Atomic clocks keep time by counting the ‘ticks’ of electrons moving between two energy levels. Physicists have long wanted to count a nuclear tick instead. A nucleus is more shielded than an atom’s outer electrons, so its energy levels are expected to be less sensitive to disturbances. The main candidate for a nuclear clock is...
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Bondi Beach attack: Shooter didn’t visit India even after father’s death – decoding Hyderabad link
Bondi Beach Shooting HYDERABAD: Terror suspect Sajid Akram, the 50-year-old Indian-origin man shot dead by Australian police after Sunday’s deadly attack at Sydney’s Bondi Beach that left 15 people dead, had limited contact with his family in Hyderabad since moving to Australia in November 1998.According to cops, Sajid Akram did not attend his father’s funeral...
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Delhi smog crisis continues: Air quality stays ‘very poor’ at 350; 11 areas show ‘severe’ AQI
NEW DELHI: Dense smog continued to blanket the national capital on Wednesday, sharply reducing visibility and keeping air quality in the very poor to severe range, even as authorities stepped up curbs to rein in pollution. Delhi’s overall Air Quality Index (AQI) stood near 350, a marginal improvement from day earlier, but conditions remained hazardous....
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Megan Thee Stallion steps in as Klay Thompson’s fashion guide in romantic moment
Megan Thee Stallion and Klay Thompson. Image via: Megan Thee Stallion/ Instagram Klay Thompson has always carried a calm presence. This week, fans saw a softer, playful side of the Dallas Mavericks guard through a short video that quickly took over social media. Shot inside a walk-in closet, the clip offered a heartfelt moment with...
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Nightclub fire: Luthra brothers taken to Goa by police; to be produced at Mapusa court today
NEW DELHI: Gaurav and Saurabh Luthra, owners of the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in Arpora, Goa, are being transported to Goa by the state police on Wednesday following their arrest at Delhi’s IGI Airport immigration. The brothers were deported to India from Thailand, ending a 10-day international search after the deadly fire at their...
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What are the signs of kidney failure in patients with diabetes?
Kidney disease is one of the most common complications seen in people with diabetes. Unfortunately, most patients miss the earliest signs. This is because kidney damage doesn’t start with dramatic symptoms. “In early-stage kidney disease, symptoms are usually minimal or vague, such as slight swelling, mild fatigue, or foamy urine due to protein leakage, explains...
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‘Shock like nothing they’ve seen’: Trump orders naval blockade of Venezuelan oil tankers
US President Donald Trump announced Tuesday he is ordering a naval blockade of sanctioned oil tankers entering Venezuela, intensifying military pressure on Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro following last week’s US seizure of an oil tanker off Venezuela’s coast and amid an ongoing military buildup in the region.Trump made the announcement on his social media platform,...
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Vehicle ban chaos: Delhi restricts non-BS VI entry; commuters, residents slam abrupt move
GURGAON/NOIDA: A decision by Delhi govt to ban the entry of non-BS VI vehicles from Thursday threatens to upend daily life for lakhs of commuters across NCR, with more than 2 lakh vehicles in Gurgaon, 4 lakh in Noida and 5.5 lakh in Ghaziabad alone set to be sidelined overnight. The move, aimed at tackling...
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‘Dhurandhar’: Ranveer–Akshaye starrer crosses Rs 400 cr India net
Director Aditya Dhar’s spy actioner ‘Dhurandhar’ starring Ranveer Singh and Akshaye Khanna in lead roles, has created box office history yet again, registering the biggest second week ever for a Hindi film.According to early estimates, the first instalment of the two-part franchise collected around Rs 30 crore net on Day 12, matching its second Monday...
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How India established its first research station in Antarctica
Dr Harsh K Gupta remembers the sequence of events that led to the establishment of Dakshin Gangotri, India’s first permanent research station in Antarctica, as if it happened yesterday. A year after he had moved to Thiruvananthapuram as director of the Centre for Earth Science Studies in 1982, a call for proposals to carry out...
