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Quantum physics has made numerous strange predictions, and scientists have checked and confirmed many of them. But one of the strangest ones persists unresolved. In the 1930s, the German physicists Werner Heisenberg and Hans Heinrich Euler proposed that empty space is not really empty. Instead, they predicted that in the presence of a magnetic field, the vacuum of space would behave like a crystal, changing the properties of light passing through it.The trouble with testing this prediction — called vacuum birefringence — is that the magnetic field has to be extraordinarily strong.In a study published in Nature on August 5,…

File photo: MBBS interns of Government Medical College (GMC) Jammu and its associated hospital hold a poster during their protest demanding a hike in their monthly stipend. JAMMU: MBBS and BDS interns across medical colleges in Jammu & Kashmir went on an indefinite strike on Monday, demanding an increase in their monthly stipend from Rs 12,300 to Rs 30,000.“Our stipend has remained stagnant for seven years, while in other states it ranges between Rs 25,000 and Rs 45,000 a month. We are performing the same duties, including 24-hour shifts and rural postings,” one of the protesters said.Protesters cited a health…

Mumbai: A leak was detected from a tanker carrying approximately 35,000 litres of benzene near Mysore Colony Monorail station in Chembur on Monday night, causing panic in the area. No one was injured in the incident which took place around 8pm, said officials.Senior station officer K V Shirke and station officer Sagar Khopde led the fire brigade team that swung into action and created a 500m buffer zone as decanting of benzene from the affected tanker into an empty tanker was completed successfully. Traffic was stopped on Mysore Colony Road and Mahul Road and operations at Mysore Colony Monorail station…

New Delhi: CBI has filed an FIR against certain former officials of the Food Corporation of India (FCI), North Eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing Corporation (NERAMAC), and some private entities in connection with allegations of irregularities in the allotment of rice.FCI, Delhi Region, officials are accused of bypassing rules to allocate 62,000 MT of rice to NERAMAC at a concessional rate of Rs 23,200 per MT under the Open Market Sale Scheme (Domestic). This, the FIR claims, violated the policy, as non-auction allocations are restricted exclusively to state govts or state corporations. The prevailing reserve price is Rs 28,900 per MT.The…

Representational picture for Gruha Lakshmi Scheme Bengaluru: Facing fire over crores being credited to the bank accounts of deceased Gruha Lakshmi beneficiaries, the state govt Monday said it had recovered around 36% of the wrongly paid Rs 117.5 crore and was working to recover the rest.Chief minister D K Shivakumar Monday reviewed the implementation of various guarantee schemes at a meeting with the State Guarantee Committee chairperson and other members. Officials told him that around Rs 42 crore had been recovered from the Rs 117.5 crore deposited in the accounts of deceased beneficiaries.Guarantee Committee member and MLC Dinesh Gooligowda said:…

Revanth calls for protests demanding LoP KCR’s resignation CM Revanth Reddy inaugurated the Musarambagh Bridge on Monday. Hyderabad: Calling for an unprecedented agitation against Leader of the Opposition, BRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao, chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Monday launched a direct political offensive against KCR, urging Congress cadres to stage statewide protests demanding his resignation for allegedly staying away from public life and assembly proceedings for the past 1,000 days.Addressing a public meeting in Amberpet after inaugurating the Moosarambagh high-level bridge, Revanth said Congress workers, particularly youth, should organise protests and two-wheeler rallies at mandal and district headquarters…

Chennai: A man who opened actor Varun’s car using a duplicate key and stole diamond and gold jewellery, a laptop and a wristwatch last month, was arrested by Mylapore police on Sunday.Police said Varun visited Mylapore last month to attend a wedding and parked his car on the roadside. After the event, he found his car door open. A gold chain, diamond jewellery, a laptop, and an expensive wristwatch, together worth several lakhs of rupees, were missing.Varun lodged a complaint with Mylapore police. Investigators collected CCTV footage from the area and identified the suspect as Jalaluddin, 49, of Washermanpet. He…

Ahmedabad: Gujarat High Court has directed Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation to conduct an inquiry into the status of property occupants affected by a road-widening project in Sarangpur and pay compensation in accordance with law.Residents facing eviction over the AMC project had moved the high court challenging notices issued by the civic body. Their counsel, Nitish Nair, submitted that the petitioners were tenants who had occupied the premises for more than five decades. He raised concerns over their eviction, livelihood and compensation.AMC argued that the petitioners were only occupants and not property owners. The civic body said it was willing to pay…

A modern goods shed is being developed at Phaphund station under the “One District-One Goods Shed” by NCR. Prayagraj: Farmers, traders and industries in parts of Uttar Pradesh are set to get faster and cheaper rail freight options as North Central Railway (NCR) develops modern goods sheds at Phaphund in Auraiya and Ekdil in Etawah. The two projects are expected to ease pressure on existing freight facilities, reduce dependence on road transport and strengthen the logistics network in the region.According to chief public relations officer (CPRO), NCR, Dr Shivam Sharma, a modern goods shed is being developed at Phaphund station…

Bhubaneswar: After standing in serpentine queues for hours, especially in heat and sweat during the summer months, devotees can now have the darshan of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra more comfortably and peacefully inside the Puri shrine.Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has installed air conditioners (ACs) in the temple’s Nata Mandap, a prominent darshan space. According to the SJTA, the facility, available from Monday, will enhance the comfort of devotees visiting the shrine for darshan.SJTA chief administrator Arabinda Kumar Padhee said the facility would ease the inconvenience of worshippers, particularly during the scorching summer months. “Some years ago,…