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Centre seeks public comments on draft Pesticides Management Bill to replace 1968 ActThe Agriculture Ministry on Wednesday released the draft Pesticides Management Bill, 2025, seeking public comments on the legislation that aims to replace the 57-year-old Insecticides Act, 1968, and the Insecticides Rules, 1971, with enhanced penalties for violations. The ministry has invited feedback from all stakeholders by February 4, 2026, to refine the legislation before it is introduced in Parliament, according to a statement.The proposed farmer-centric legislation introduces several reform measures, including provisions for transparency and traceability to improve services to farmers. The bill incorporates digital methods and technology…

Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board in its meeting on Sunday has taken a series of high-impact decisions to completely transform the Mata’s Shrine and its surrounding region into India’s leading and most vibrant spiritual destination-earning worldwide acclaim.The meeting was chaired by the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, who is also the Chairman of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board.The Shrine Board has approved three key initiatives: an international museum dedicated to Maa Shakti’s spiritual heritage, a sound-and-light spectacle modeled on global pilgrimage sites, and a documentary on the Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine.In another important initiative, the Shri Mata Vaishno…

Bettiah (Bihar), Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor on Sunday launched the ‘Bihar Navnirman Yatra’ from West Champaran district, saying the campaign would focus on rebuilding and strengthening the organisation across the state.Despite attracting significant public attention, Jan Suraaj failed to win a single seat in the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections, where it contested 238 seats.Talking to reporters here, Kishor said, “The yatra will focus on rebuilding and strengthening the party’s organisation across the state to present an honest and accountable political alternative in Bihar.” He asserted that the party has remained active among the people even after the Assembly elections,…

New Delhi: In a move aimed at protecting patients as artificial intelligence increasingly enters healthcare, govt has brought AI-based cancer detection and diagnostic software under formal regulatory oversight, treating them on a par with medical devices.According to a notification issued by Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), software that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to detect or diagnose cancer by analysing X-rays, CT scans and other medical images will now be regulated as Class C medical devices, a category reserved for moderate-to-high risk products.The decision means that such AI tools — already being used in some hospitals and diagnostic centres —…

As they wait behind a wrought-iron fence, Giancarlo’s mother pulls the boys into the shadow of a tree to pray. It’s the only time she stops scanning the street for immigration agentsMINNEAPOLIS – In some ways, 10-year-old Giancarlo is one of the lucky ones. He still goes to school.Each morning, he and his family bundle up and leave their Minneapolis apartment to wait for his bus. His little brother hefts on his backpack, even though he stopped going to day care weeks ago because his mom is too afraid to take him. As they wait behind a wrought-iron fence, Giancarlo’s…

If there’s one recurring thread across the ‘Game of Thrones’ universe, it’s prophecy. While ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ takes a lighter and more grounded approach than ‘House of the Dragon’, episode 3 proves that fate and foretelling still matter in Westeros. A brief encounter during Dunk and Egg’s travels may quietly hint at a far bigger future.A mysterious encounter in AshdownWhile walking through the tent village in Ashdown, a cloaked stranger stops Dunk and Egg, offering to read their fortunes. Dunk, amused and casual, agrees. The exchange that follows feels playful on the surface but lands very differently…

Last Updated:January 27, 2026, 14:19 ISTSamsung Galaxy S25+ has faced some issues for which the company has reached out to the user.Samsung Galaxy S25+ has faced a major heating issueSamsung Galaxy S25+ has reportedly exploded after overheating while charging and the company has been summoned to look into the issue before it becomes a serious matter. The unit in question was the Galaxy S25+ model which was two-months old according to reports and was kept for charging overnight when the incident occurred. The explosion had some impact in the house of the victim, who saw a carpet burned along with other…

“Solving mathematical problems gave me a unique sensation of freedom that did not depend on what happened around me,” confessed Irina Kmit, a Ukrainian mathematician, now a professor in the mathematics department at the Humboldt University in Berlin. Her research topics include hyperbolic differential equations and boundary value problems. And she described maths as a “language without borders.”Prof. Kmit is among 20 women selected for a photographic exhibition titled ‘Women of Mathematics From Around the World’, which has travelled 170 countries and is now on show at the Science Gallery Bengaluru. The exhibition of women — from Congo to India…

NFL Super Bowl LX (Image Source: Instagram) The 60th championship match of the NFL will be Super Bowl LX, and it is set to be held on a Sunday, February 8, 2026, at Levi Stadium in Santa Clara, California, USA, featuring the New England Patriots vs. the Seattle Seahawks in a highly anticipated rematch of their 2015 Super Bowl encounter. The game will also reunite the best teams in the AFC and NFC at the largest sports event of the year.Start timings of each regionUnited States6:30 p.m. – Eastern Time ET5:30 p.m. – Central Time CT4:30 p.m. – Mountain Time…

The promotion is part of a Friendship Day campaign and includes a collaboration with Bollywood actor Rashmika Mandanna and the launch of a new “Besties Bitmoji Lens,” enabling users to place virtual trophies on friends’ avatars. Snapchat will offer Indian users a limited-time opportunity to restore up to five Snap Streaks at no cost from July 30 to August 3, marking the platform’s first market-specific rollout of its premium Streak Restore feature. The social media company has partnered with Bollywood actor Rashmika Mandanna for the Friendship Day promotion.Snap Streaks, which track consecutive days of photo exchanges between users, represent one…