Back in the late 1800s, Hawaii’s booming sugarcane industry had a serious rat problem. Rats were tearing through the cane fields, cutting into profits, and plantation owners wanted a quick fix. Their answer was to bring in the small Indian mongoose, a fast, sharp-toothed little predator known for hunting rats and snakes back in its…
Sir Sam Neill passes at 78. Sir Sam Neill, the esteemed Kiwi actor renowned for his roles in ‘Jurassic Park,’ ‘Peaky Blinders,’ ‘Merlin,’ ‘Possession,’ and more, passed away at the age of 78. His demise was announced on his social media handle, citing that he took his last breath in Sydney, Australia, on July 13,…
CM Suvendu Adhikari has defended the provision, saying it is intended to target habitual offenders. NEW DELHI: Bengal’s controversial Public Safety and Control of Anti-Social Activities Act, popularly dubbed the ‘Goonda Bill’, came into force after midnight on Monday. The Act empowers the BJP government with sweeping powers including preventive detention, property confiscation and the…
Richard Feynman is remembered as one of the twentieth century’s greatest physicists, a Nobel Prize winner whose work transformed quantum electrodynamics and whose wit made science accessible to millions. Yet behind the celebrated scientist was a man who experienced profound personal loss at a young age. In 1945, his wife, Arline Greenbaum Feynman, died from…
Legendary playback singer S. Janaki was laid to rest with full state honours at her family farmhouse in Kaniyanahundi on H.D. Kote Road in Mysuru on Sunday evening. The iconic singer passed away on July 12 at the age of 88 after suffering multiple cardiac arrests while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Mysuru….
NEW DELHI: BJP on Monday stepped up its attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, demanding that he explain his recent foreign trip while also accusing him and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra of neglecting the constituency after a landslide in Kerala’s Wayanad claimed eight lives.The landslide occurred on July 7 at the site of the Anakkampoyil-Meppadi twin-tube…
‘Satluj’ actor Varun Badola revealed he hasn’t watched the Diljit Dosanjh starrer yet and refuses to watch a pirated version, calling the film’s ban “robbery under broad daylight.” He recalled being unaware of the film’s release initially. The Jaswant Singh Khalra biopic also stars Arjun Rampal, Suvinder Vicky and Geetika Vidya. Ever since its quiet…
Europe just unveiled a reusable rocket concept that could challenge SpaceX’s Starship As SpaceX pushes ahead with Starship, researchers in Europe have proposed a different approach to building heavy rockets. A new study by the German Aerospace Center (DLR) presents a concept called RLV C5, a partially reusable launch vehicle that could give Europe its…
Rashmika Mandanna shares ‘Ranabaali’ BTS snap; says Vijay Deverakonda’s scene left her excited Actor Rashmika Mandanna has raised anticipation for her upcoming historical action drama ‘Ranabaali’ by sharing a behind-the-scenes glimpse from the film’s set. The actress posted a BTS photograph on social media and hinted that an important sequence featuring Vijay Deverakonda left her…
The matter will next be heard on July 20 NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday sought a status report from the Uttar Pradesh government-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. The court also sought a response from the Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust.“We direct SIT…