Category: Events

The Kestel family donated their vacant farmhouse to the New Lenox Fire Protection District. (Patch media photos) A farmhouse that had been in one family for four generations ended its long history by helping train firefighters before it was burned down in Illinois.The Kestel family donated their vacant farmhouse on Cedar Road, south of Laraway...

New government schemes will offer significant financial support to Indian private space companies. These initiatives aim to boost domestic launch capabilities and global competitiveness for businesses. Subsidies will cover launch services, technology transfer, and access to ISRO facilities. The programs are designed to lower entry barriers and accelerate private sector growth. This support will make...

Police commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar addresses mediapersons Amritsar: Punjab Police busted two ISI-backed cross-border terror modules with the arrest of nine persons, including four juveniles, police commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said on Tuesday.Three illegal pistols, nine live cartridges, four petrol bombs, and a stolen motorcycle were recovered from the suspects: Vansh Kumar (19) and Anmol...

Image: AI-generated When a shipment arrives at a port, inspectors are usually focused on what’s inside the containers. But sometimes, the biggest biosecurity risk isn’t the cargo at all, it’s the wooden pallet or crate carrying it.A new study published in Biological Invasions suggests that this has been the case for woodwasps, a group of...

Tropical forests have been heavily degraded because of human activities. (Representational photo) Planting trees across vast areas may not be the only way to restore damaged tropical forests, according to a new study. Instead, small patches of native trees can gradually help degraded forests recover.The study was carried out by Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG)...

A teacher was fatally stabbed by a man who had stalked her for two years GURGAON: The man who stabbed a 26-year-old teacher to death inside a Faridabad school on Monday had allegedly stalked her for nearly two years, her family told TOI on Tuesday.Earlier this year, he had allegedly abducted her from her house,...

Donald Trump administration revokes over 28,000 immigrant trucking licences, launches veteran hiring drive; Indian drivers may be affected The Donald Trump administration has cancelled the commercial driver’s licences (CDLs) of more than 28,000 immigrant truck drivers as part of a broader crackdown on non-citizen drivers, while simultaneously launching a new initiative to replace them with...

The gang carried out two ATM thefts recently GURGAON: A Delhi Police constable allegedly turned to crime after losing Rs 6-7 lakh in online gaming, recruiting a team of gas-cutters, training them with YouTube tutorials and plotting a series of ATM break-ins that netted over Rs 12 lakh in less than a month.Ironically, the man...

With rising ocean temperatures, great white sharks are migrating further north than ever documented. Researchers suggest that these formidable predators might already be silently exploring British waters. This phenomenon signifies a broader ecological crisis, forcing various marine species to adapt their hunting and migration patterns in response to shifting sea temperatures, highlighting the urgent need...

Representative Image (Image Credit: Canva) Madagascar has earned a reputation as one of the world’s greatest biodiversity hotspots, yet it continues to surprise scientists. A new study published in Vertebrate Zoology has identified seven previously unknown species of diamond frogs belonging to the genus Rhombophryne. The discovery brings the total number of recognised diamond frog...