Spread the love As Lake Mead’s water levels continue to fall, numerous headlines are being made. Among them lies one about the reemergence of one of the country’s ghost towns. St. Thomas, Nevada is visible again on the floor of the lake and visitors can once more walk along its former streets, lined with foundations and remnants of its old...
Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife MacKenzie Scott returns to writing with 80K-word novel
Spread the love Philanthropist and novelist MacKenzie Scott, ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has now announced her return to fiction writing after more than a decade. According to a report by Forbes, in a post on her blog Scoot announced that she will serially release an 80,000-word novel titled ‘Last Days in Two Nations (A History in Eighteen Minds)”...
Ex-JPSC chairperson arrested amid student protests over alleged irregularities
Spread the love Former Chairperson of the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) L. Khiangte (File Photo) RANCHI: Jharkhand CID on Monday arrested former Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) chairperson L Khiangte in connection with alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations.The arrest came as the agitation over alleged irregularities entered its 17th day, with protesters marching towards the state assembly, which is...
Amit Shah to speak on student protest crackdown, says Rijiju, poses a condition to oppn
Spread the love Amit Shah set to respond in Parliament on student protest crackdown NEW DELHI: Union Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday said Union home minister Amit Shah is prepared to respond in Parliament on the student protest crackdown, while asking opposition members not to disrupt the proceedings when the statement is made.“The offer made by the government...
How does the human brain’s biological clock track a 24-hour day?
Spread the love — Sahitya Agrawal, Raxaul A: The brain’s biological clock is a network of genes and proteins whose concentrations rise and fall in a roughly daily cycle. There is a cluster of neurons in the hypothalamus called the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN). Inside SCN neurons, certain genes are switched on to produce certain proteins. At one point, these proteins...
18 injured, 4 critical after unidentified men open fire along Assam-Arunachal border
Spread the love Image Used For Representational Purpose Only GUWAHATI: At least 18 Assamese villagers were injured, four of them critically, after unidentified men from the Arunachal Pradesh side opened fire during a confrontation along the disputed Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border, triggering fresh tension between the two neighbouring states.The incident, which reportedly stemmed from a dispute over alleged encroachment in the...
Scientists turn to sharks for better hurricane predictions
Spread the love From the killer shark of Jaws to the tornado-tossed predators of the Sharknado movies, films long have portrayed sharks as objects of summer fear. But when a shark cuts through the waters off the U.S. East Coast, it now may be doing more than hunting. It may also be gathering data that helps scientists understand the potential...
‘Narendra naam se nafrat’: Berwal’s Pak boxer story leaves PM Modi laughing
Spread the love Narender Berwal and PM Narendra Modi (Video grabs) NEW DELHI: A Pakistani boxer’s unusual reaction after losing to Indian heavyweight Narender Berwal left Prime Minister Narendra Modi amused during an interaction with India’s Commonwealth Games 2026 medallists on Sunday.Berwal, who won silver in the men’s 90+kg category in Glasgow, recalled an incident from his boxing career when...
‘Narendra naam se nafrat’: Berwal’s Pak boxer story leaves PM Modi laughing
Spread the love Narender Berwal and PM Narendra Modi (Video grabs) NEW DELHI: A Pakistani boxer’s unusual reaction after losing to Indian heavyweight Narender Berwal left Prime Minister Narendra Modi amused during an interaction with India’s Commonwealth Games 2026 medallists on Sunday.Berwal, who won silver in the men’s 90+kg category in Glasgow, recalled an incident from his boxing career when...
Australia U19’s Neel Patel ready for India challenge: ‘Wickets will be different’
Spread the love Australian U-19 all-rounder Neel Patel with his family. (Photo Courtesy: Cricket NSW) New Delhi: Neel Patel’s first cricketing memory isn’t a cricket ground. It is the balcony of his family’s apartment in Australia, where his grandfather would bowl underarm to him and Patel, armed with a plastic foam bat, would try to hit the ball as hard...
