Spread the love File photo: Students wait outside an examination centre before appearing in the NEET-PG 2026 examination NEW DELHI: The NEET-PG 2026 examination for candidates allotted to the iON Digital Zone Sitapura centre in Jaipur, Rajasthan, has been rescheduled to September 5, the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) said.According to news agency ANI, the decision was...
US startup raises $180m to drill 5km deep for superhot geothermal power
Spread the love Quaise Energy, an American startup, announced on August 27 the final closing of a $180 million funding round, which included $35 million from Nabors, to finance the Obsidian Project in Oregon, where a microwave gyrotron will create wells in rock between 300 °C and 500 °C to establish the first commercial superhot geothermal plant on the planet,...
This blue laser finds a mosquito in 3 milliseconds and burns its wings mid-flight
Spread the love Blue laser fires, mosquito drops: Photon Matrix claims 30 kills a second Mosquitoes kill roughly 700,000 people a year, which makes them the deadliest animal on the planet by a wide margin. Our defences have not changed much in a century: nets, coils, sprays, and a rolled-up newspaper. A startup in Changzhou, in eastern China, thinks the...
‘Identify your real enemy’: Khamenei urges Gulf rulers to unite, defend each other
Spread the love File photo: A woman walks next to a banner with a picture of Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei in Tehran (Reuters photo) Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei on Sunday urged Gulf rulers to identify their “real enemy”, understand its plans and confront it, according to a written message published on his Telegram account.The message, issued to...
‘Pakistan chapter I had before is now closed’: Amir calls himself ‘British local’
Spread the love Mohammad Amir. (File Photo) Mohammad Amir has ended speculation over a possible return to Pakistan’s national team, confirming that his international career is now firmly behind him.The left-arm pacer, who retired from international cricket in December 2024, has obtained British citizenship and a British passport through his wife, Narjis Khan.Amir explained that his new status means he...
70 rounds of fire, 3,000-round endurance: How India turned a Russian AK-203 into its own ‘Sher’
Spread the love India’s first fully indigenous AK-203 ‘Sher’ marks a decade-long journey from Russian technology transfer to complete local manufacturing. NEW DELHI: Every working day, 23-year-old Neha Mishra shoulders an AK-203 ‘Sher’, takes aim and pulls the trigger. But the shots she fires at the Indo-Russian Rifles Pvt Ltd (IRRPL) facility in Korwa are not part of military training....
Man throws acid on ex-fiancee, her sister after marriage called off in UP
Spread the love Family members of the victims managed to detain Bhati before calling the police HAPUR: A broken marriage alliance allegedly turned violent in Hapur after a man attacked his former fiancee and her sister with acid at their home, leaving both women seriously injured, police said on Sunday.The accused, Harsh Bhati, a resident of Awas Vikas Colony, was...
Russia turns to India for petrol as Ukraine attacks disrupt fuel supplies
Spread the love Cars queue to refuel at fuel stations in Russia (Image credit: Reuters) India has emerged as a major energy supplier to Russia, exporting almost 1 million barrels of gasoline over the past two months as Moscow turned to overseas supplies amid a worsening domestic fuel shortage.Russia’s seaborne gasoline imports reached a record of around 125,000 barrels per...
1 killed, 5 injured in shooting at rave party in northern Switzerland
Spread the love Major police operation underway after shots fired at event in Switzerland’s Aarau A shooting at a rave party in northern Switzerland killed one person and injured at least five others, some seriously, local police said on Sunday.Aargau cantonal police said a manhunt was underway following the shooting and appealed to the public for photographs or videos that...
‘Oh gosh, this such a mess’: Federer breaks down during Hall of Fame speech – Watch
Spread the love Roger Federer tries to hold back his tears during his induction ceremony at the International Tennis Hall of Fame, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026, in Newport, R.I. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Roger Federer became emotional several times during his induction speech at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport on Saturday, reflecting on his career, family and the...
