The world of “development” often seems short of convincing answers. Conflict, climate stress, food insecurity, entrenched poverty, and fiscal pressure are exposing the limits of old models. There is wisdom in starting with things as they are, which is where serious development must begin — with honest evidence, practical experience, and results that hold up....
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Egyptian Mummy left ‘screaming’ for 3,000 years
Egyptian Mummy (Representative image) An ancient Egyptian mummy discovered in Thebes in 1935 has left scientists trying to explain one unusual detail for decades: her face appears frozen in a scream. The woman was buried about 3,000 years ago and had received an expensive burial treatment, making it unlikely that her strange expression was simply...
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After meeting PM Modi, schoolmate gets land back from BJP MLA
Asgar Ali Vora met the PM on Sept 8 and sought his intervention in the land dispute Bhayander: Days after an 81-year-old Mira Road resident met his schoolmate, PM Narendra Modi, alleging encroachment of his land in Bhayander by a construction firm owned by BJP MLA Narendra Mehta, the politician said on Tuesday that he...
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Omar praises India’s foreign policy over Brics mention of Pahalgam, slams Centre on UCC
Omar praises Centre for Brics SRINAGAR: The condemnation of Pahalgam terror attack in the Brics declaration earned praise for India’s foreign policy from Jammu & Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday, but the National Conference vice-president hit out at the Centre over what he called an attempt to bring in the Uniform Civil Code...
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J&K Police bust LeT module; 3 held with IED
Representational image JAMMU: Police in J&K said they have busted an LeT network in Pir Panjal region with the arrest of three suspects and seizure of IED .Separately, police on Monday attached immovable property belonging to a suspected terror handler in Rajouri district.According to police, the arrested have been identified as Zakir Hussain, Mohammed Azam...
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Kolkata Police floats Rs 89 lakh tender to dress up puja volunteers in saffron
Prototype of the dress Kolkata: The foot soldiers of Kolkata Police are poised for an unmistakable visual transformation this Durga Puja. Moving away from its decades-old white-and-blue aesthetic, the force is rolling out a shade of orange across its staggering 20,000-strong non-cop crowd-management ranks for this year’s pujas.Lalbazar has officially floated a Rs 89 lakh...
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Suriya and Jyotika renew wedding vows 20 years after tying the knot, see video
4 min readKochiSep 15, 2026 11:35 PM IST Tamil actors Suriya and Jyotika have renewed their wedding vows, 20 years after tying the knot. The couple took to Instagram to share a video from the intimate ceremony. In the video, Suriya and Jyotika are seen renewing their vows at a church, seemingly at an overseas...
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Child rights panel again summons Meta India MD, head over sexual abuse material case
NCPCR summons Meta India chief (representative image) NEW DELHI: The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has again summoned the managing director and head of Meta India in connection with its inquiry into alleged Child Sexual Exploitative and Abuse Material (CSEAM) advertisements on the platform.The Commission has fixed September 16 for the next...
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AI and bioweapons: the problem with finding out when a model has been dangerous
In a report published on September 10, Anthropic — the U.S.-based company that builds and provides the Claude AI model — said it blocked users from using the model for a range of potentially harmful activities across cybersecurity, surveillance, and biotechnology between December 2025 and August 2026. While Anthropic has in general been more open...
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Science Snapshots: September 20, 2026
North Korea’s nuclear tests reawakened sleeping faults While underground nuclear explosions usually set off brief aftershocks fading in weeks, North Korea’s tests at Mt. Mantap did the opposite, causing earthquake activity intensifying over years after testing ceased, new data show. Analysing 17 years of regional seismic records, scientists spotted 1,400 small quakes around the Punggye-ri...
