On 15 January 2022, an underwater volcano in the South Pacific sent an extraordinary amount of water vapour into a part of the atmosphere that is normally very dry. The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai eruption pushed the moisture high into the stratosphere, with the plume reaching as far as about 53 kilometres above Earth. Scientists estimated…
Sonam Kapoor REACTS to notices issued to 722 Mumbai auto and taxi drivers over Marathi language test Amid the ongoing row over Maharashtra’s new rule making Marathi mandatory for commercial vehicle drivers, actress Sonam Kapoor has reacted to the controversy on social media. Her response comes as transport officials continue assessing drivers across Mumbai and…
The West Bengal Medical Counselling Committee has issued the revised provisional merit list for WB NEET UG 2026 Round 1 counselling. Eligible candidates can check the PDF on the official website and verify their details before choice filling. The Round 1 seat allotment result is expected on August 31, with candidates advised to follow further…
Indian women’s hockey team (Pic credit: Hockey India) NEW DELHI: India’s women hockey players have made an emotional appeal to save the Women’s Hockey India League (HIL), insisting that the competition has played a crucial role in building the confidence of a young side that is on the brink of its best-ever World Cup finish…
The Delhi High Court has halted FSSAI’s license cancellation for ITC’s Aashirvaad Atta. NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Tuesday directed the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) not to cancel ITC Ltd’s licence for now over its alleged failure to comply with directions to remove “100%” claims from the packaging and…
Congress workers, led by state Congress president Rao Narendra Singh submitted a memorandum to police commissioner Shibash Kabiraj. GURGAON: Two district Congress presidents who had waved black flags at chief minister Nayab Singh Saini’s convoy in Gurgaon on August 21 have allegedly “gone missing”, triggering a protest by party workers outside the police commissioner’s office…
Following Monday morning showers, the situation remained unchanged, with numerous roads flooded. NOIDA: Over 20,000 residents residing in several highrises in Sector 1 of Greater Noida West, including Ace Divino, Flora Heritage, AIG Royal, Antriksh, Krishna County, Bisrakh Gaon and more, face severe inconvenience due to a deteriorating road situation exacerbated by heavy monsoon rains….
Gyanesh Kumar described booth level officers as the “foundation of Indian democracy” and urged them to work with transparency, dedication and responsibility. LUCKNOW: Nearly 1.80 crore personnel were deployed on deputation during the Lok Sabha elections, making India’s poll process one of the largest organisational exercises in the world, chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said…
NEW DELHI: A war of words erupted between Congress MP Manish Tewari and Bharatiya Janata Party’s Sambit Patra after the former warned that India could soon face a robot-driven Chinese Army on the Line of Actual Control.In a social media post on X, Tewari said that “impressive development of humanoid robots” by China should give…
HRW report shows that drug gangs and rebel groups in Colombia are increasingly recruiting children Colombian drug gangs and rebel groups are increasingly recruiting children and training them for dangerous roles, including piloting drones loaded with explosives, Human Rights Watch said in a report published Monday.The rights watchdog said armed groups were using social media…
