PC: By Taishonambu/Wikipedia Oysters can carry a type of bacteria that can cause serious and sometimes deadly infections in people, yet the shellfish can carry the microbe without showing the same kind of illness. The organism is Vibrio vulnificus, an estuarine bacterium that can become closely associated with American oyster tissues. Researchers have found that…
This month resembles a field after the first shower. Some ground feels soft underfoot, yet patient work can still bring a good crop. The opening days of this phase indicate a decline in health, happiness, peace of mind, and finances because of difficulties in completing important tasks, along with sudden stress and increased expenses.The middle…
A 12-year-old girl died in Delhi after her family alleged teacher mistreatment (AI-generated image used or representational purposes) NEW DELHI: A 12-year-old girl died under mysterious circumstances in east Delhi’s Pandav Nagar area, with her family alleging that she had been scolded and beaten by a teacher at a government school days before her condition…
Karnataka informed the Supreme Court it is releasing excess Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu BENGALURU: The Karnataka government told the Supreme Court on Monday that it had released water in excess of the prescribed quantity to Tamil Nadu and was complying with the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) direction to ensure a flow of 9,000…
Former DMK minister Thoppu Venkatachalam quits party, cites “bitter experiences” in last Assembly election ERODE: Former minister and Erode Central district secretary Thoppu ND Venkatachalam has resigned from DMK, relinquishing his basic membership and party responsibilities.Venkatachalam told reporters in Perundurai on Monday that he had sent a letter informing party president and former chief minister…
The new Section 8 company will serve as the Quantum Computing Thematic Hub at IISc under the Union Govt’s National Quantum Mission BENGALURU: IISc has set up a not-for-profit company to help build India’s capabilities in quantum computing, a technology expected to play a role in areas ranging from scientific research and industry to computing…
For decades, the small island of Aride in the Seychelles was treated less as a wildlife sanctuary and more as a source of income. Its forests were cleared for cultivation, coconut plantations covered parts of the island and its seabirds became a resource that could be harvested. Sooty tern eggs, in particular, were collected in…
India has become an important source of gasoline, or petrol, for Russia. There is a strange irony to the situation. Russia, known to be one of the world’s biggest oil exports and a country among the top 10 with highest crude reserves, is being forced to import petrol. What’s even more interesting is that the…
Javed Akhtar recently opened up about his wife Shabana Azmi’s long-standing commitment to speaking out against injustice, saying he feels “proud” of her for joining the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) protests in New Delhi last month.While several Bollywood personalities voiced their support for the protesting students online, Azmi chose to be present at Jantar Mantar,…
Meet John Eng: The hospital doctor whose Gila monster discovery helped open the door to Ozempic. (Photo: X post) Long before Ozempic became one of the world’s most talked-about medicines, a doctor working at a Veterans Affairs hospital in the Bronx was studying something far less glamorous: the venom of a desert lizard.His name was…
