A barren stretch of Egypt’s Western Desert has yielded an unexpected glimpse into a prehistoric ocean, with scientists uncovering fossilised shark teeth belonging to five extinct species that lived during the Late Cretaceous, when dinosaurs still dominated the planet. The discovery comes from the Abu-Tartur Plateau in southwestern Egypt, an area that today is an…
Maintaining the Dasgaja buffer remains a challenge. Photo credit: ANI India and Nepal are turning to drones to map a stretch of their border that, on paper, is supposed to remain empty.The area is known as Dasgaja, the no-man’s-land or buffer zone along the India-Nepal boundary. But on the ground, parts of it have been…
Australian Fairy Penguin. Image Credit: JJ Harrison/Wikipedia Australia is launching a necessary effort to protect one of its most recognisable coastal birds from H5N1 bird flu. Wildlife teams are hand-vaccinating thousands of wild little penguins. On Phillip Island, Victoria, authorities hope to protect a colony of about 5,000 birds by catching them as they return…
A deadly flash flood in Nepal’s Rasuwa district has left at least eight people dead, with 105 Indians among hundreds reported missing. Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Nepal’s Prime Minister Balendra Shah and offered India’s help with rescue and relief efforts after the floods. The US has reportedly asked Ukraine to pause strikes on…
The announcement was made by Prime Minister Lawrence Wong during Singapore’s National Day Rally on August 23. Singapore has a problem that money alone has not been able to solve. People there are having fewer children. Now the country is trying a bigger, longer-term approach. Singapore will provide almost S$70,000 (around US$55,000 or roughly Rs…
The Nishad community finds itself at the centre of the fish row in Ayodhya ahead of 2027 Uttar Pradesh assembly polls. At a time when many Hindu devotees traditionally give up non-vegetarian food during ‘Sawan’, fish has acquired an unlikely political importance in Uttar Pradesh.The row began earlier this month with Uttar Pradesh minister and…
India’s Manav Suthar celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of Sri Lanka’s captain Dhananjay de Silva on the fourth day of the second Test cricket match between India and Sri Lanka, in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (PTI Photo) TimesofIndia.com in Colombo: Sonal Dinusha, dark clouds, rain and the close of play. There has been no…
Tom Neale on Suwarrow: Highlights the story’s main protagonist living his solitary life on the remote Cook Islands atoll. A remote Pacific atoll that was once the solitary kingdom of a New Zealand sailor has secured a lasting future, transforming from a hermit’s retreat into the first conservation sanctuary in the Cook Islands. Suwarrow, an…
Nivin Pauly is currently enjoying the positive response to his latest Malayalam release ‘Bethlehem Kudumba Unit.’ The actor, however, has another project that he is keenly waiting to finish. His Tamil film ‘Benz,’ part of the Lokesh Cinematic Universe, has been in production for a long time. While speaking about his upcoming projects, Nivin opened…
Prince Harry and Meghan arrive in the UK with their children Archie and Lilibet. Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, have returned to the UK after 6 years with their children, Archie and Lilibet, The Telegraph reported.The Sussexes landed at Birmingham Airport around lunchtime on Wednesday after travelling privately from California. The family is…