Farmers from seven states met Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and extended support to the ethanol policy NEW DELHI: A group of farmers on Tuesday voiced support for ethanol during a meeting with Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan at Krishi Bhawan, amid general protests against the use of the E20 bio-fuel mix in…
For most of human history, a water source containing high concentrations of arsenic would have been considered deadly. Long-term exposure to the toxic metal is linked to cancers, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and neurological disorders. Yet for thousands of years, people living in Chile’s Atacama Desert have relied on groundwater containing some of the highest naturally…
Kangana Ranaut on Udhayanidhi Stalin’s arrest NEW DELHI: Actor and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut on Tuesday backed the police action against Tamil Nadu leader of opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin, saying that although the DMK leader is now out on bail, his arrested had set a “good precedent.”“Public display of filthy abuses, double-meaning obscene and vulgar jokes…
John Beal was a Vietnam veteran who returned to Seattle in the late 1960s carrying wounds that never fully healed. He was wounded three times during his tour, held captive in a bamboo tiger cage for thirteen days, and came home to a country that had turned against the war. He eventually settled in South…
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage unveiled ‘Operation Fortress’. Britain’s right-wing Reform UK party has unveiled ‘Operation Fortress’, a military-led plan that it says would end illegal migrant crossings across the English Channel if it comes to power.Party leader Nigel Farage described it as the “largest military operation in the Channel since World War II,” promising…
CM Dhami also inaugurated the Chief Minister’s Health Service Camp at the Alaknanda Hotel premises HARIDWAR: Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday welcomed Kanwariyas arriving in Haridwar for the annual Kanwar Yatra, showering flower petals on Shiva devotees from a helicopter and washing the feet of five pilgrims as a mark of respect.CM…
What is Alaska Highway and its importance in history Imagine building a 1,500-mile road across frozen forests, high mountains, swamps and permafrost in less than a year. It sounds like an impossible engineering task, but that is exactly what the U.S. Army did during World War II. According to the American Society of Civil Engineers…
PC: Landesdenkmalamt Berlin, Julia-Marlen Schiefelbein Construction work in historic city centres often reveals traces of earlier lives, though only occasionally do archaeologists encounter objects that shed light on the personal beliefs of medieval communities. That has happened at Berlin’s Molkenmarkt, where excavations by the Berlin State Office for the Preservation of Historical Monuments have produced…
Last date of BLO visit has been extended to August 17 in Delhi (ANI image) NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday revised the schedule for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) 2026 of electoral rolls in Delhi, extending the period for Booth Level Officers (BLOs) to conduct house-to-house verification. The final electoral…
US Army has used up most of its long-range precision missile stockpiles in the Iran war, raising concerns over readiness for potential conflicts with China, Reuters report. The US Army has used up most of its stockpile of long-range precision missiles as per an exclusive report by Reuters citing three people familiar with the data….