Indian-origin scientist Satchin Panda has resigned from California’s prestigious Salk Institute after a female research assistant accused him of workplace sexual misconduct, bringing an end to his 22-year tenure at the renowned research centre.Panda’s last day at the La Jolla institute will be August 13, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported. The institute recently placed him…
PM Modi said that nearly 99% of India’s coastal waters had earlier been classified as “no-go areas”. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said India has opened up almost its entire coastal waters for exploration as part of efforts to identify new mineral reserves. PM Modi during his Independence Day speech said most of these…
There’s a particular kind of quiet that surrounds teams that are on the threshold of something big. Not the silence of absence but of anticipation. Punjab Kings walk into the new IPL season carrying exactly that.Last year, Punjab lost a gut wrenching final, by just six runs, to Royal Challengers Bengaluru after topping the league…
US had just two 500-foot smokestacks An effort by American power companies to reduce local air pollution in the 1970s ended up creating a much wider environmental crisis, turning a local health problem into a continent-wide acid rain emergency. By building huge smokestacks to send coal emissions away from nearby towns, power companies pushed sulfur…
The property has Lake Como-style gardens, a redwood grove and a Bellagio-inspired reflecting pond. (Pictures: Realtor) A $70 million estate sale in California has set a new property record in the town of Hillsborough, with the buyer reportedly working in the artificial intelligence industry. The sale has also been described as the highest home sale…
Mohanlal starrer ‘Drishyam 3’, directed by acclaimed filmmaker Jeethu Joseph, recorded its lowest collection on Tuesday since its theatrical release on May 21. The film is currently in its second week, and on day 13, it made over Rs 1.55 crore.According to a report by trade analyst site Sacnilk, the film has earned over Rs…
TRIGGER WARNING: This article includes references to sexual abuse.Swagatha Krishnan, an artist from Madurai, levelled serious allegations against a renowned Tamil composer. In a recent interview, she made headlines, leading to various discussions and speculations about the matter. Although she did not disclose his name, there is no doubt he will be identified soon because…
A remarkable geological feature was discovered beneath the Black Sea- an enormous underwater river complete with waterfalls, rapids, and floodplains. The river flows through the Bosphorus Strait and is fed by very salty and dense Mediterranean water. According to Professor Daniel Parsons, former Lecturer at the University of Leeds and one of the researchers who…
Nawazuddin Siddiqui has never been one to follow the crowd, and his latest choice proves it. The acclaimed actor has signed on for ‘Main Actor Nahin Hoon’, an indie film by director Aditya Kripalani about a depressed banker, and he has some pointed things to say about why he did it and what is wrong…
Representative Image of large herbivores grazing in a rewilded wetland reserve (AI-generated image) In the early 1980s, Dutch ecologist Frans Vera introduced Heck cattle, Konik horses and red deer together into the Oostvaardersplassen, a stretch of reclaimed wetland in Flevoland province that had been left undeveloped after failed plans to use it for industry. Vera’s…