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Argentine ants are invasive ants commonly found in homes and gardens in Southern California Seeing more Argentine ants after putting out pesticide bait may not mean the treatment has failed. A new University of California, Riverside, study found that the chemicals can change the ants’ behaviour, with the response varying depending on the type of insecticide used.Argentine ants are invasive ants commonly found in homes and gardens in Southern California. According to Science X, researchers studied how these ants respond to two insecticides commonly used in ant baits, thiamethoxam and boric acid. Both treatments eventually killed most of the worker…
Mumbai: More than two crore voter enumeration forms remain uncollected in Maharashtra during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) as the electors were either absent, deceased or had shifted, as per official data released on Monday.NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar, who met poll officials, objected to the “exclusion” of over two crore names from the electoral rolls.The enumeration phase of the SIR began in the state on June 30.As per data released by Maharashtra’s Chief Electoral Officer on Monday, the state has 9,78,54,049 voters. Enumeration forms of 7,69,52,262 voters, or 78.64 per cent, have been digitised, while forms of 2,07,93,916…
Bengaluru: Manipal Hospitals is set to add 100 additional beds to its portfolio with the acquisition of Kinder Women’s Hospital in Bengaluru, it announced on Tuesday.The healthcare major said it has signed a Business Transfer Agreement (BTA) with Kindorama Healthcare Private Limited for acquiring the entire operations of Kinder Women’s Hospital, located in Doddanekundi in the Whitefield region of Bengaluru in Karnataka.The all cash deal priced at Rs 130 crore, includes the entire business operations and assets of Kinder Hospital but excludes the acquisition of shares.Owned by Kindorama Healthcare Private Limited, the hospital was commissioned in 2022 and has a…
Soon, learning assessment for students in 1,028 Latehar schoolsRanchi: Learning levels of students studying in Classes 1 to 5 across 1,028 schools in Latehar district will be assessed under the “Mera Vidyalaya Nipun Evam Main Bhi Nipun 2.0” programme of Jharkhand Education Project Council (JEPC).The initiative focuses on foundational literacy and numeracy (FLN), identified as a key foundation of children’s academic learning under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.Latehar district education officer-cum-district programme officer Gautam Kumar Sahu appealed to teachers and school heads to make concerted efforts to improve the learning outcomes of students. “If children do not acquire foundational…
Justin Chatwin talks about working with Hayden Panettiere after her passing. (Instagram) Hayden Panettiere’s passing has sent shockwaves across the entertainment industry. Fellow actor Justin Chatwin, who costarred with Hayden on her last film before her untimely passing on August 16, recently opened up about the kind of star she was and how his experience was working with her.Justin Chatwin talks about Hayden PanettiereWhile talking to PEOPLE, Justin Chatwin, who has also appeared in projects like ‘Shameless,’ ‘War of the Worlds,’ and ‘The Invisible,’ opened up about how it was like to work with the ‘Nashville’ star. She shared, “We…
Representative image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The rupee depreciated 7 paise to close at 95.68 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday (August 18, 2026), weighed down by elevated crude oil prices and lingering geopolitical tensions in West Asia.Forex traders said the USD/INR pair is likely to trade with a slight negative bias, pressured by the delay in the deal between the U.S. and Iran, rising crude oil prices and broader dollar support.At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 95.68 against the greenback and traded in a range of 95.64-95.69 during the session. It eventually settled at…
Redistricting scrambles Florida primary as Alaska awaits Dan Sullivan vs Dan SullivanHello and welcome to the US politics live blog.Attention turns to Florida and Alaska, where primaries later on Tuesday will highlight Republican-led redistricting efforts that have scrambled congressional maps.Today’s contests will also help shape the fiercely contested midterms this fall to determine control of Congress, where Republicans retain a narrow edge, and offer a referendum on president Donald Trump’s second term, AFP reported.In the Alaska Senate race, incumbent Republican senator Dan Sullivan, a Trump ally seeking a third term, is facing another candidate, curiously also named Dan Sullivan.Republicans have…
The constable, Abhishek Kumar, has been suspended and faces departmental proceedings NEW DELHI: Bihar government on Tuesday transferred 17 senior IPS officers in a major reshuffle, including the superintendents of police of Siwan and Bhojpur, districts where recent police action had sparked controversy.According to a state home department circular, Siwan SP Puran Kumar Jha has been transferred and placed on the waiting list for a new posting. Jha was in charge when a police constable was seen firing an AK-47 during a student protest in the district on July 25.Hriday Kant has been appointed SP of Nalanda, while Bharat Soni…
BBC analysis of data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government found councils across England reported 73% more unauthorised traveller caravans in January 2026 compared to January 2020.The numbers rose from 2,860 to 4,950. The summer count of caravans, carried out each July, saw a 44% rise between 2019 and 2025, from 3,113 to 4,471.The Conservatives said leaving the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) – a policy the party first announced in October – would allow them to tighten planning laws and reduce the number of caravans installed without permission.Cleverly, whose Braintree constituency saw a caravan site built…
Judge said the officers’ duty was to search for the minor’s father. (Representative Image) NEW DELHI: A Delhi court has dismissed a plea filed by four Gujarat Police officers accused of taking a minor boy from Delhi to Ahmedabad while searching for his father, observing that the policemen acted like “colonial overlords” and used the child as “bait” to force his father to surrender.Additional Sessions Judge Parveen Singh, in an order dated August 12, said the officers were tasked with locating the boy’s father, who was wanted in a criminal case, and had no authority to take the minor into…