A near record-sized “dead zone” of oxygen-starved water could form in the Gulf of Mexico this summer, threatening its huge stocks of marine life, researchers said. The area could spread over 8,700 square miles (22,500 square km), scientists at Louisiana State University said on Monday – about the […]
NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court on Monday ordered the release of a journalist arrested for a social media post about Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, in a case that highlighted growing concerns over free speech and media freedom. Prashant Kanojia, 26, was detained by plainclothes police […]
New Delhi, Jun 11: Vigilance Commissioner Sharad Kumar has been named interim CVC until a new incumbent is chosen by Prime Minister Narendra Modi-headed selection panel. Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) K V Chowdary and Vigilance Commissioner T M Bhasin completed their tenure at the anti-graft body on Sunday and […]
Barrackpore, Jun 11: At least two people were killed and three others severely injured when bombs were hurled at them late Monday night in the Kankinara area of West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district, police said Tuesday. The TMC claimed that the victims were supporters of the party and […]
Iran’s foreign minister warned Monday of the consequences of waging “economic war” against the Islamic republic through US sanctions, saying those conducting and supporting it could not expect to “remain safe”. “One cannot expect an economic war to continue against the Iranian people and that those waging this […]
The Boston Red Sox have sent an air ambulance to the Dominican Republic to fly former Major League Baseball all-star David Ortiz to a US hospital after he was shot and wounded in his hometown. Ortiz was shot in the back at an amusement center in Santo Domingo […]
Women who sleep with the television or a light on in the bedroom may be more likely to gain weight, according to a new study published Monday. The research, which was published in the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) Internal Medicine, relied on a survey of almost […]
The black softshell turtle is officially extinct in the wild, but a centuries-old Indian temple and its nature-loving caretaker are helping the creature make a tentative comeback. The northeastern state of Assam was once rich in freshwater turtles, but habitat loss and over-exploitation — they were once a […]
French video game titan Ubisoft on Monday unveiled a new subscription service and a Brexit-tinged title as it taps into the industry trend toward streaming games. A Uplay+ service launching on September 3 will let players access Ubisoft’s library of games on Windows-powered personal computers, according to vice […]
A two-year-old Indian boy stuck in a narrow well for more than four days was pulled out dead on Tuesday, triggering protests over delays in reaching the toddler. The case of Fatehveer Singh captured national attention after he fell into the 33-metre (110 feet) deep well in the […]
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