Quote of the day by Michael Faraday (AI-generated image) A young mathematician takes an older scientist’s life’s work and translates it into equations the older man cannot fully follow. Most established figures would bristle. Michael Faraday, one of the most celebrated experimental scientists in history, wrote to the young James Clerk Maxwell in 1857 admitting…
NEW DELHI: South Asian University (SAU) has discontinued scholarships for Afghan students after objections from Bhutan over Afghanistan’s continued default in paying its agreed financial contribution to the SAARC-run institution, with the university saying efforts to resolve the issue remain in limbo as India does not officially recognise the Taliban govt.“We have received objections from…
Mumbai: Within two hours of forgetting his bag full of cash in an autorickshaw, a man got the money back thanks to the Dahisar police.On July 4, Borivli resident Pravin Javale was travelling in an auto from Dahisar to Andheri. He was carrying a bag containing Rs 10 lakh in cash. He forgot the bag…
Bengaluru: A 61-year-old woman riding pillion on a scooter died after a speeding water tanker rammed the two-wheeler on Doddakannahalli-Carmelaram Road early Monday.The victim, Sudha Devi, 61, was a native of Bihar. Her husband, Kapil Dev Prasad, 65, escaped with minor injuries. The couple had been living with their son, a software engineer, in Halanayakanahalli,…
S Valli and her husband are one of several thousand homeless in Chennai, who live under bridges and flyovers; most are either street performers or guest workers Every few minutes, a train rattles past Velachery railway station as passing vehicles kick up clouds of dust into S Valli’s “home”. The 40-year-old lives under the flyover…
Kazipet: A 45-year-old man died by suicide on Monday after jumping in front of a moving train between Kazipet and Warangal railway stations. He was reportedly on a video call with his wife and live-streamed the incident before his death. The police suspect that property dispute with his wife and family members might be the…
Sukhendu Sekhar Roy, Sushmita Dev and Prakash Chik Baraik (L-R) KOLKATA: The bypolls to three Rajya Sabha seats from West Bengal have highlighted the political impact of the split in the opposition Trinamool Congress (TMC), with the changed numbers in the state Assembly placing the BJP in a strong position to potentially win all three…
Under the scheme, buyers of new BS-VI-compliant or EVs will receive a 100% rebate on road tax. (File Photo) LUCKNOW: After the Centre approved the ‘Parivartan Yojana’ to tackle air pollution in the Delhi-NCR, promote clean transportation and phase out old trucks and buses, the Uttar Pradesh transport department has decided to implement the scheme…
Jhajjar: The mystery surrounding the discovery of two bodies near a private school in Jhajjar district Monday morning deepened after the police identified the victims as two men from Uttar Pradesh who had recently been working as property dealers in Rajasthan.Investigators suspect the victims were murdered elsewhere before their bodies were dumped near the school.The…
Silchar: Continuing its crackdown on drug trafficking, Hailakandi police seized Yaba tablets worth around Rs 2 crore and arrested an alleged drug peddler during a special operation in Assam’s Hailakandi district on Sunday evening.Acting on a tip-off, a team led by Ramnathpur police station officer-in charge Dharmendra Das intercepted a car and recovered a large…
