CHENNAI: After resigning from the BJP, K Annamalai has announced the launch of a new political movement and said he will contest future Assembly elections.Annamalai said there was “a great conflict whether I am a India person or a Tamilian” and revealed that he had informed the party of his decision earlier. “I told the … Read more
NEW DELHI: In a dramatic political twist, AJUP founder Humayun Kabir on Thursday offered former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee a route back to the state Assembly from Rejinagar, just months after breaking away from the Trinamool Congress and campaigning against her government.Also Read | Mamata, Abhishek and 14 days of turmoil: How TMC’s … Read more
Firefighters douse a fire in a hotel in New Delhi (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: At least 21 people have died and several others were injured after a massive fire swept through a hotel building in south Delhi’s Malviya Nagar area on Wednesday morning, triggering a large-scale rescue operation and scenes of panic among residents and … Read more
What appears to be an ordinary cemetery in upstate New York has turned out to be home to one of the most remarkable pollinator discoveries in recent years. Researchers from Cornell University have found an estimated 5.5 million mining bees living beneath East Lawn Cemetery in Ithaca, New York. The vast underground aggregation of native … Read more
Google’s parent company Alphabet is seeking federal approval to release 32 million specially treated mosquitoes across California and Florida over the next two years—as part of a bid to reduce the spread of mosquito-borne diseases including West Nile virus and St. Louis encephalitis. The proposal, filed with the US Environmental Protection Agency, is part of … Read more
Emily Dickinson remains one of the most admired poets in American literary history. Born in 1830 in Amherst, Massachusetts, she became known for her deeply thoughtful poetry that explored themes of nature, love, mortality, hope and human emotions. Although Dickinson lived a quiet and largely private life, her words carried extraordinary emotional depth and wisdom. … Read more
More than five decades ago, Apollo 14 carried an unusual payload into deep space when hundreds of tree seeds accompanied the mission on its journey around the Moon. While astronauts Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell explored the lunar surface in February 1971, command module pilot Stuart Roosa remained in lunar orbit with the seeds packed … Read more
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has weighed in on New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani’s new government efficiency initiative, days after the two sparred publicly over taxing the wealthy. Recently, Bezos criticised New York City’s public school spending and Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s economic policies. He argued that increased funding alone does not solve the underlying issues. … Read more
NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) general secretary Abhishek Banerjee was beaten and pelted with stones, during a visit to West Bengal’s Sonarpur South on Saturday, where he was meeting families affected by post-poll violence.According to police, stones, eggs and shoes were hurled at Banerjee as he travelled through South 24 Parganas. Witnesses said a group … Read more
NEW DELHI: A consumer commission in Andhra Pradesh has held Ola liable for the misconduct of one of its drivers and directed the company to pay Rs 50,000 as compensation to a woman passenger who was left stranded on a highway while on her way to appear for the Andhra Pradesh Junior Civil Judge Mains … Read more