Spread the love Researchers have found that certain peptides — short chains of amino acids that make up proteins — are not only stable in 98% concentrated sulphuric acid but also fold into the complex 3D shapes required to perform the functions central to life. Thus, the findings, published Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on September 4, defy...
‘Half a jar of ghee’ during a 16-hour fast: What expert says about this unusual diet
Spread the love 4 min readNew DelhiSep 6, 2026 03:55 PM IST Dr Shilpa Arora, celebrity macrobiotic coach, swears by a ghee fast every evening. She finishes dinner at 6.30 pm and doesn’t eat again until 11 am the next morning, except for ghee. “During the approximately 16-hour fast, I don’t have anything other than water and half a jar...
Bigg Boss 10 Tamil Live Updates: Vijay Sethupathi-hosted reality show set for grand launch
Spread the love Bigg Boss 10 Tamil Live Updates: The opening ceremony of Bigg Boss Tamil Season 10 begins at 6 pm on September 6. Bigg Boss Tamil Season 10 Live Updates: It’s that time of year again when Tamil star Vijay Sethupathi graces our screens, taking us on a journey as a group of people battle it out in a specially...
‘Adjacent building also caved in’: Eyewitnesses recall Delhi collapse horror
Spread the love The eyewitness said the collapsed building was called ‘Hostel Daze’ NEW DELHI: A building collapse in Delhi’s Satya Niketan area on Sunday left several people feared trapped under the rubble, with an eyewitness describing a horrific scene in which an adjacent building also collapsed.The eyewitness said the collapsed structure, known as ‘Hostel Daze’, was a five-storey building...
What’s the issue with the way Africa is shown on maps? | Explained
Spread the love The story so far: The African Union (AU) has endorsed the ‘Correct the Map’ campaign to replace the Mercator map projection with alternatives such as the Equal Earth map. At the heart of this demand is the charge that the Mercator projection, still widely used in schools, media, and online platforms, systematically distorts the sizes of landmasses,...
‘Bye-bye, papa’: What 21-year-old told father before jumping into Chenab
Spread the love The video, which was said to have been recorded by passersby at the bridge, shows people attempting to discourage her. Despite their efforts, she reportedly jumped into the Chenab. NEW DEHI: A 21-year-old woman allegedly jumped into the Chenab River in Doda district on Saturday after speaking to her father over the phone and telling him, “This...
Building collapses near Delhi’s Satya Niketan, several feared trapped
Spread the love A building collapsed near Shiv Mandir in Satya Niketan NEW DELHI: Several people are feared trapped after a building collapsed near Shiv Mandir in Delhi’s Satya Niketan area on Sunday afternoon.The Delhi Fire Services received a call about the collapse at around 1.33pm. Rescue teams were dispatched and reached the site at around 1.50pm.Several teams, including Search...
‘Shameful, nasty’: Singapore minister hits out at anti-India racism after Nepal floods
Spread the love The comments emerged amid discussions surrounding the devastating disaster in Nepal Singapore senior minister K Shanmugam has condemned racist and xenophobic online comments targeting India calling them “shameful, nasty, totally unacceptable”.Police are investigating the comments, which were posted online in connection with the China-Nepal disaster, Shanmugam said on Saturday.“The media tells me that they had to remove...
UN approves resolution in support of map that shows Africa’s true size
Spread the love The United Nations on Friday (September 4, 2026) voted for a shift away from the 16th-century Mercator global map towards one more accurately reflecting countries’ true size, a resolution sponsored by African states to counter perceptions that the continent is peripheral. Togo led the initiative to further the African Union campaign to limit use of the Mercator map,...
Landslide hits Sikkim’s Mangan, partially blocks Teesta River flow
Spread the love Landslide occurred above the Chyakoong River, opposite OC Bhir, during the intervening night of September 5 and 6. Sikkim, September 6: A landslide occurred above the Chyakoong River in Sikkim’s Mangan district during the intervening night of September 5 and 6, authorities said.The district administration received reports from the district police and Chungthang Sub-Division police about the...
