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In 1923, wardens began protecting a 35-acre Texas island where the state’s last reddish egrets survived; one family lived there full time in a two-room hut, and today it holds the world’s largest nesting colony

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Welcome to the Island Where Egrets Rule A century after wildlife wardens began protecting a small island in Texas, the 35-acre site has become the world’s largest nesting colony for Reddish Egrets. Green Island sits in the Laguna Madre, a coastal lagoon in southern Texas. In 1923, Audubon Texas signed its first sanctuary lease with…

Docs flag concerns over Jharkhand student leader Mahto’s health

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Devendra Mahto at Ranchi Sadar Hospital NEW DELHI: Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha leader Devendra Nath Mehto is suffering from an electrolyte imbalance, doctors at Sadar Hospital in Ranchi said on Saturday, expressing concern over the health condition of the student leader, who has been on a hunger strike for 15 days.While briefing about Mahto’s health,…

Why some Indian careers are judged before they are chosen?

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‘What do you do?’Sounds like a simple question. But in India, the answer to this question determines your social status.Is there any scope?How much will you earn?What will people say?Some careers in India instantly earn respect. Others invite questions.So when a young person chooses a career, are they really choosing what they want or are…

Doctors pledge two hours a week for free care to poor

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The programme seeks to reach patients from low-income families, rural areas and urban slums who often delay treatment because of cost or the lack of access to specialists. NEW DELHI: In an attempt to bridge gaps in access to specialist healthcare, 27 doctors from across Delhi have pledged two hours of free consultation every week…

In 1975, Chantal Doecke was evacuated from Vietnam to Australia as a newborn; 49 years later, a DNA test revealed the twin brother she never knew existed

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Chantal Doecke at Onkaparinga River in Adelaide A commercial DNA test has helped an Australian woman discover that she has a twin brother living only a short flight away. Chantal Doecke was evacuated from Saigon as a newborn in 1975 and brought to Australia during Operation Babylift, an international effort to move children out of…

Food regulator failed to penalise 2,430 firms: CAG

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Food safety officials inspected 26 Bengaluru hotels on Friday. Thirty teams collected 35 food samples for laboratory analysis NEW DELHI: The food regulator failed to impose Rs 5.60 crore in penalties on 2,430 food businesses that either did not file or delayed filing mandatory annual returns, a CAG audit has found, raising questions over enforcement…

AIIMS Rishikesh failed to recover Rs 1.78cr dues, paid Rs 60L in inadmissible allowances: CAG

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AIIMS-Rishikesh (File photo) NEW DELHI: AIIMS Rishikesh failed to recover Rs 1.78 crore in dues from a contractor and paid Rs 60.21 lakh in inadmissible nursing and dress allowances to College of Nursing faculty, a CAG audit has found.The institute awarded a three-year parking and traffic management contract in August 2019, with a monthly licence…

Doom! Board lowers the boom on Indian-American CEO who fired 900 employees over Zoom

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Vishal Garg made headlines in 2021 after he fired 900 employees over a video call. TOI Correspondent from Washington: Indian-American entrepreneur Vishal Garg, who became a global symbol of ruthless corporate layoffs after firing 900 employees in a three-minute Zoom call just before Christmas in 2021, has himself been ousted as chief executive of Better…

Indian couple in Ireland to return to Pune after 11 years, citing AI pressure and job stress

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NRI couple in Ireland for 11 years to move back to Pune and raise daughters with grandparents. An Indian tech couple living in Ireland for more than a decade say they plan to move back to Pune by May next year, citing rising work pressure, concerns about artificial intelligence and the lack of family support…

US used dioxin-laden oil for dust control in a town with 2,000 residents, years later it spent $33.1 million for their relocation in order to protect their lives

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At times, things go wrong even when you try with all your might to ensure they are right. It was in the 1970s, that Times Beach, a small town in Missouri, attempted to solve a common problem for dirt roads by spreading residual oil to reduce dust. Years later, it was discovered that some of…

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In 1930, a Pittsburgh plumber built a tiny aluminium observatory in his backyard for a homemade telescope; its unusual dome became a prototype for observatory designs and later helped bring him face to face with Einstein

A UK woman paid £5 for a ring at a car boot sale, believing it was costume jewellery. An expert later identified it as an 18-carat gold ring set with a 3.02-carat natural diamond worth about £15,000!

‘Faced a lot of racism’: Indian woman working as a nurse in Australia asks if not liking life abroad is a good reason to return. Redditors say…

Scientists removed 18 invasive black rats from Mokoliʻi Island in 2002 using traps and poison bait; surviving Wedge-tailed Shearwater chicks rose from one to 185 by 2003 |

In 2014, a couple bought an 18th-century Scottish church and renovated it into a five-bedroom home and working bistro; the 4,779-square-foot property is now on the market with offers over £550,000

A retired Georgia farmer began turning old tin, bicycle parts and scrap metal into homemade figures; over the next two decades hundreds filled his roadside property before his discarded-material art reached museums

Parts of Ontario move to permanent daylight saving time to avoid disruption for businesses and families. What will happen on November 1?

In 1923, wardens began protecting a 35-acre Texas island where the state’s last reddish egrets survived; one family lived there full time in a two-room hut, and today it holds the world’s largest nesting colony

Docs flag concerns over Jharkhand student leader Mahto’s health

Why some Indian careers are judged before they are chosen?

Doctors pledge two hours a week for free care to poor

In 1975, Chantal Doecke was evacuated from Vietnam to Australia as a newborn; 49 years later, a DNA test revealed the twin brother she never knew existed

Food regulator failed to penalise 2,430 firms: CAG

AIIMS Rishikesh failed to recover Rs 1.78cr dues, paid Rs 60L in inadmissible allowances: CAG

Doom! Board lowers the boom on Indian-American CEO who fired 900 employees over Zoom

Indian couple in Ireland to return to Pune after 11 years, citing AI pressure and job stress

US used dioxin-laden oil for dust control in a town with 2,000 residents, years later it spent $33.1 million for their relocation in order to protect their lives