Spread the love Image: X@/BROKENBRITAIN0 Sajid Akram, 50, and his 24-year-old son Naveed Akram, accused of killing 15 people in Sydney’s famed Bondi Beach, visited the Philippines last month, Philippine immigration authorities said.The suspects from Pakistan reportedly travelled on Indian passports and arrived in the country on November 1 and departed on November 28, according to a spokesman for the...
Why do we have wisdom teeth?
Spread the love A: The wisdom teeth are the third molars that sit at the very back of the jaw. They usually start forming in the teens and try to erupt in the late teens to the mid-20s, hence the name ‘wisdom’. We have wisdom teeth because of our ancestors, whose lives demanded more chewing to get through. For most...
Rupee falls to fresh low! Currency reaches 90.83 against US dollar
Spread the love Rupee extended its downward rally on Tuesday, slipping to a record low of 90.83 against the US dollar. The currency began trading on a weak note, opening 0.1% lower at 90.79 against Monday’s close of 90.73, as continued foreign fund outflows and trade-related uncertainty weighed on the domestic currency.The muted opening follows a sharp sell-off in the...
Inhalable microplastics, a hidden toxin worsening Indian cities’ air
Spread the love On successive weekends in November, hundreds of Delhi residents gathered at India Gate holding placards saying “I miss breathing” and “right to live, not just survive”. Winter’s onset once again plunged the National Capital Region into a dense smog, with the air quality index refusing to exit the ‘severe’ (301-400) or ‘very poor’ (201-300) levels. Even now, regulators...
Stock market today: Nifty50 opens below 26,000; BSE Sensex down over 300 points
Spread the love Market experts indicate that trading is likely to remain range-bound with increased volatility. (AI image) Stock market today: Nifty50 and BSE Sensex, the Indian equity benchmark indices, opened in red on Tuesday on weak global cues. While Nifty50 went below 26,000, BSE Sensex was down over 300 points. At 9:16 AM, Nifty50 was trading at 25,931.70, down...
Goa nightclub fire: Luthra brothers deported from Thailand; Dec 6 blaze claimed 25 lives
Spread the love Goa nightclub fire accused Luthra brothers deported from Thailand NEW DELHI: Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, co-owners of the fire-ravaged Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in Goa — have been deported from Thailand and are expected to land in Delhi at around 1.45pm on today.As per news agency PTI, the duo has boarded an IndiGo flight to Delhi...
Watch: Mexico City lawmakers pull hair, elbow, slap during debate – what led to the drama?
Spread the love Chaos erupted at Mexico City Congress. A physical altercation erupted between women legislators from opposing parties in Mexico City’s Congress on Monday, during a debate over reforms to the city’s transparency oversight agency, with lawmakers pulling hair and trading blows in a scene broadcast live on camera.The clash began when female representatives from the right-wing National Action...
Watch: US conducts strikes on 3 suspected narco-trafficking vessels; video shows ‘kinetic strike’
Spread the love (Screengrab) The US military has carried out what it described as a “lethal kinetic strike” against three suspected drug-trafficking vessels in international waters in the eastern Pacific, killing eight people, according to US Southern Command. The operation, conducted on December 15 under the direction of Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, marks the latest escalation in Washington’s aggressive maritime...
Does India need to upgrade its biosecurity measures? | Explained
Spread the love The story so far: New age biotechnologies endow powers to understand biology better and, consequently, harness biological agents to target humans. Thus, biosecurity measures need to be upgraded. What is biosecurity? Biosecurity refers to the set of practices and systems designed to deter the intentional misuse of biological agents, toxins or technologies. In other words, it covers...
‘Steadily recovering’: Low visibility disrupts flight ops in Delhi; airport issues advisory
Spread the love NEW DELHI: Delhi airport on Tuesday issued an advisory to flyers, warning that disruptions in flight operations may persist for some arrivals and departures due to dense fog.In a post on X, Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) urged passengers to check with airlines for real-time updates on flight schedules.“Flight operations are steadily recovering, but disruptions may persist...
