NEW DELHI: The West Bengal government on Tuesday withdrew its appeal before the Supreme Court challenging the Calcutta high court’s May 2024 judgment that struck down the inclusion of 77 communities, including 75 Muslim communities, in the state’s Other Backward Classes (OBC) list.The Supreme Court allowed the withdrawal after the state informed the court that…
Sonu Kumar Gupta from Gopalganj died after two UAE-linked tankers came under a missile attack in the Strait of Hormuz Patna: A marine engineer from Bihar’s Gopalganj district was killed after two UAE-linked tankers came under a missile attack near the Strait of Hormuz, the UAE ministry of defence confirmed.Sonu Kumar Gupta, a resident of…
Tasmanian devils face extinction due to contagious cancers and shrinking genetic diversity. Scientists are mapping genetic diversity to identify natural resistance in the species. Image Credits: Wikimedia Commons For the Tasmanian devil, time is running short as the species faces shrinking genetic diversity. As the largest living carnivorous marsupial, the species has spent three decades…
Patna: Training for officials and personnel engaged in Bankipur assembly byelection began at the collectorate here on Tuesday, with election authorities conducting the first phase for master trainers on the operation of electronic voting machines (EVMs), voter-verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) units and other polling procedures.The training for master trainers will continue till Wednesday. They…
Scientists discovered painting zebra-like stripes on cows reduces biting flies. Image Credit: PLOS ONE For decades, farmers have used pesticides to protect livestock from biting flies, but what if a paintbrush could do part of the job instead? It might sound odd, but scientists in Japan discovered that painting zebra-like black-and-white stripes on cows can…
Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre and his aides allegedly attacked two doctors and other hospital staff Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre and his aides allegedly attacked two doctors and other hospital staff Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre and his aides allegedly attacked two doctors and other hospital staff Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre and his…
NEW DELHI: India on Tuesday called for an artificial intelligence-driven economic transition that protects jobs, social security and human dignity, while Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) pressed for alternative economic models to tackle poverty, unequal wealth distribution and vulnerabilities faced by workers under the free-market system.At the inaugural session of the BRICS Trade Union Forum Summit…
Egg prices have touched a new high, Rs 750 per 100 eggs in Mysuru and Rs 735 per 100 eggs in Bengaluru Mysuru: After a slump a few months ago, egg prices have touched a new high, reaching Rs 750 per 100 eggs in Mysuru and Rs 735 per 100 eggs in Bengaluru. Prices are…
Pralay missile on Kartavya Path. India struck terror targets deep inside Pakistani territory in response to the terror attack on unarmed civilians in Pahalgam, . Right after the pinpointed attack on the nine terror targets, (seven by the army and two by the air force) the Pakistanis hit back, with the tempo of operations reaching…
NEW DELHI: A total of 13 Indians have been killed and three remain missing in the Gulf region since February 28, according to government sources quoted by news agency ANI, as the conflict in West Asia continues to take a heavy toll on commercial shipping and seafarers.The casualties have been reported since US President Donald…