US Death Valley National Park. Photo credit: AP A 68-year-old French tourist died in California’s Death Valley National Park after his vehicle became stuck on a remote road, leaving him stranded in temperatures that reached 116 degrees Fahrenheit (46.7°C).According to the US National Park Service, Pierre Michel Formosa and a travelling companion were driving along…
19-year-old Alli Renee Singh died after the car in which she was traveling plunged into ocean in Santa Cruz, California. A 19-year-old US Santa Cruz student, Alli Renee Singh, was killed when a car that she was not driving plunged off Santa Cruz’s iconic West Cliff Drive on August 13. The fatal crash took place…
Large gathering at Jantar Mantar over caste based reservation NEW DELHI: Union MoS for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale on Saturday said reservation is a “constitutional right” and termed demands for its abolition “unconstitutional”, arguing that several needy communities continue to benefit from the system.Addressing a press conference, Athawale said some people had demanded…
Press Club of India president speaks out on ‘Modi chalisa’ row. Photo credit: PTI New Delhi: Press Club of India president Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty on Saturday said the journalists’ body neither organised nor endorsed the ‘Modi Chalisa’ event at its premises, calling it “a victim of a breach of trust”.Sharing a video statement on X,…
Rejecting the idea of ‘manusmriti’, he asserted that a woman belongs to no one but herself. NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday described India’s 70 crore women as the country’s “biggest asset”, saying they are more forward-looking than men and have a crucial role in shaping the nation’s future. He also invoked the…
The island was protected as a National Seashore in 1965. (Picture: NPS) Assateague Island National Seashore in Maryland is known for its undeveloped beaches, wildlife and natural coastal habitats. But plans were once in place to turn large parts of Assateague into a resort community with homes, roads, commercial areas and other infrastructure.The island’s story…
The meeting came days after the BJP announced its 65-member national team under party president Nitin Nabin. NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met the BJP’s newly appointed team of national office-bearers at the party headquarters in the national capital and posed for a group photograph with them.The meeting was the first introductory…
On China, Jaishankar said India should continue doing business with Beijing while developing the domestic strength needed to compete with it NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Saturday offered a candid assessment of a rapidly changing global landscape, warning that growing geopolitical and economic tensions are creating new challenges for countries and businesses….
Luca McGillPhoto: Society for Science When 13-year-old Luca McGill set out to measure carbon dioxide in Arizona, he assumed the busiest city streets would naturally produce the highest levels. However, his custom drone experiments revealed a completely different reality. As documented by the Society for Science, which highlights young researchers through its Thermo Fisher Scientific…
A one-horned rhinoceros grazes in the Burapahar Range of Kaziranga National Park (PTI Photo) At dawn, Kaziranga wakes to mist rising over its tall grasslands. Elephants move through the wilderness as jeep tracks wind past marshes, while one-horned rhinos emerge from the grass.By afternoon, the landscape transforms into a trail of wildlife sightings, wild water…