The Swiss village of Kandersteg could be destroyed by a landslide due to an unstable mountain rock formation, and scientists are linking the threat to thawing permafrost and glacier dynamics. The 1,300 residents of the village in Switzerland’s Bern canton live in the midst of a charming landscape including sharp peaks, white glaciers, steep green…
The Centre told the Supreme Court that the NEET examination security system is “foolproof” and difficult to breach. NEW DELHI: The Centre on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that the system put in place for conducting the NEET examination is “foolproof” and difficult to breach, as the court heard concerns related to the security and…
In 1993, an art historian walked into a museum storeroom in Vienna and came across a large painting that had slipped almost entirely from view. The picture was not recognised as an important work by a woman artist. Instead, it became the first clue in a search that would stretch across more than three decades….
File photo: Leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi NEW DELHI: The defence counsel for leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday opposed a plea seeking his voice sample in the defamation case filed by Satyaki Savarkar, grandson of Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, in a Pune court.Gandhi’s lawyer…
TN orders action to stop students joining left-wing protests The Vijay-led Tamil Nadu government has directed the School education department, higher education department, police department and district administrations to take coordinated measures to prevent school and college students and youth from participating in protests and agitation programmes.According to an official communication issued by the Department…
A 15-year-old Massachusetts student is exploring an unusual way to make polluted water cleaner: using discarded animal bones. Tina Jin, a student at Phillips Academy in Andover, developed a filtration system that uses ground cow, lamb or pig bones arranged in multiple layers to target different contaminants in water. Her research focuses on places where…
Swati Maliwal targets Kejriwal over DJB, liquor scams NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha member Swati Maliwal on Wednesday accused former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal of presiding over a decade of corruption in the national capital, alleging irregularities in projects including classroom construction and the liquor policy.“In last 10 years in Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal was running…
CM Vijay’s big MLA package: Govt cars, Rs 75,000 monthly vehicle allowance announced NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Wednesday announced that all Members of the Legislative Assembly will be provided government vehicles to help them travel to their constituencies and carry out public service work.Under the announcement, each MLA will…
Mumbai Police has written to Special Public Prosecutor to initiate the process against the accused who remain absconding including Hafiz Saeed and Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi.(File photo) NEW DELHI: India will continue to take “whatever action is required” to defeat terrorism, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Tuesday as Mumbai Police initiated proceedings for an in…
File photo: PM Modi and Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s proposed visit to India to be “memorable”, Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi said, as uncertainty continues over the trip amid fresh strains in ties between New Delhi and Dhaka.Speaking at a reception hosted by…