Sheikh Hasina seeks new passport, identity card to facilitate return to Bangladesh | India News
The request is reportedly the clearest indication yet that Hasina is taking steps to act…
Sheikh Hasina seeks new passport, identity card to facilitate return to Bangladesh | India News
The request is reportedly the clearest indication yet that Hasina is taking steps to act on her stated intention to return in December NEW DELHI: Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has formally sought a new passport and national identity card (NID), taking a step towards her planned return from India in December.The information comes…
Chancellor Merz backs Ilse Aigner as Germany’s first female President
Aigner is currently speaker of the Bavarian state parliament (Photo: Reuters). German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has backed Bavarian politician Ilse Aigner as his preferred candidate for the country’s presidency, bringing her closer to becoming Germany’s first woman head of state.Merz conveyed his support for Aigner, 61, at a dinner hosted by his Christian Democratic Union…
‘Dimagi Naxal’ remark a brazen assault: Congress | India News
NEW DELHI: Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Sunday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his “Dimagi Naxals” remarks, accusing him of using the occasion of Diwali to target political rivals and alleging that his comments reflected a pattern of branding those who disagreed with his govt.In a post on X, the Rajya Sabha MP said…
A Texas family’s decision to donate its historic bat cave ensures four million female Mexican free-tailed bats retain a protected place to give birth and raise their pups | World News
In 1990, Richard Phillip Eckert and Virginia Eckert Garrett donated a cave in Mason County, Texas, to The Nature Conservancy in honour of their father and grandfather. The gift ensured the bats would be permanently protected. According to the Conservancy, about four million female Mexican free-tailed bats now use the Eckert James River Bat Cave…
Reds gone, but ‘dimagi Naxals’ still instigating people: PM Modi | India News
RAIPUR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday warned that the end of armed Maoist insurgency did not mean the threat had disappeared, alleging that what he called ‘Dimagi Naxals’ had infiltrated political parties and organisations and were inciting people against the Constitution and democracyContinuing his long-standing tradition of celebrating Diwali with security forces, this time…
Baby pufferfish inherit a nearly non-toxic chemical from their mothers; researchers exposed the larvae to predatory fish, which took them into their mouths before immediately spitting them back out
Pufferfish have an interesting way of showing motherly love. Anyone remotely familiar with poisonous foods would know about fugu. It is a Japanese delicacy so dangerous that chefs need special training and a licence to prepare it. One wrong cut could leave traces of tetrodotoxin, a potent neurotoxin.Pufferfish are notorious for carrying this deadly chemical…
‘Why funding only for temples?’ Congress’s Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Bengal’s Rs 1,000-crore plan | India News
NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Sunday questioned the BJP-led West Bengal government’s proposed Rs 1,000 crore spending over the next two years to renovate and restore ancient temples and monasteries across the state under the ‘Tirthakshetra Circuit’.Speaking to reporters on the occasion of Kali Puja and Diwali, Chowdhury said the country…
Billionaire couple Lynda and Stewart Resnick pledged $50 million to UC Davis in 2022; their 34,000-square-foot agricultural research centre opened in May 2026 | World News
PC: The Wonderful Company A philanthropic pledge announced in 2022 has now taken physical shape at the University of California, Davis, where a new agricultural research centre opened its doors in May 2026. The facility, named after California philanthropists Lynda and Stewart Resnick, follows their $50 million donation to the university, the largest contribution it…
PM Modi visits LK Advani on his birthday as veteran BJP leader enters 100th year | India News
PM Modi visits LK Advani’s residence on his birthday NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday visited former deputy prime minister Lal Krishna Advani at his residence to greet him on his birthday, as the veteran BJP leader entered his 100th year.The Bharatiya Janata Party also organised a havan at its headquarters to mark…
In a 2,800-year-old Siberian tomb, researchers found about 1,000 cannabis seeds and chemical traces in human hair, suggesting ritual intoxication among people buried alongside sacrificed horses and other remains
Representative image of cannabis seeds from Canva Researchers studying a 2,800-year-old princely tomb in southern Siberia have found about 1,000 cannabis seeds alongside preserved human hair containing chemical traces associated with cannabis intoxication. The discovery, reported by Phys.org, ScienceAlert and Discover Magazine, suggests that people buried in the Scythian-era tomb may have used cannabis for…
