Image credit: Florida Phyton Challenge website Florida held its annual Python Challenge just a few weeks ago. The 10-day competition brings together professional and amateur hunters to track and remove invasive Burmese pythons from the Everglades, with cash prizes awarded for capturing the most snakes and the longest python. While the event remains one of…
Horoscope Today: Read daily horoscope predictions for August 1, 2026. Know all about the astrological events and influences that will be affecting each of the 12 zodiac signs. Our astrologer has analyzed the movements of the planets and the alignment of the stars to bring you the most accurate and up-to-date horoscope predictions for the…
Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey KOLKATA: Hockey India’s true colours are showing. The controversy surrounding the Indian teams’ change in jersey colour deepened on Friday, with Hockey India (HI) president Dilip Tirkey questioning in a mail to the Executive Board, the manner in which the decision was taken even as executive director, Commander RK Srivastava,…
The action was part of J&K Police’s ongoing efforts to dismantle the financial and logistical infrastructure of cross-border terror networks JAMMU: J&K Police attached properties of 11 Pakistan-based terrorist handlers in Ramban district on Friday to prevent their misuse for terror financing in the Union Territory.The assets belonged to terrorist handlers Mohammed Iqbal, Farooq Ahmed,…
More than a decade ago, Inunganbi Takhellambam would spend nearly three days travelling to age-group national competitions without a reserved train berth, often sitting on the floor beside the washrooms.Along with fellow judokas from Manipur, she would first travel to Dimapur before boarding a train to Kolkata. From there, another train would take them to…
Superstar Rajinikanth has extended a helping hand to veteran actor and filmmaker Mohan Sharma after news of his financial woes went viral on the internet. The octogenarian actor, who has been in the South Indian film industry for several decades, is presently staying in an old-age home in Gummidipoondi, Chennai. But his plight was brought…
Representative Image of invasive Australian trees in the Florida Everglades (AI-generated image) In 1936, a Florida landowner scattered melaleuca seeds from an aeroplane over the eastern edge of the Everglades, part of a deliberate, decades-long effort to dry out what was then widely viewed as unusable swampland and turn it into farmable ground. The tree,…
Medical personnel shift an injured migrant worker to an ambulance outside the Government Medical College (GMC) Hospital SRINAGAR: Terrorists shot dead a 24-year-old labourer from Chhattisgarh and critically wounded another from the same state at a brick kiln in south Kashmir’s Kulgam on Friday evening, marking the first fatal attack on migrant workers in J&K…
Representative Image (Canva) A routine attempt to kill a venomous cobra turned into a medical emergency for a 72-year-old man in eastern China after the snake’s severed head bit him about five minutes later. According to a report by Global Times, the incident left the man with a severely damaged hand, requiring multiple surgeries and…
Tim Cook’s memory chip problem now has a Senate deadline A bipartisan group of US senators has written to Apple CEO Tim Cook asking the company to walk away from Chinese memory chips altogether—not just in devices sold in America, but in every Apple product sold anywhere in the world. The letter, led by New…
Representative Image of a 3,400-year-old Bronze Age log boat discovered along the River Trent (Image credit: Derby Museums) A new exhibition opening at the University of Nottingham Museum is bringing together decades of archaeological work along the River Trent, one of Britain’s most extensively studied river valleys. Prehistoric Lives in the Trent Valley, curated by…
Modi celebrates Harsh Singh and Asmita Dey’s historic double gold as India reaches 19 medals in Glasgow/ Image: PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Harsh Singh and Asmita Dey after the Indian judokas secured gold medals at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, describing it as a “historic day” for Indian judo.The two victories marked…
“The present is theirs; the future, for which I really worked, is mine.” — Nikola Tesla (AI-generated image) Two inventors can watch someone else take credit for their work in real time and respond in completely different ways. One spends what energy remains fighting for immediate recognition, determined to win the argument before it’s too…
Travis Kelce success advice: “Don’t be afraid to get yelled at” – The mindset that helped Travis Kelce turn setbacks into one of the greatest NFL careers (Image via Getty: Travis Kelce) Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce believes being yelled at by a coach isn’t always a bad thing. It is a sign…
Rewilded elephants on Khamab Kalahari Reserve, who were observed during this research project (from left to right: Ngwedi, Mana, Michael, and Chikwenya) South Africa released 11 elephants that had spent years in captivity into protected reserves. Five years later, researchers found that their behavior was very similar to elephants that had always lived in the…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday night shared a video carrying a message against abusive language and hate, saying that “abuses never solve anything”, amid the controversy over alleged derogatory remarks made against him by a Noida woman during a protest in Delhi.Sharing the video on X, PM Modi wrote, “Abuses never solve…
Action can be good in this fast-paced day, but emotional speed needs to be regulated. July 31, 2026, is Bing Wu Day, or Yang Fire Horse Day in Chinese astrology. It creates a desire to act quickly, certainty, strong responses and movement. According to the daily Chinese horoscope, courage will help you, but anger will…
Sawfish are some of the ocean’s most unusual animals. With their long, saw-like snouts and ancient-looking bodies, they have fascinated people for centuries, and in some cultures their rostrums were once seen as sacred or even magical. Today, though, that same strange anatomy is part of what makes them a target for poachers.The new concern…
On a hot summer day, when most of his peers grabbed a drink from the cooler and moved on, Quazeem Tiamiyu paused to think about what’s underneath. That very thought led this University of Maine student to develop something extraordinary: a safe alternative to the toxic conventional insulation used in beverage coolers. And he built…
India’s Asmita Dey poses with her gold medal. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s Asmita Dey fought back tears after creating history at the Commonwealth Games 2026, dedicating her landmark women’s 48kg judo gold medal to her late father, coach and everyone who stood by her during the toughest phase of her life.The 23-year-old from Tripura,…
