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Before it was a wildlife sanctuary, it was a woman’s abode. Witch Island is an approximately 18-acre land area off the coast of South Bristol, Maine, United States. Named after the woman who used to live there, it was sold off to another who donated it to become a wildlife sanctuary, as per a report by Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust.The island’s earliest known name was Stewart’s, held by a settler whose identity dissolved into a rumour. Local lore claimed the pirate Dixey Bull once made his hideaway there in the 1630s, and a French and Indian War legend told of…
KL Rahul in action during day four of the first Test match between India and Sri Lanka, in Galle, Sri Lanka, on August 18, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI Diversity is innate to K.L. Rahul. For someone who can speak Kannada, Tulu, Hindi and English with equal felicity, the switch between cricket’s different formats or the fact that he is a link between the eras of Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill, comes easy.Trying to downplay his mentor’s role within the Indian unit, the vice-captain said: “It’s everybody’s responsibility to help your fellow team-mates and the dressing room here is always…
Today is a great time to reassess your financial dealings with others. It’s crucial to separate urgent needs from emotional impulses to maintain clarity. If you have outstanding travel or healthcare bills, prioritize settling those promptly. Avoid taking on debt during temporary cash flow issues, and steer clear of placing blame. Make sure to fulfill your current financial responsibilities before considering any new commitments. When the Moon transits through Scorpio in its debilitation zone, the reactions are more powerful than usual. Jupiter’s fifth aspect is good for judgement, especially if the facts are examined closely. The re-entry of Saturn into…
Emraan described it as a phase he still finds difficult to put into words. Emraan Hashmi may be enjoying the box-office success of his film Awarapan 2 today, but there was a time when nothing about his professional success mattered. In 2014, when his son Ayaan was just three years old, one outing changed the family’s life for years.Speaking to Ranveer Allahabadia on The Ranveer Show, Emraan once recalled how his son’s cancer diagnosis became the most difficult phase of his life. “My son became ill in January 2014. I don’t think any professional thing even comes close to that,”…
Baramulla , August 19 : Non-gazetted employees of Government Medical College (GMC) Baramulla have started an indefinite peaceful protest over the continued delay in framing recruitment rules, which they said have been pending for nearly seven years.The employees stated that they had earlier staged a protest following which the administration assured them that the recruitment rules would be finalized within three months. However, they alleged that the assurance was not fulfilled and the process remains pending.The protesting employees said they would continue their agitation until a senior official from the administration or Health Department, including the Health Secretary, intervenes and…
The approval of the GOBARdhan National Unified Scheme for Compressed Biogas (CBG) marks one of the most significant policy interventions for India’s bioenergy sector since the launch of the SATAT initiative in 2018. More importantly, it signals that India now views bioenergy not merely as an alternative fuel, but as a strategic pillar of energy security, rural development, sustainable waste management, and climate action.Bioenergy (Pic for representation)Much has been written about the technology behind compressed biogas. However, one of the biggest misconceptions about India’s CBG industry is that its slow growth has been due to technological limitations.That is simply not…
The case relates to comments Moitra made at a news conference in Nadia in Aug 2025 NEW DELHI: A Bengal court on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant against Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra for allegedly failing to honour summons in a hate speech case.The case relates to comments Moitra made at a news conference in Nadia in Aug 2025 while speaking about infiltration along the India-Bangladesh border. Source link
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday attacked the Modi government over issues ranging from youth employment and education to alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations, donations to the Ram Mandir trust and reports of Chinese encroachment along India’s borders.Sharing excerpts on X from his opening remarks at the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting, Kharge said India’s young population was struggling to find quality education and meaningful employment.”Education is becoming more expensive, schools are being closed, and even after studying, our young people face paper leaks, irregularities in recruitment examinations and delays in appointments,” Kharge said.Also read: Congress stands with tribals staging…
Nairobi: The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo now exceeds 5,000, government data showed late on Tuesday, as health officials warn that response efforts are failing to contain the deadly disease.Congo’s 17th Ebola epidemic turned into the biggest in the country’s history in terms of number of cases in late July and over the weekend the death toll hit 2,378, the public health institute said, surpassing the previous worst outbreak in 2018-2020.The institute has so far logged 5,021 cases, according to its latest situation report, making it the second-worst outbreak globally, behind only the 2014…
DU teachers urge VC to withdraw order on recovery of PhD, MPhil incrementsNew Delhi: The Democratic Teachers’ Front (DTF) of Delhi University opposed the university administration’s decision to recover advance increments from teachers who acquired PhD or MPhil degrees after January 1, 2016, calling the move “ridiculous and unacceptable”.In a letter addressed to Delhi University Vice Chancellor Professor Yogesh Singh, DTF office-bearers and members of the Delhi University Teachers’ Association (DUTA), Executive Council and Academic Council urged the university to withdraw its August 17, 2026 letter directing such recoveries.The teachers said the university’s latest communication referred to a University Grants…