700,000-year-old squirrel poop reveals a lost Arctic world of mammoths, horses, and giant predators |

A sealed vial of sediment pulled from Yukon permafrost does not look like a breakthrough. It looks like dirt until the sequencing results arrive. Inside it, scientists from institutions including McMaster University and the University of Alberta found genetic traces of mammoths, horses, and predators that have not roamed the Arctic for tens of thousands…

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Tamil Nadu BJP state secretary Amar Prasad Reddy quits party, to join Annamalai’s ‘journey’ | Chennai News

Tamil Nadu BJP leader Amar Prasad resigned from the party on Wednesday, days after former state BJP president K Annamalai stepped down from the organisation. CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu BJP state secretary Amar Prasad resigned from the party on Wednesday, days after former state BJP president K Annamalai stepped down from the organisation.Announcing his decision on…

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‘Sought sexual favours for meal money’: How Rs 370 biryani joke cost Gurgaon developer his job | Gurgaon News

A Gurgaon-based firm has terminated the services of an employee whose controversial remark about a Rs 370 plate of biryani during a stand-up comedy show sparked widespread outrage on social media. GURGAON: A Gurgaon-based firm has terminated the services of an employee whose controversial remark about a Rs 370 plate of biryani during a stand-up…

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Lavani, drag and drama: Pune Satrang Fest celebrates queer stories | Pune News

Scenes from ‘Item’, a drag drama by Ahon Gooptu (Photo credit: Nayantara Mazumder) PUNE: For six days this June, Shreeram Lagoo Rang-Avakash will become a space for queer storytelling, performance and dialogue as Satrang Mahotsav 2026 brings together theatre-makers, dancers, drag performers and writers from across India.Scheduled from June 16 to 21, the festival presents…

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‘Egregious, blatantly unlawful’: Congress challenges Rajya Sabha rejection of Meenakshi Natarajan | India News

Congress on Wednesday urged the Election Commission (EC) to immediately reverse the rejection of its Rajya Sabha candidate Meenakshi Natarajan’s nomination from Madhya Pradesh, calling the poll body’s decision ‘egregious’ and ‘blatantly unlawful’.A delegation of senior Congress leaders, including KC Venugopal, Randeep Surjewala, Jairam Ramesh, Deepa Dasmunshi, Vivek Tankha and Abhishek Singhvi, met Election Commission…

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‘They speak only for themselves’: UK Sikh group distance community from social media commentators Harman Kapoor, Bobby Singh | World News

The UK Gurdwara Alliance has issued a public clarification stating that social media commentators Harman Kapoor and Bobby Singh do not represent the Sikh community, Sikh institutions or any recognised Sikh representative body.In a statement, the organisations said neither individual had been authorised, appointed or mandated to speak on behalf of Sikhs. They stressed that…

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