Author: Rahul M

In a shocking turn of events, a massive explosion ripped through a parked car near Gate No. 1 of Delhi’s Red Fort Metro Station on Monday evening, sending shockwaves across the bustling Old Delhi area. At least 8 people have been dead and several others injured, with authorities fearing the death tally to go up. There is no confirmation yet on the cause of the blast. After the blast, Mumbai and Uttar Pradesh have also been put on high alert. The terror plot angle has not been ruled out by the police. The blast was loud enough to be heard from several blocks away…

The discovery, described in the journal Zootaxa, is the first ever recorded instance of a gynandromorph in the spider family Bemmeridae, and only the third known case in the entire group of mygalomorphs, a lineage distantly related to tarantulas. The specimen was unearthed in a disturbed forest area near Nong Rong, bordering farmland and a roadway, by local naturalists digging for ambush predators. The research team, led by Chawakorn Kunsete of Chulalongkorn University, initially mistook the animal for a typical female spider. But photos posted on Facebook by collaborator Surin Limrudee revealed a strikingly symmetrical color divide: one side with…

The discovery is significant not only because of the new species identified but also due to the methodological approach that combined molecular and traditional morphological analysis. By leveraging advanced tools like COI barcoding, the team was able to identify species that might otherwise have remained hidden due to their cryptic nature. These findings could have important implications for future research into biodiversity and ecosystem health in China. The Setting: A Biodiversity Hotspot in Southwest China The Lepidosira springtails were discovered in the Yintiaoling National Nature Reserve, located in Chongqing, southwestern China. This reserve, known for its rich biodiversity, provided the…

The Uttara Kannada CEN police Friday arrested a former ‘cyber slave’ for continuing to prey on a 47-year-old businessman in Karnataka.The arrested person has been identified as Shah Alam, 23, a native of Bihar, and he was arrested when he came to collect Rs 40 lakh from the victim at the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru. The accused has been sent to seven-day police custody. According to a police officer, the victim, who is based in the Uttara Kannada district, came across a profile named Aishani on nikhaforever.com, a matrimonial portal exclusively for Muslims. Story continues below this ad The…

20th Century Studios There are plenty of actors out there who are content to stay in their lane. That’s not an insult — plenty of genuinely good actors are perfectly aware that they have a type, and don’t see the need to challenge it. After all, when you’re lucky enough to find a niche in Hollywood, why not stick to it? Michael Fassbender, on the other hand, is an interesting performer precisely because he so frequently switches between genres, doing a superhero blockbuster one minute and a sexy independent film…

On 9th November, Shravasti Police foiled a large-scale religious conversion attempt in Bhayapurwa village under Hardatt Nagar Girant Police Station area. As per media reports, around 150 villagers had gathered at a “prayer meeting” where attendees were being persuaded to convert to Christianity through inducements. Station House Officer (SHO) Mahimanath Upadhyay and his team reached the spot following a tip-off and detained Rajesh Kumar alias Gaglu, the main accused in the case. During the search, police recovered several Christian religious books, pamphlets, and a register containing the names and addresses of the villagers who attended the event. According to police…

A team of researchers from University College London and the University of Warwick found compelling evidence that planets like ours are routinely consumed by their host stars once they leave their stable phase. In a study based on nearly 500,000 stars, astronomers observed that planets orbiting too close are either engulfed or destroyed during the red giant phase. These findings, published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, offer a sobering look at Earth’s long-term outlook. Although the event is eons away, the mechanisms driving this destruction are already visible elsewhere in the galaxy — and the sun…

The Bengaluru police Saturday arrested a former grocery chain owner for allegedly killing two of his friends after they refused to return money borrowed from him.The accused has been identified as Ravi Prasad Reddy, 40, a resident of Vinayaknagar and native of Andhra Pradesh. Ravi Reddy allegedly murdered tea shop owner R Madesh on November 4. He then killed factory owner Balappa Reddy on November 6, within just 36 hours of the first murder. How COVID-19 impacted the businessmanAccording to M Narayana, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Electronics City division), Ravi Reddy hailed from a prosperous family. “He is a native…

The Karnataka Police said Monday they have arrested A G Ajeeth Kumar, a real estate businessman, an advocate, and a film producer who has a criminal history, and Anil R D, an actor and producer, in connection with the July 15 murder of a real estate operative, Bikla Shiva, in Bengaluru.Sources in the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) confirmed the arrest of Ajeeth Kumar and Anil R D on Monday for being part of the planning, financing, and providing logistical support for the execution of the murder. V G Shivaprakash alias Bikla Shiva, 44, was killed outside his house on a…

In the history of gluteal enhancement, Mexico City stands out. It protrudes. It was here, in 1979, that a plastic surgeon, Mario González-Ulloa, first installed a pair of silicone implants designed specifically for the buttocks. The textbook Body Sculpting with Silicone Implants calls González-Ulloa the “grandfather of buttock augmentation.” The early 2000s saw a new generation of Mexico City buttock transformation luminaries, notably Ramón Cuenca-Guerra. In his 2004 paper “What Makes Buttocks Beautiful?” Cuenca-Guerra laid out four characteristics that “determine attractive buttocks” as well as the five types of “defects,” with strategies for correcting each one. I, for instance, have…