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Matching handwriting on a threat note brought a crew member under the scanner of investigating agencies NEW DELHI: Matching handwriting on a threat note found in the lav of a diverted Air India Express international flight with that of all 40 people on board has reportedly brought a crew member under the scanner of investigating...

A prolonged heat wave swept across Western Europe in the summer of 2026, pushing the region to its hottest June on record. The event has been presented as proof of wider climate studies indicating Earth is warming to levels unseen in roughly 6,500 years. The world’s oceans saw their highest average sea-surface temperature outside the...

A prolonged heat wave swept across Western Europe in the summer of 2026, pushing the region to its hottest June on record. The event has been presented as proof of wider climate studies indicating Earth is warming to levels unseen in roughly 6,500 years. The world’s oceans saw their highest average sea-surface temperature outside the...

View of the Ohanapecosh River and predated Northwestern Salamanders (Ambrystoma gracile) eaten by introduced trout. Mount Rainier’s glaciers and snowfields feed a magnificent system of icy streams and mountain lakes. On the surface, these waters look pristine, scattered pools in one of America’s most iconic landscapes. But beneath the surface, scientists are looking at a...

All seven districts of Ladakh will now have autonomous hill development councils SRINAGAR: All seven districts of Ladakh will now have autonomous hill development councils, with lieutenant governor Vinai Kumar Saxena approving a notification to this effect Thursday. The move paves the way for local self-governance in all seven districts of the UT through the...

Tribal students continue their protest in Nashik for better hostel facilities. NASHIK: As tribal students’ agitation at Nashik’s Idgah Maidan entered its 17th day, Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijit Dipke on Thursday urged the protesters to end their indefinite hunger strike and instead take their fight to Mumbai, saying only a march to the state’s...

An 18-metre concrete dam on Ohio’s Cuyahoga River once stopped migrating fish from reaching important spawning areas for more than a century. Today, aquatic life is quickly returning to the river. Researchers from the US Geological Survey, working with state biological agencies, have released new long-term monitoring data showing a major ecological recovery. After the...

India storm into Asia Cup semis (Image: BCCI/X) Smriti Mandhana’s record-breaking 124 and a clinical bowling effort helped India crush Hong Kong by 137 runs in their Women’s Asia Cup 2026 clash in Dubai. After posting 193/5, India bowled Hong Kong out for just 56 in 16.2 overs to seal a massive win and book...

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is taking a long-term view of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s astonishing rise, with secretary Devajit Saikia revealing that the board is closely monitoring the 15-year-old and wants to ensure his early success translates into a long and distinguished international career.Sooryavanshi’s rapid emergence...

Florida’s Burmese pythons are notorious for swallowing native wildlife, but scientists are finding another use for these invasive snakes. Their bodies can function as biological sensors, carrying chemical traces that reveal what is happening inside the wetlands they inhabit. Researchers are examining python tissues for pollutants including mercury and a class of persistent chemicals known...