
China’s race to create a permanent base on the moon is speeding up, exerting additional pressure on the US and influencing the future direction of moon exploration. With its International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) programme, China, in collaboration with Russia, aims to construct an operational research facility at the South Pole of the moon, with…
Harry Styles and Zoe Kravitz are reportedly looking forward to some Christmas magic this year. As snowflakes begin to fall in December, the beloved duo are said to be planning to walk down the aisle in an intimate ceremony attended only by close family members and friends.Here’s a closer look at Harry Styles and Zoe…
Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli Australian cricket great Ricky Ponting believes Indian batters Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are trying to continue till the 2027 ODI World Cup in South Africa.Kohli and Rohit retired from Test cricket last year and now only play ODI cricket for India. Apart from international matches, most of their cricket now…
