Asmita Dey poses with her gold medal during the victory ceremony for the Women’s 48kg judo event at the Commonwealth Games 2026, in Glasgow, Scotland. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: A four-medal haul in Glasgow has opened a new window of opportunity for Indian judokas. The sport’s Commonwealth Games success paved the way for overseas training…
Six decades ago, Dutch elm disease swept across the United States, killing an estimated 100 million American elms that once shaded streets, parks and college campuses from coast to coast. The fungus, carried by bark beetles, turned majestic, vase-shaped trees into dead standing skeletons and changed the look of countless towns. Now, in a bold…
The HC said a senior officer of the CBI to conduct the probe. MUMBAI: Bombay high court on Wednesday pronounced its judgment in the Disha Salian case and directed registration of a first information report (FIR) for her June 8, 2020 death at a suburban Malad building in Mumbai.The Bombay HC appointed a senior officer…
Hyderabad: Who owns the copyright on a piece of artwork made by artificial intelligence (AI)? The human who gave the prompts or the AI system that executed it?In a first-of-its-kind ruling on artificial intelligence and copyright, India’s copyright office has rejected an application seeking to register an artwork with an AI system, DABUS, listed as…
Chandigarh: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday claimed that farm fire incidents in the state had declined by 86% between 2023 and 2025. However, he called for increased public awareness to further curb paddy straw burning in Punjab.Chairing a meeting to develop a paddy straw management strategy, Mann stated that the approximately 30 lakh…
Pune: Impersonating ECI officials, cybercrooks allegedly duped a Wanowrie-based retired IAF officer (82) of Rs10 lakh on Aug 10.Wanowrie police registered an FIR on Monday after verifying the retired wing commander’s complaint with the Pune cyber police. Senior inspector Pandit Rejitwad of Wanowrie police said, “The retired IAF officer settled in Pune after retirement.”Police said,…
ED conducts multi-state raids in fraud NHAI toll plaza collection-linked money laundering case LUCKNOW: The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Lucknow Zonal Office, on Wednesday began search operations at 14 premises under Section 17 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, as part of its investigation into alleged fraudulent toll collection at various toll plazas…
Sikkim recorded the highest incidence among Northeast states, with 374 dengue cases in 2024. Using the state’s revised population estimate, the dengue incidence was 57.9 per lakh. NEW DELHI: Climate change, deforestation, unplanned urbanisation and poor drainage are creating conditions for mosquitoes and other disease-carrying vectors to spread into new areas of the Northeast, a…
A fungus that infects house flies has evolved a remarkable way to send spores towards new hosts. Entomophthora muscae grows inside an infected fly and, after the insect dies, it produces microscopic stalks that emerge from its body. Each stalk forms a single spore at its tip. Instead of simply dropping away, the spore is…
Mahesh Babu’s son Gautam Ghattamaneni gives Yash’s ‘Toxic’ Mahesh Babu’s son Gautam Ghattamaneni, has sparked discussion among movie fans after his ratings on Letterboxd, a popular social network and discovery platform for film lovers, drew attention online. His scores for several films, including his father’s movies and Yash’s recently released ‘Toxic: A Fairy Tale for…
