zebra mussels (Representative image by Canva) In the late 1980s, an aquatic invader quietly entered North America through an unlikely route: a ship’s ballast water. That species was the zebra mussel, and within a decade it had spread across all five Great Lakes, triggering one of the most notorious invasive-species stories on the continent. More…
NEW DELHI: Government is considering extending its cybersecurity push beyond CCTV cameras by introducing a similar regulatory framework for a wider range of internet of things (IoT) devices, including smart meters, amid concerns that these devices remain vulnerable as they are imported, mainly from China.While no final decision has been taken, discussions at the official…
One year after Louisiana restored 1,170 acres of wetlands, shrimp, crabs and red drum are returning to the habitat. Louisiana’s coastline is showing early signs of recovery after a major wetland restoration project created 1,170 acres of new marsh habitat in the Barataria Basin. Just one year after construction, species including white and brown shrimp,…
Ankit Kumar faced 11 SSB setbacks before earning his IAF uniform: His inspiring journey. (Photo: X Post) “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” — Winston ChurchillFrom a small village in Farrukhabad, Uttar Pradesh, to the coveted uniform of the Indian Air Force (IAF), 24-year-old Ankit…
Her announcement comes months after Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal sentenced her to death after convicting her of crimes against humanity Bangladesh’s former prime minister Sheikh Hasina has said she and other exiled leaders of the Awami League plan to return to Bangladesh voluntarily around December, despite the possibility of being arrested or even killed upon…
NEW DELHI: India’s smartphone shipments (sales) declined 10% year-on-year in the June quarter, the sharpest quarterly decline in three years since the January-March period of 2023. The impact was most severe in the mass-market segment, where sales of smartphones priced below Rs 15,000 plunged 45% from a year earlier. The sharp slowdown hurt Chinese smartphone…
Mehbooba Mufti (File photo/PTI) NEW DELHI: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday agreed to join rival National Conference’s (NC) July 20 protest in Delhi seeking statehood for Jammu and Kashmir but on the condition that the agenda also includes other key issues.Mufti demanded that the protest also cover issues such as the…
SBI Clerk recruitment 2026 The State Bank of India (SBI) will close the online registration process for the recruitment of 1,538 Junior Associates (Customer Support & Sales) in the clerical cadre today, August 27, 2026. Eligible candidates who have not yet applied can submit their applications through the SBI careers portal before the deadline.The recruitment…
4 US cops helped Chandrakant ‘Lala’ Patel to continue his decade-long U visa fraud. Indian man Chandrakant Patel was arrested and charged with visa fraud that involved fake robberies. Now it has come to the surface that 4 law enforcement officers were helping him in his decade-long operation in Louisiana.Congress created the U-visa for victims…
Jared Leto’s former colleague recalls experience of working with him during ‘Thirty Seconds to Mars’ tour. (Image Credits: Instagram) TRIGGER WARNING: This article includes references to sexual abuse.Jared Leto, the Academy Award-winning artist, has found himself in hot water. His former colleague, who once toured with the Thirty Seconds to Mars frontman, reportedly revealed that…
