According to the National Centre for Seismology, the tremor, which occurred at 7.52 pm at a depth of 10 km, had its epicentre in the Denkanikottai–Hosur region near the Tamil Nadu–Karnataka border. KRISHNAGIRI/CHENNAI: A mild tremor measuring 3.0 on the Richter scale struck parts of Krishnagiri and Dharmapuri districts on Wednesday evening, triggering moments of…
SSC JE, CPO 2026 exam dates revised The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has revised the examination dates for the Junior Engineer (JE) Examination 2026 and the Sub-Inspector in Delhi Police and Central Armed Police Forces Examination 2026. The Commission issued a notice revising the schedule announced in its earlier notice.According to the revised schedule, the…
When the 2018 rent agreement expired in 2019, the landlords asked the tenant to vacate. (Image for representative purpose only) Whether as a tenant or as a landlord, a proper paper trail is important to avoid disputes in future, and even if they do arise to prove your claim. In a recent ruling, the court…
Representative Image of Lithops werneri camouflaged among grey stones in Namibia’s Erongo Mountains (AI-generated image) In a small patch of Namibia’s Erongo Mountains, a tiny succulent grows so convincingly disguised as a pebble that most people would walk straight past it without a second glance. This plant, Lithops werneri, survives by mimicking the grey, weathered…
Bees may have helped solve one of solar energy’s biggest problems. According to a report by Ecoportal, engineers have developed a new type of solar panel using the honeycomb pattern that bees have mastered for millions of years. The idea is simple. Traditional solar panels lose a lot of sunlight when the sun is not…
Pygmy Sperm Whale’s Deep Dive (AI-generated image) Pygmy sperm whales are among the least studied large mammals in the ocean, spending nearly their entire lives far offshore, diving deep to hunt squid and fish, and rarely surfacing long enough to be observed alive. Most of what scientists know about the species comes instead from whales…
File photo: US Envoy Sergio Gor DHAKA: US’s special envoy for South and Central Asia Sergio Gor is scheduled to visit Bangladesh on July 30 – the first by a senior US diplomat after PM Tarique Rahman’s June tour of China and amid Dhaka’s strong engagements in various fields, including trade, economic corridor and defence,…
More than a year after devastating wildfires swept through parts of Southern California, Malibu’s luxury real estate market is facing an unexpected challenge. Although many multimillion-dollar homes escaped the flames, they are proving difficult to sell as buyers remain cautious about the risks of living in a wildfire-prone area. According to a report by The…
For decades, Pickerel Lake in Minnesota struggled with poor water quality, heavy algal growth and extremely low aquatic plant cover. The shallow lake had become dominated by common carp, a bottom-feeding fish that can disturb lake sediments and alter the movement of nutrients through an aquatic ecosystem.But after the invasive fish were removed in 2009,…
Representative Image of three ancient Assyrian kings emerging from obscurity amid cuneiform tablets (AI-generated image) For nearly a century, historians have relied on the Assyrian King List as the authoritative record of who ruled the ancient Assyrian Empire, especially during its later centuries. Now, new research suggests that record was never as complete or impartial…
