Spread the love 10 crew members aboard one of the vessels are unreachable (Representative image) Two Turkish-flagged vessels collided off Istanbul in the Marmara Sea on Wednesday.Authorities have been unable to contact 10 crew members aboard one of the vessels, while there was no visible damage on the other vessel, the Istanbul governor’s office said, as quoted by Reuters. Meanwhile,...
Times Square stabbing: Bank of America VP Erin Piacenti among victims
Spread the love NYPD commissioner Jessica Tisch said the attack appeared to be random and unprovoked. Police said officers arriving at the scene encountered Pamela Cisneros, 49, who was brandishing two large knives and advancing towards them A Bank of America vice president was killed in a stabbing in New York City’s Times Square on Monday after a woman armed...
‘Pre-event indications’: Did Nepal miss warning signs before deadly floods?
Spread the love A visual from the flash floods that has killed over 1,100 The glacier collapse that triggered a devastating landslide and flash floods along the Nepal-China border, killing over 1,100 showed visible signs of instability days before the disaster, according to a new report by the HiRISK scientific consortium.Scientists said there were “pre-event indications”, including meltwater that had...
Why do people make odd facial expressions when self-administering eye drops?
Spread the love — Akarsh A: People often make oddly tense facial expressions when putting eye drops in their own eyes because the activity significantly tasks the nervous system. To place a drop in your eye, you need to control yourself while something approaches a sensitive part of your face. People instinctively tense their facial muscles and may open their...
Irani Cup, Asian Games and ODIs leave little room to prepare for NZ series, BGT
Spread the love NEW DELHI: With India down to fifth in the World Test Championship (WTC) standings, the team management and national selectors have been left coping with a congested schedule as they prepare for the two remaining Test assignments of the cycle – against New Zealand in November and the five-Test Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) against Australia at home beginning...
Video of self-styled ‘Aghori’ eating flesh from burning pyre goes viral, held
Spread the love Police arrested a self-styled Aghori for allegedly trespassing at a cremation ground UJJAIN: Police arrested a self-styled ‘Aghori’ on Tuesday for allegedly trespassing at a cremation ground and disturbing funeral rites after a video purportedly showing the accused consuming human flesh from a burning pyre went viral on social media.The accused, Kali alias Nand Giri, who claims...
Dragonflies are bellwethers of earth’s ecosystems
Spread the love In the imagination of children, flying holds a special place. Folded pieces of paper become airplanes ready to be launched, eager gazes follow soaring eagles, and dragonflies are the helicopters of their fantasies. Dragonflies (called sitara in Hindi) are indeed wonders of flight. These insects belong to a lineage whose members were among the planet’s first flying organisms....
Faridabad student dies by suicide, parents allege teacher scolded her over ‘biryani’
Spread the love The school staff took the student to a nearby hospital where the doctors declared her dead. GURGAON: A student of Class 11 jumped to her death from the third floor of a private school on Ghazipur Road, Dabua Colony, in Faridabad on Tuesday.Police said the incident occurred around 1pm. The school staff took the student to a...
‘Chess diplomacy’: AICF chief on PM Modi gifting Sindarov’s WC sheet to Uzbek prez
Spread the love PM Modi gifting Javokhir Sindarov’s World Cup scoresheet to Uzbek Prez Prime Minister Narendra Modi used chess as a unique diplomatic gesture during his visit to Uzbekistan, gifting President Shavkat Mirziyoyev the original handwritten scoresheet from Uzbek Grandmaster Javokhir Sindarov’s 2025 FIDE World Cup final victory in Goa.The scoresheet was presented in a leatherette cover along with...
Striped hyenas help keep India clean, but remain misunderstood
Spread the love Thanks to its unusual appearance, preference for decaying meat, and nocturnal activities, the Indian striped hyena is a tragically misunderstood animal. Estimates suggest there are around 5,000 to 14,000 striped hyenas worldwide of which some 1,000 to 3,000 are in India — possibly one of the largest groups in any country. These estimates are a benchmark for research...
