Hearing a doctor say that your heart is functioning at “only 15%” can be frightening. For a family member, the first questions may be: How serious is this? Can the heart recover? And how long can a person live with such low heart function? To get an answer to these commonly asked questions, we reached...
The story so far: The Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) on September 17, 2026, released a document titled Norms, Guidelines and Procedures for implementation of the Indian Space Policy 2023 in respect of authorisation for establishment and operation of hosted-payloads. Why has IN-SPACe released the document ? IN-SPACe, which is the single-window...
Wild animals have for long been known for their intuitive pharmacological knowledge: orangutans balm their wounds with plants; chimpanzees consume bitter antibacterial leaves; Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins queue up to rub against selected corals; and birds smear their nests with insecticidal plants to fend off anaemia-causing mites. Scientists term this behaviour zoopharmacognosy, where animals seek out...
The NCERT has introduced a groundbreaking Class IX social science textbook that bridges modern principles of governance with ancient Indian wisdom. New Delhi: NCERT’s new Class IX social science textbook traces India’s national motto, “Satyameva Jayate”, to the Mundaka Upanishad and the Supreme Court’s “Yato Dharmastato Jayah” to the Mahabharata, linking modern institutions to ancient...
A yellowed, rolled-up document bought for $2.48 at a Music City Thrift Store in Nashville sold for $477,650 at auction after it was confirmed as a very rare 1823 official copy of the United States Declaration of Independence. The document was bought in March 2006 by Michael Sparks, a music equipment technician, as reported by...
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday approved the increase in the Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for all mandated Rabi crops for the marketing season 2027-28, with safflower receiving the biggest increase, the government announced. “Under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the government has a clear policy decision that farmers...
4 min readKochiSep 30, 2026 06:03 PM IST Even though we are in 2026 now, our society still hasn’t gotten over its obsession with female bodies. From the clothes they wear to their reproductive rights, the patriarchal society is adamant about expressing its unsolicited opinion on everything related to women. As a result, female actors...
Flydubai flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after a reported cockpit fight, pilot stabbing and sudden plunge. NEW DELHI: The pilot who is said to have helped prevent a flydubai passenger plane from crashing after his co-pilot allegedly tried to take control of the aircraft during a...
Bill Gates rejects AI self-policing (Picture: Reuters) Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has rejected the idea that lawsuits and market pressure can keep artificial intelligence companies in check. Asked why product liability and reputational damage aren’t enough to stop firms from releasing dangerous AI, Gates answered with a question of his own. “So say you kill...
NEW DELHI: A Meerut court on Wednesday convicted Muskan Rastogi and her lover Sahil Shukla of killing her husband Saurabh Rajput in the infamous blue drum murder case.Meerut district judge Arvind Kumar Mishra ruled that Muskan , along with her boyfriend Sahil, conspired to murder her husband Saurabh Rajput and hid his body in a...
