Holotype specimen of Chakrata torrent frog Dehradun: Since its discovery nearly four decades ago, the Chakrata torrent frog, a rare amphibian named after Uttarakhand’s Chakrata region, has not been seen again, and may have become locally extinct, according to a new study that found no trace of the species during surveys across 13 historically suitable…
New Delhi: A 45-year-old teacher engaged in the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls allegedly jumped off Rani Jhansi Flyover Thursday. Police said a handwritten note seized from the spot suggested that he had been under immense pressure.The man had allegedly jumped from at least 30 feet in a suicide attempt. He sustained multiple…
More professionals are questioning whether the traditional 9-to-5 is still the only path to a successful career. As conversations around freelancing, remote work, and entrepreneurship continue to grow, personal stories of individuals taking a different route are gaining a wide online audience. One such post has now caught social media’s attention, with a marketing executive…
“American jobs ought to go to American workers and not foreign fraudsters,” US vice president JD Vance said on Wednesday (local time) as he announced a crackdown on the alleged misuse of the H-1B visa programme.He also said the US department of labour has launched investigations and issued subpoenas against entities accused of exploiting the…
Bengaluru: The state govt is all set to distribute shoes and socks to over 45 lakh govt school students across the state from next week, and has issued a detailed Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for their safe storage and distribution. According to a circular issued by the commissioner of school education on Wednesday, officials have…
2 India-flagged ships carrying crude crosses Strait of Hormuz NEW DELHI: Amid escalation of US-Iran conflict, Indian ship Lila Vadinar, carrying 2.7 lakh tonnes of Kuwaiti crude, crossed the Strait of Hormuz on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday. Earlier, it was asked to turn back by Iran’s Sepah Navy from the tip of…
The current phase will focus on raising the tracks through the station area, which has emerged as one of the most flood-prone stretches. (File Photo) MUMBAI: Western Railway (WR) has decided to raise the track level at Nalasopara and Vasai as part of a two-phase flood mitigation plan after waterlogging earlier this week disrupted suburban…
Water Resource Minister Reviews Satluj Embankment Works at Sasrali ColonyTNNPunjab Water Resource and Mining and Geology Minister Barinder Kumar Goyalreviewed the reconstruction of the Dhussi embankment along the Satluj Riverat Sasrali Colony village. He directed officials to ensure that all worksare completed within the stipulated timeframe and to the highest qualitystandards, keeping the ongoing monsoon…
Kalyan: A Kalyan court on Thursday rejected the police’s plea to produce arrested Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre through video conferencing in the case of alleged assault of a doctor and nursing staff at Dombivli’s Shastri Nagar Hospital. The court directed the police to produce the 72-year-old corporator, who had been admitted to hospital on…
Trump has softened his stance on Spain after his lash out Madrid said on Thursday that US President Donald Trump had softened his rhetoric on Spain hours after threatening to halt trade with the Nato ally, because he had been made aware of a surge in Madrid’s contributions to the alliance in recent years.On his…