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DOUBLE GOLD FOR SHEETAL; ATHLETES HELP SWELL INDIA’S MEDALS KITTY TO 88

NAGOYA: Armless archer Sheetal Devi picked up two gold medals in the space of less than two hours to reaffirm her peerless credentials, while the track-and-field contingent remained the single biggest contributor to India’s tally that swelled to 88 at...

PARA-ATHLETES’ GOLD RUSH LIFTS INDIA TO 5TH IN OVERALL TALLY

NAGOYA: India’s track and field contingent went on a rampage, collecting 22 medals, including five gold, to propel India to fifth in the overall standings with sprinter Simran, high-jumper Praveen Kumar and shot-putter Sachin Khilari also creating new...

VIJAYADASHAMI REMINDS US OF ENDURING STRENGTH OF TRUTH, RIGHTEOUSNESS: MODI

Dussehra, also known as Vijayadashami across many parts of India, was celebrated in many states on Tuesday with traditional fervour, symbolising the triumph of good over evil. The festival, which celebrates Lord Ram’s victory over Ravana, the...

CITIES SINKING DUE TO GROUNDWATER DEPLETION BUT THIS IS NOT IRREVERSIBLE

Think of a gigantic water balloon beneath a city. The balloon represents an aquifer full of water. When groundwater is pumped out, the “balloon” deflates, and the ground above sinks. If the land is sinking while the sea is rising due to climate change,...

UT govt schools to help students work on weak areas

CHANDIGARH: Two years after Chandigarh’s government schools recorded relatively low learning outcomes in the 2024 PARAKH assessment, the UT education department is shifting its focus to early intervention, with regular assessments planned to identify...

POPULATIONS OF WILD SPECIES DIPPED BY AN AVERAGE OF 73% FROM 1970 TO 2022

SINGAPORE: Nearly 6,000 monitored vertebrate species across more than 35,000 populations declined by an average of 73% from 1970 to 2022, the World Wide Fund for Nature said in its latest Living Planet Report published recently. The Living Planet...

IMF RAISES FORECAST FOR WORLD GROWTH BUT WARNS OF RISKS FROM AI BOOM, DEBT

The strong demand for AI has bolstered growth in China, India and other Asian countries and outpaced the overall growth in global trade, said IMF’s new chief economist Silvana Tenreyro on Tuesday

INDIA bloc marches to apex court after CJI declines request for meeting with LoP

NEW DELHI: Intensifying their agitation against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, Opposition stalwarts, along with hundreds of supporters and activists, undertook their March for Democracy to the Supreme Court on Monday. They filed a joint...

SC directs Centre to normalise Metro, rail services, restore Net connectivity in Delhi

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Sunday ordered that peaceful, unarmed protesters cannot be detained except in accordance with the “procedure established by law.” The apex court also directed the Centre that Metro and railway services should operate...

Air Force Day: President Murmu, PM Modi laud air warriors’ courage, professionalism

NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday extended greetings to Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel on Air Force Day and said that Operation Sindoor demonstrated the courage, precision and operational preparedness of the air warriors in safeguarding...

EMOTION, TEARS AS MESSI RETIRES FROM ARGENTINE NATIONAL TEAM

BUENOS AIRES: Lionel Messi brought the curtain down on his 21-year international career on Tuesday, bidding farewell to adoring Argentina fans in an emotional final appearance for the former world champions in Buenos Aires. In a perfectly scripted...

BIRDS ARE BUILDING NESTS WITH TRASH; PICK UP GARBAGE WHERE YOU CAN

In 2023, a global study found litter in the nests of 176 different bird species, with common culprits including cigarette butts, plastic bags and fishing nets. The risks these materials pose for birds – and particularly chicks– include entanglement,...

JEE-Advanced: Women log highest success rate, cross 10K mark first time in last 6 years

NEW DELHI: Women candidates achieved the highest success rate in the IIT JEE-Advanced entrance exam in 2026, with the number of qualifying candidates crossing the 10,000 mark for the first time in the last six years, according to official data. The...

NAGOYA ASIAN GAMES END, FLAG HANDED OVER TO DOHA

A dazzling light and musical show brought down the curtains on the Asian Games in Japan’s Nagoya and Aichi prefecture on Sunday after a fortnight that saw records galore by a galaxy of sports stars from the world’s biggest continent. (Clockwise from...

COUNTRIES STILL WAY BEHIND ON U.N. BIODIVERSITY TARGETS, RESEARCH SHOWS

SINGAPORE: Governments are set to fall well short of meeting a major UN target to protect and conserve biodiversity in at least 30% of the world’s land and seas by 2030, research published on Wednesday showed. As part of the Kunming-Montreal Global...

SCIENTISTS DISCOVER AMOEBA WHICH CAN STAY ACTIVE EVEN AT 64°CELSIUS

Lassen Volcanic National Park offers a wondrous landscape of hot springs and other geothermal features in the Cascade mountains of California, fuelled by molten rock deep below the surface. In one of these hot springs, scientists have discovered a...

WOMEN’S CRICKET TEAM WINS INDIA’S 1ST GOLD

India handed Sri Lanka a crushing 147-run defeat to win the women’s T20 cricket gold medal at the Asian Games on Tuesday

T. REX WAS WARM-BLOODED, WITH TEMP CLOSE TO THAT OF HUMANS, REVEALS TOOTH STUDY

The chemical makeup of the enamel in three T. rex teeth unearthed in Montana indicates that the dino had a body temperature of 36.3 degrees Celsius, plus or minus 2.5°C. For humans, the average body temperature is 37°C. More apt comparisons may be the...

NASA SCAN DISCOVERS NEW, ‘ONCE IN A CENTURY’ MOON CRATER

CAPE CANAVERAL, FLA. : Scientists have discovered a crater on the Moon that’s bigger than the Roman Colosseum and is the result of a powerful impact two years ago that initially went undetected. The steepsided hole — about 728 feet across and up to 141...

INDIA EYES BEST ASIAD HAUL, PODIUM FINISH

India targets another 100-plus medal haul during the upcoming Games, building on its historic 106 medals in Hangzhou. India will field 501 athletes, down from 655 in Hangzhou, in 36 disciplines.

GENDER EQUALITY TO TAKE 120 YEARS EVEN AS GAP NARROWS, WEF SAYS

India ranks 131st among 145 nations; Iceland, Finland, Norway retain top 3 spots; Iran, Pakistan and Chad are the lowest-ranked countries on the index.

COSMIC RAYS CREATED IN LAB FOR FIRST TIME

An international team of physicists, using the Large Hadron Collider, has recreated in a laboratory for the first time how high-energy cosmic rays enter the Earth’s atmosphere and collide with its gases. The beautiful Northern Lights is one example of...

Progress of Hindi purposeful only with protection of other Indian languages: Shah

NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday said the progress of Hindi is purposeful only when it moves forward while ensuring the dignity, promotion and protection of other Indian languages. Congratulating people on the occasion of Hindi...

LITTLE MERCURY MAY BE SHRINKING FASTER THAN SCIENTISTS EXPECTED

Our solar system’s smallest planet has been shrinking ever since its formation 4.5 bn years ago. Scientists have now reported that Mercury’s shrinkage may be 30% greater than previously believed — a loss in diameter of as much as 23 km. That’s...

AUGUST WAS EARTH’S HOTTEST MONTH ON RECORD: COPERNICUS DATA

Globally, August was 1.65° Celsius above pre-industrial levels, far exceeding the longer term 1.5° Celsius threshold set by the 2015 Paris climate agreement. The eight hottest months on record have all been from July 2023 on, according to Copernicus...

25 YEARS ON, U.S. SEEKS TO KEEP 9/11 MEMORIES ALIVE

NEW YORK: A quarter century after the era-defining attacks of September 11, the United States is eager to keep alive the memory of a 2001 trauma that is fading as the proportion of Americans who did not experience it firsthand grows. President Donald...

MICROPLASTICS CAN ADSORB ORGANIC POLLUTANTS, HEAVY METALS AND OTHER CONTAMINANTS

While microplastics are known for harmful effects in organisms and ecosystems, their environmental impact may extend far beyond the plastic particles. They can interact with chemicals and microorganisms, transport them between environmental...

CHIMPANZEES HAVE UNIQUE ‘DIALECTS’, FINDS STUDY

The study provides the first evidence that chimps develop population-specific, distinct vocal differences or dialects as they grow older, and contributes to a growing body of evidence that primate communication is more flexible and dynamic than...

SATWIK-CHIRAG CLINCH CHINA MASTERS TITLE

SHENZHEN: Star Indian men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty produced a stirring comeback to beat China’s He Ji Ting and Ren Xiang Yu in a three-game thriller and clinch the China Masters Super 750 title here on...

NEPAL SEEKS CLIMATE COMPENSATION FROM CHINA, U.S. & INDIA

Nepal is demanding climate compensation from the world’s biggest emitters of greenhouse gases after deadly floods in the country killed more than a thousand people and left even more missing. China, the US and India have made “extremely large”...

CORAL BLEACHING OCCURRING TOO FREQUENTLY FOR REEFS TO RECOVER, SAY SCIENTISTS

The world’s coral reefs sustain a quarter of all marine life, make coastlines more resilient and provide food and livelihoods for millions of people, but their survival has been threatened by pollution and increasingly frequent mass bleaching caused by...

MESSI RETIRES FROM INT’L FOOTBALL

TOLL SURGES TO 781, AUTHORITIES WARN OF RISING WATER LEVELS IN BHOTEKOSHI RIVER

KATHMANDU: The water levels in the Bhotekoshi river rose again on Sunday, days after a devastating flash flood struck Nepal, authorities warned, as they urged residents and rescue personnel in flood-hit districts to remain alert. The death toll from...

HUNDREDS KILLED, MORE THAN 1,000 MISSING IN NEPAL, CHINA AFTER HIMALAYAN DELUGE

TRISHULI, NEPAL: Rescuers searched for survivors in the debris-strewn valleys and hillsides of Nepal on Thursday while more than 1,000 people remained missing there and in neighbouring China after a wall of ice, mud and rock collapsed into a mountain...

NEPAL FLOODS LEAVE 95 DEAD; 105 INDIANS AMONG 500 MISSING

Floodwaters surged through the Bhote Koshi river at around 9 am (local time) on Wednesday, affecting Rasuwa and Dhading districts bordering Tibet. It soon spread to Dhading, Nuwakot and Chitawan districts, damaging at least four permanent bridges and...

CLIMATE CHANGE MAY HALVE OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS IN FISH AND ORGANISMS THEY EAT

ADELAIDE: You’ve probably heard eating fish and other seafood is good for your health. One of the main reasons is that seafood is an excellent source of two important omega-3 fats called EPA and DHA. EPA and DHA are critical for the development and...

Anxiety, low energy, loneliness and sadness peak in Classes 11, 12, study findings show

MUMBAI: Student well-being across India plummeted from 62% in Class 8 to 43% in senior grades, as anxiety, low energy, frustration, loneliness, and sadness peaked among students in Classes 11 and 12, a study has stated. Findings from the Student...

NASA-LED STUDY SHOWS SOME EARTH MICROBES COULD SURVIVE ON THE MOON

Experts have found 5 forms of fungi and bacteria could survive for periods of weeks to months in certain areas — such as inside craters that remain permanently shadowed — and during particular seasons — autumn and winter. The finding, however, raises...

Give Class 6 students a one-time reprieve from 3-language policy: Supreme Court

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to consider giving a one-time reprieve to students currently in Class 6 from the third-language requirement, so that they do not face a mandatory board...

INDIA BEAT ARCH-RIVALS PAKISTAN 5-3

AMSTELVEEN: Skipper Harmanpreet Singh and Abhishek scored a brace each to help India beat arch-rivals Pakistan 5-3 in their final Pool D match of the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup here on Wednesday. Harmanpreet struck twice from two penalty corners in...

ELDERLY FAR MORE AT RISK FROM RISING HEAT THAN THOUGHT

NEW DELHI: Global warming breaching three degrees Celsius will affect older adults in India, China, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, accounting for 1.5 billion people, or 73% of the total affected population worldwide, a new study published in The Lancet...

AYUSH SENDS WORLD NO.1 SHI YU QI PACKING IN ROUND 1; SINDHU WINS

NEW DELHI: Giant-killer Ayush Shetty produced the biggest upset on the opening day of the BWF World Championships, stunning world No.1 Shi Yu Qi of China in a thrilling battle to seal a memorable win and storm into the men’s singles second round, while...

B’DESH BEAT TEST CRICKET GIANT AUSTRALIA FOR HISTORIC WIN

DARWIN: A dominant Bangladesh stunned Australia to win the opening Test by a crushing nine wickets in Darwin on Sunday for a historic firstever Test victory on Australian soil. After bowling Australia out for 284 and needing 57 to win, the visitors...

Nearly 73% drop out before finishing higher secondary level: Parliamentary panel report

NEW DELHI: A parliamentary panel has flagged a “drastic decline” in the number of schools and students as education level rises, noting that nearly 73% students drop out before finishing the higher secondary level. The observation is part of the Tenth...

MILLIONS WITNESS EUROPE’S FIRST TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE IN 27 YEARS

MADRID/REYKJAVIK : Millions of people gathered in Iceland and northern Spain to witness Europe’s first total solar eclipse in 27 years on Wednesday, with Spanish officials warning people to avoid areas where a heatwave has raised the risk of...

A first: Vande Mataram full version to ring out from Red Fort on Independence Day

NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday gave assent to a Bill that criminalises intentional disruption or prevention of the singing of the national song Vande Mataram, giving it the same legal protection currently accorded to the national...

Success in conserving Asiatic lion testament to nation’s commitment to wildlife: Minister

NEW DELHI: The Asiatic lion population in India steadily increased from 523 in 2015 to 891 in 2025, environment minister Bhupender Yadav said on Monday. Marking World Lion Day 2026, in a post on X, the minister said that the success in conserving the...

SWIRLING, VORTEX-LIKE PATTERNS OBSERVED ON SUN’S SURFACE

The observations may provide insight into underlying physical processes that impact the dynamics of the Sun and other stars, including eruptions from the solar surface that can interfere with the operation of satellites, GPS navigation, power grids and...

BUTTERFLIES SEEK NEW HABITATS AS CLIMATE CHANGES: STUDY

PARIS: Climate change is driving shifts in where butterflies are found globally, a major study said Wednesday, with many species moving into new areas while others are retreating from traditional habitats. The study in Nature Ecology & Evolution is...

WEBB TELESCOPE SPOTS SIGNS OF ANCIENT CATASTROPHE FOR NEPTUNE’S MOONS

Researchers used Nasa’s James Webb Space Telescope to examine the composition of three of Neptune’s small inner moons — Proteus, Larissa and Galatea — and its inner dusty rings, and detected clay minerals that one might expect to find deep inside...

OVER 50% OF WORLD’S MIGRATORY BIRD SPECIES ARE IN DECLINE, WARN SCIENTISTS

The Conversation/PTI WASHINGTON: Every year, billions of migratory birds connect the world’s continents, oceans and ecosystems as they undertake epic journeys between their foraging habitats and their breeding grounds. A bobolink (Dolichonyx...

GLASGOW GAMES END; CWG FLAG, BATON HANDED TO AHMEDABAD

GLASGOW: As the curtain came down on the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, India offered the world a vibrant invitation to Ahmedabad, blending ancient philosophy, contemporary artistry and cultural grandeur in a handover presentation that officially launched...

TOP DOGS RIDE WAVES AT ANNUAL SURFING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Top dogs rode the waves during the annual World Dog Surfing Championships on Saturday amid cheers from spectators on a beach in Northern California. From spaniels to labradors, the canines were judged on how long they stayed on their board, the size of...

PARA-ATHLETES GAVIT, BASIL CLINCH HISTORIC 1-2 IN T47 100M

GLASGOW: India’s para-athletes remained an inspiring and unstoppable force at the Commonwealth Games as sprinters Dilip Mahadu Gavit and Mohammed Basil scripted another story of grit with a gold-silver finish in the men’s 100m T47 final. Gavit clocked...

GULVEER SINGH WINS HISTORIC CWG SILVER IN MEN’S 10,000M

GLASGOW: Gulveer Singh became the first Indian to win a Commonwealth Games medal in the men’s 10,000m event, producing a remarkably assured performance on a rainsoaked track to clinch a silver here.The national record holder’s medal was India’s second...

SHOT-PUTTER SHARMILA DHANKAR BECOMES INDIA’S 1ST CWG PARA-ATHLETE TO WIN GOLD

GLASGOW: Sharmila Dhankar scripted history by becoming India’s first-ever Commonwealth Games para-athletics gold medallist, while high jumper Sarvesh Kushare and weightlifters Valluri Ajaya Babu and Gyaneshwari Yadav clinched a silver each, as the...

OLDER PEOPLE NOW FASTEST GROWING CONTRIBUTORS TO DIETARY GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, SAYS STUDY

NEW DELHI: Practising yoga may significantly improve a tobacco user’s chances of quitting while also reducing anxiety, depression, and other psychological factors linked to addiction, according to a study by researchers at the All India Institute of...

In Mann Ki Baat, PM recalls soldiers’ bravery in Kargil; lauds rise in defence production

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asserted that India is continuously scaling new heights in defence production, military exports, and also in the field of political cooperation with friendly nations. Addressing his monthly radio...

PM’s response insufficient, won’t leave Jantar Mantar until Pradhan resigns: CJP

NEW DELHI: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Thursday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement on action against paper leaks did not address the issue of accountability and reiterated its demand for Union education minister Dharmendra...

Shall end fast if Centre assures no action will be taken against protesters, says Wangchuk

NEW DELHI: Activist Sonam Wangchuk on Wednesday said he would end his indefinite hunger strike if the Centre gives an unequivocal assurance that no punitive or retaliatory action would be taken against students and youth who participated in the protest...

KINGS OF THE WORLD GET ROYAL WELCOME

Spain’s World Cup-winning soccer team returned home on Monday and an estimated crowd of almost 2 million was on hand to greet the squad through the streets of Madrid. The 26 players and their coaching staff met with the country’s royals, and then with...

SPAIN OUTPLAY ARGENTINA TO CLINCH FOOTBALL’S BIGGEST PRIZE

EAST RUTHERFORD: Ferran Torres scored a dramatic extra-time winner as Spain defeated holders Argentina 1-0 to win the World Cup on Sunday and shatter Lionel Messi’s dreams of a triumphant farewell to football’s greatest stage. Barcelona striker Torres...

ENGLAND-FRANCE THRILLER REWRITES HOST OF RECORDS

England win third place with best showing in six decades; Mbappe becomes all-time top scorer till date and 10-goal tally makes it the highest scoring match since 1982.

MESSI ASSISTS SPARK TWIN STRIKES IN 7 MINUTES, GUIDING ARGENTINA INTO FINAL

ATLANTA: Lionel Messi engineered a spectacular comeback for Argentina against England in their World Cup semi-final on Wednesday to keep his team on track for back-to-back titles. England were agonisingly close to reaching their first World Cup final...

OYARZABAL, PEDRO STRIKE AS MAJESTIC SPAIN OVERCOME FRANCE TO REACH FINAL

ARLINGTON: Spain stunned tournament favourites France 2-0 to reach the World Cup final on Tuesday, producing a tactical masterpiece to shatter Les Bleus’ dreams of winning the title for the third time. A first-half penalty from Mikel Oyarzabal and a...

U.S. ATTACKS IRAN, TEHRAN RETALIATES BY TARGETING WEST ASIAN COUNTRIES

DUBAI: The US launched strikes on Iran early Tuesday, hours after President Donald Trump vowed to reinstate an American blockade of Iranian ports and charge ships for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran responded with attacks on Middle East...

INDIA LORD OVER ENGLAND AT HALLOWED VENUE

LONDON: Sneh Rana and Deepti Sharma shared the last four wickets as India completed a 270-run thrashing of England to win the first women’s Test at Lord’s on Monday. England, set a record-breaking target of 457 for victory, were dismissed for 186...

ENGLAND, ARGENTINA BATTLE PAST NORWAY, SWISS, SET UP BLOCKBUSTER SEMI-FINAL

LOS ANGELES: England and Argentina will meet on Wednesday in a blockbuster World Cup semi-final infused with decades of bitter rivalry after they battled past Norway and Switzerland respectively in the quarter-finals. The South Americans and their...

SOUTH-WEST MONSOON COVERS ENTIRE INDIA

The south-west monsoon covered the entire country on Thursday, a day late vis-a-vis the normal date of July 8. It was the most delayed onset since 2021 (July 13). The monsoon picked up pace after a break for nearly 10 days in the middle of June.

Monsoon fury: IMD forecasts heavy rain across India; alerts for Bengal, North-East

NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday forecast widespread rainfall across many parts of the country over the next few days, with heavy to very heavy rainfall likely over parts of North-West, Central, West Coast and...

MANTLE WAVES CAUSED ANTARCTICA TO FREEZE BEFORE ARCTIC: STUDY

Scientists found mantle waves drove the uplift of a mountain range in eastern Antarctica that passed an elevation threshold crucial for letting glaciers form and expand. The result was the appearance of the East Antarctic ice sheet at a time when...