Category: Events

Seth NabatPhoto: Society for Science Every year, nearly 1,900 of the nation’s most promising high school seniors submit original research to the Regeneron Science Talent Search (Regeneron STS), the oldest and most prestigious science and mathematics competition in the United States. According to the Society for Science, which runs the competition, the Regeneron STS recognises...

Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge (Image Credit: Canva) A severe storm in 2015 flooded and destroyed a recreational beach parking lot at Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge in Virginia, exposing the growing difficulty of maintaining visitor facilities on a shifting barrier island. According to the US Fish and Wildlife Service, the refuge is now relocating the recreational...

The case relates to alleged irregularities in the tendering process for the augmentation and upgradation of sewage treatment plants (STPs) under the DJB. NEW DELHI: Rouse Avenue Court on Wednesday remanded former Delhi minister and AAP leader Satyendar Jain and four other accused to 14-day judicial custody in connection with an alleged corruption case involving...

Chinese FM Wang Yi arrived in Seoul amid Trump’s push to revive talks with Kim Jong Un, as US scales back joint drills with South Korea Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi arrived in Seoul on Wednesday for talks with South Korean officials, as US President Donald Trump’s push to revive diplomacy with North Korean leader...

The initiative was also discussed at the Union Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Modi government is preparing a nationwide programme under which a Union minister will visit a university every day to interact directly with students and understand their concerns, sources familiar with the plan told news...

IndiGo advised passengers requiring urgent assistance to contact its customer support team, while those travelling later were asked to try accessing the website NEW DELHI: IndiGo’s website suffered an outage, disrupting ticket bookings and causing web check-in issues for some passengers on Wednesday.In a statement, the airline said it was facing intermittent problems with its...

The government’s decision, announced after a cabinet meeting on Monday and followed by eight notifications issued late Tuesday night, covers examinations for several administrative, technical and judicial posts. NEW DELHI: Students protesting alleged irregularities in Jharkhand recruitment examinations suspended their 26-day agitation and gave the state government two months to address their demands on Wednesday....

In the video, the woman is heard saying, “We are Gen-Z and we won’t tolerate this nonsense”, NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday reacted to a viral video showing a female tourist arguing with security personnel at a checkpoint in Kargil, saying the phrase “we are Gen Z” could become...

The fire department received information about the incident at 3.37 pm. NEW DELHI: At least six people were injured after the gas tank of a truck exploded while it was being refilled at a CNG station in Delhi’s Tikri Kalan on Wednesday, causing panic in the area.The explosion took place while the truck was at...

A viral video shows a tourist arguing with security personnel at a Kargil checkpoint SRINAGAR: A viral video shows a female tourist shouting, “We are Gen-Z and we won’t tolerate this nonsense” from Minimarg checkpoint in Kargil, Ladakh.According to police sources, the incident took place July 25, when the movement of the defense minister and...