NEW DELHI: A video of Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar taking bites from apples and throwing them into a crowd during a public event in Kanakapura has gone viral on social media, drawing both praise and criticism.The clip was recorded during Shivakumar’s visit to Horahalli in Kanakapura, where he received a grand welcome from…
Thousands of Missed Driving Tests Prompt Major Rule Changes for Learners / Image: @DVSE Britain’s driving test system is undergoing its biggest overhaul in years as authorities attempt to tackle widespread no-shows, booking abuse and record waiting times that have left hundreds of thousands of learner drivers struggling to secure appointments.The latest changes, introduced by…
Ex-TMC MP Sukhendu Sekhar Ray (File photo) NEW DELHI: Days after exiting the Trinamool Congress, Sukhendu Sekhar Ray on Monday made explosive claims about the Mamata Banerjee-led party and her previous government in West Bengal. The former TMC leader likened his former party to a “party of thieves, rapists” and made the startling claim that…
The ferry glides from one bank of northern Italy’s Adda River to the other, guided by a cable and pulled by currents, offering harried commuters five minutes of serenity and an alternate route now that a bridge closure has backed up traffic.Called “Leonardo’s Ferry,” the mechanism of the so-called reaction ferry was designed five centuries…
In her modest home in Guangopolo, east of Ecuador’s capital, Ligia Ipiales carefully separates strands from a horse’s tail, weaving a mesh as fine as gauze for a “cedazo,” a traditional sieve clinging to survival.The craft that once made the village famous is now fading. Only nine “cedacero” artisans remain. The youngest is 51-year-old Guido…
For decades, the Tasmanian tiger was portrayed as Australia’s most feared livestock predator. Farmers blamed it for dead sheep, newspapers described it as a menace to agriculture, and the Tasmanian government eventually paid cash rewards for its destruction. By the time the last known thylacine died at Hobart Zoo in September 1936, the species had…
Image: Frontiers in Environmental Archaeology High in the Spanish Pyrenees, at an altitude where steep slopes and rocky terrain still make access difficult today, archaeologists have been investigating a cave that appears to have drawn people back again and again over thousands of years. Known as Cova del Sardo, the site has yielded evidence of…
The path from a medical college in New Delhi to one of the most prestigious academic appointments in American medicine is rarely straightforward. Ravi Vij followed that journey while building a career dedicated to understanding and treating blood cancers. The Indian-origin physician-scientist was recently named the inaugural Jeffrey S. and Prue H. Gershman Distinguished Professor…
Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar and Kalyan Banerjee (File photo) NEW DELHI: With Trinamool Congress staring at its biggest possible rupture, party MP Kalyan Banerjee came out all guns blazing against the rebel camp led by Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar. Calling the dissidents “desperate”, he accused them of betraying party boss Mamata Banerjee and alleged that BJP was…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday highlighted the achievements of his government over the past 12 years, listing progress in poverty alleviation, infrastructure, health and digital connectivity.“12 years of trust,development and public welfaree,” PM Modi posted on X, sharing data on key initiatives.The Prime Minister said free ration has been provided every month…