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Astronomers have spotted a complex sugar called erythrulose in a giant interstellar molecular cloud near the centre of the Milky Way. | Photo Credit: John Fowler/Unsplash A: It is possible, though we don’t yet know for sure.In fact, astronomers recently found a complex sugar in deep space for the first time. Using powerful radio telescopes, a team affiliated with institutes in Spain and five other countries spotted a complex sugar called erythrulose in a giant interstellar molecular cloud near the centre of the Milky Way galaxy. Their findings were published in Nature Astronomy on July 13.While scientists have previously found…

File photo: US President Donald Trump with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (Picture credit: Reuters) TOI correspondant from Washington: The Trump White House is expected to unveil a landmark 30-year civilian nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia on Wednesday in a deal that may reverberate far beyond the middle east while triggering a fierce debate in Washington over nuclear proliferation, regional security, and America’s long-term interests.The proposed agreement, similar to the one with India under Section 123 of the US Atomic Energy Act, would permit extensive US-Saudi civilian nuclear cooperation and eventually allow Riyadh to enrich uranium on its…

Andy Burnham has not ruled out a wealth tax, suggesting his incoming government may have “to ask for a little more” tax at some point.Burnham, who is due to become prime minister on Monday, was asked whether he was considering a wealth tax in an interview, external with former footballer and Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker.The Labour MP said he would take time to review the state of the public finances and wanted to focus on “bringing people together” rather than creating “new divisions”.”I’m not going rule things out right now,” Burnham said. “I do believe we need…

Russia and Ukraine stepped up their battle over the Black Sea and key trade routes on Wednesday, with Russian forces killing three people in an attack on the Ukrainian port city of Odesa and Kyiv’s drone forces striking Russian shipping. Odesa region Governor Oleh Kiper said Russian drone and missile strikes on the southern region continued for a fifth day, with civilian, industrial and port infrastructure coming under attack. Three people were killed and at least three others were injured after a Russian missile hit a seven-story residential building in Odesa, Ukrainian authorities said. In a statement, Russia’s Defense Ministry said it continued overnight strikes on…

Mumbai: MIDC police team traced and reunited an 11-year-old boy with his parents in Malvani on Wednesday — three years after he allegedly fled from his home after being scolded for not studying. Police said the boy had been staying at a Matunga child welfare institution for the past three years under a different name.The breakthrough came after the team travelled across seven states and examined missing child record cases, and filtered at least 50 photographs of missing children from the CCTNS (Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems) site that resembled the boy. Police located him at a child…

The Association of Indian Universities has urged schools to offer support and counsel to students NEW DELHI: As protests over the alleged NEET-UG 2026 paper leak continue at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar and other parts of the country, the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) has urged universities and higher education institutions (HEIs) to counsel students to stay focused on their studies and avoid participating in agitations, warning that prolonged protests come at a “considerable cost” to their academic progress and wellbeing.In a letter addressed to vice-chancellors and directors of member institutions, AIU president Vinay Kumar Pathak urged universities to engage with…

All theatres have reported strong booking responses till Sunday CHENNAI: Nearly five decades after Tamil Nadu audiences last watched a sitting chief minister lead a film, the state is set to witness the rare spectacle again on Thursday when chief minister C Joseph Vijay’s Jana Nayagan releases in more than 1,000 screens in the state. This is the first such release since M G Ramachandran’s Meenava Nanban hit theatres after he became chief minister in 1977.Jana Nayagan, originally slated for release in January this year, ran into a controversy after the CBFC withheld certification. The film then became embroiled in…

Bhubaneswar: Similipal Tiger Reserve authorities have revealed that tigress Zeenat has stayed confined to just 20 sq km area in the reserve’s vast 2,750 sq km, since giving birth to four cubs.Its radio collar is still functional and able to transmit signals through which wildlife officials track its movement. Although camera trap grab has not been available since monsoon peaked, yet tracking its movement has been possible.“For a young adult tigress, 20 sq km movement in a span of more than two months is quite less. It can be attributed to the fact that it’s now the custodian of her…

Opposition MPs stopped from meeting Sonam Wangchuk; submit letter to Gitanjali Angmo GURGAON: A massive showdown unfolded outside Medanta Hospital in Gurgaon on Wednesday evening as a delegation of opposition MPs was stopped from meeting activist Sonam Wangchuk, who is on the 25th day of his indefinite hunger strike.The MPs, carrying a letter signed by 55 lawmakers urging Wangchuk to end his fast, were forced to hand it over to his wife, Gitanjali Angmo, after police denied them access to the activist.AAP MP Sanjay Singh, who was part of the delegation, accused the Centre of “tyranny” and questioned why Union…

Mangaluru: Student-centric project, ‘Odona, Beliyona: Indina Odu–Naalina Yashassu’ (Today’s Reading–Tomorrow’s Success) organised by the Karnataka State Library Association(KALA), Dakshina Kannada chapter, in association with the St Agnes College (autonomous) Library, Mangaluru, was inaugurated at St Agnes Higher Primary School, Bendur, on Tuesday.Dr Vishala BK, president of KALA Dakshina Kannada chapter, outlining the objectives and vision of the project, said that the initiative is long-term community engagement programme intended to foster love for reading among schoolchildren at the primary and high school levelsShe said the initiative aims to give special focus on students studying in Kannada medium schools, and seeks to…