Spread the love DITE DIME: Anti-dam protests have prompted a major security build-up at the Dite-Dime bridge in Arunachal Pradesh, a key crossing towards the India-China border that connects four proposed drilling sites for a pre-feasibility survey of the 11,200 MW Siang Upper Multipurpose Project.Forces have heavily fortified the bridge, deploying large numbers of CAPF personnel, as it has become...
AI can help experts tell a real Rembrandt from a fake
Spread the love A visitor looks on at the famous Rembrandt painting, The Night Watch, at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Stashed away in an attic in Maine, US, a painting titled ‘Portrait of a Girl’ was discovered two years ago; it sold for $1.41 million because of its uncanny resemblance to the 17th century Dutch...
‘Better late than never’: Why did F1 leave India, and why is it back on the agenda?
Spread the love Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel after winning the Indian Grand Prix 2013 (Reuters Photo) NEW DELHI: Sebastian Vettel won the 2013 Indian Grand Prix, completing a hat-trick of victories at the Buddh International Circuit. It was also the day he sealed his fourth Formula 1 world championship. However, it turned out to be India’s last Formula 1 race.The...
Taxonomic ‘chauvinism’ rife in ecological literature
Spread the love The ‘blockbuster’ drug, Ozempic, was created with the help of a most unlikely source: the saliva of a humble lizard. And spiders and scorpions have led to the development of life-saving medicines. But, of the 1.5 million animal species known to live on planet Earth (with many more yet to be discovered), just a fraction of them...
‘Don’t worry about lathis’: Rahul calls on people to join INDIA bloc’s ‘Delhi chalo’ march
Spread the love NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi on Thursday reiterated his call for the November 1 “Chalo Delhi” march to Ramlila Maidan and urged student groups across political affiliations to join the opposition’s protest against alleged vote theft and voter irregularities.In a social media post on X, Rahul termed the march “the soul of India”...
Kerala Judge named accused in son’s fatal Mercedes crash gets anticipatory bail
Spread the love Jayabalakrishnan, who ran a roadside eatery, was heading home after closing the shop when the accident occurred at 2.20 am on Sunday. Both vehicles were travelling towards Kalamassery. KOCHI: The Kerala high court on Thursday granted interim protection from arrest to the additional district judge whose 17-year-old son allegedly drove a Mercedes-Benz that hit a two-wheeler in...
No UP govt jobs for those involved in violent activities seeking ‘regime change’
Spread the love UP govt has clarified, however, that political ideology alone cannot be a ground for declaring a candidate ineligible for a government job. LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh government has tightened character verification rules for candidates selected for direct recruitment to government jobs, stating that those found involved in violent activities aimed at bringing about a “regime change” could...
Study in Keralam sheds light on link between gut bacteria, Parkinson’s disease
Spread the love The researchers found higher levels of bacteria potentially associated with inflammation and lower levels of beneficial bacteria that produce short-chain fatty acids, which help maintain the gut lining healthy and regulate the immune system, in Parkinson’s patients. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Trillions of bacteria living in the human gut may play a role in Parkinson’s disease,...
Spain train crash: Videos capture overturned carriages, passengers, devastation
Spread the love Aftermath of Spain train collision At least 68 people have been killed and dozens injured after a high-speed train collision in Spain’s central province of Toledo. Videos and photographs from the scene showed overturned carriages, injured passengers and emergency crews working to rescue people trapped in the wreckage.The collision occurred on Wednesday morning near Urda, about 120...
How the humble salt marsh softens the ocean’s fury
Spread the love The boundary between land and sea is neither fixed nor clear. The soil does not suddenly stop and give away to a wall of water. Instead, the line is often a salt marsh, where ocean waves break and lose vim as they pass over the marsh’s elevated surface and push against the stems of salt-tolerant plants. Gujarat...
