A thick green carpet can make a pond or reservoir appear almost solid, but giant salvinia is a floating fern, spreading across the water rather than growing from the bottom. In Texas and Louisiana, the plant had become difficult to manage, forming dense mats that blocked sunlight, reduced oxygen and interfered with waterways. According to…
A docuseries based on late actor Matthew Perry titled ‘The One About Matthew Perry,’ is set to stream on Netflix on October 27. About ‘The One About Matthew Perry’ docuseries According to the press note, Perry’s sister, Mia Perry Bowick, is the key voice in the series, which also features unreleased photos and videos from…
Take the slower lane today. Mercury keeps you alert, but Mars throws some friction into movement, machinery, and arguments. That means simple things need extra attention, such as driving to work, crossing a busy road, handling tools, even rushing down wet stairs with your bag and phone in hand. Why invite trouble?The emotional weather feels…
New Delhi: A 15-year-old girl from Kota, who had been visiting AIIMS Delhi from the age of two for a complex congenital heart defect, died in the hospital early Tuesday, 14 days after TOI reported her family’s long wait for corrective heart surgery.Tanvi was admitted to AIIMS about two weeks ago. TOI had reported on…
The BMC runs Dr R N Cooper Municipal General Hospital located in Vile Parle West Mumbai: In the aftermath of a video that went viral showing a woman being asked to take off her burqa by a security guard to access hospital services, Cooper Hospital dean stated that a sensitisation workshop had been held with…
Protest at Dayananda Sagar University Bengaluru: Discontent is brewing among students at two private universities in the city. Students living in S-Residences Hostel, Dayananda Sagar University (DSU) main campus, are protesting over inadequate facilities, while a section of students at St Joseph’s University (SJU) has raised concerns over convocation fee.Students at S-Residences Hostel in DSU’s…
Chennai: Pothole-riddled roads, dug-up stretches, and low-hanging electric cables have been plaguing the residents of Puducherry Pattai Road on OMR’s Semmenchery for the last one and a half years, as civic work in the area has moved at a snail’s pace.With more than 500 houses, including apartments, PG accommodations, and small-scale industrial units, the stretch…
Hyderabad: A day after a man was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Raidurgam police limits, cops arrested Sandeep Rai, son of prominent art director Anand Sai, on Tuesday.Police said the 23-year-old was booked under Section 105 (negligence causing death) of the BNS. “At the time of accident, he was driving back from his father’s…
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Kolkata/Darjeeling: The Centre and the state would jointly undertake an early scientific assessment of the vulnerabilities of the Himalayan region, said chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday at the launch of a special 200-member state-level, region-specific disaster response squad, ‘Arjun Bahini’, which will be deployed in the aftermath of natural disasters and infrastructure-related emergencies in…
