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A day before the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) bypolls, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) suffered a major political jolt as former MLA and national spokesperson Rajesh Gupta resigned from the party and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday. Gupta, who has served twice as MLA and was previously AAP’s Karnataka in-charge, was welcomed into the BJP by Delhi unit chief Virendra Sachdeva. The induction took place at the party headquarters, where Sachdeva presented him with a BJP stole. Speaking emotionally about his decision, Gupta accused AAP of abandoning those who stood by it during its early years. “They…

Seventy-two years after bamboo shrimp (Atyopsis spinipes) was first documented in India, a team of researchers from the Centre for Climate Change Studies in Chennai’s Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology has rediscovered Indian populations of the bamboo shrimp in Karnataka and Odisha. The team included Dr S Prakash, a specialist in shrimp research, PhD research scholar K Kunjulakshmi, and Mangaluru-based scientist Maclean Antony Santos. These shrimp are filter feeders, using fan-like structures on their limbs to filter out particles of edible material from flowing water, and are relatively well known within the aquarium hobby, being previously found across many…

Netflix Since it moved away from its original DVD rental service structure and became a streaming giant, Netflix has won a whole bunch of Academy Awards for films like Alfonso Cuarón’s “Roma,” Jane Campion’s “The Power of the Dog” (both of whom won directing Oscars), performances from Laura Dern in “Marriage Story” and Zoe Saldaña in “Emilia Pérez,” and even an Oscar for best foreign language film thanks to Edward Berger’s striking movie “All Quiet on the Western Front.” Now, thanks to a collaboration between auteur Richard Linklater and ingenue Zoey Deutch,…

There is no end to escalation of religious extremism in Bangladesh under the interim government led by Muhammed Yunus. After harassment and arrest of Baul singers, now hardline Islamist groups in Bangladesh have issued public threats to demolish the revered Mausoleum of Fakir Lalon Shah, the 19th-century mystic poet and spiritual leader whose syncretic philosophy has long symbolized cultural harmony in the region. In a video shared on X by journalist Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury, a member of the radical Hefazat-e-Islam network can be hard threatening to demolish the tomb of Lalon, declaring the shrine un-Islamic. “Lalon’s grave is a symbol…

GIESSEN, Germany (AP) — A confident far-right Alternative for Germany set up its new youth organization on Saturday even as thousands of protesters converged on the western city of Giessen, where the party held its meeting, some of them clashing with police.A convention of the anti-immigration party, known by its German acronym AfD, started more than two hours late after groups of protesters blocked or tried to block roads in and around the city of around 93,000, delaying many delegates’ arrival.Police deploymentOfficers used pepper spray after stones were thrown at them at one location, police said. They also used water…

New Delhi: Researchers in Australia have identified a drug that can help overcome treatment resistance in relapsed neuroblastoma — the deadly childhood cancer.  The discovery could improve neuroblastoma treatment — the most common solid tumour in children outside the brain — which currently claims nine out of 10 young patients who experience recurrence, Xinhua news agency reported According to Australia’s Garvan Institute of Medical Research, the drug combination can bypass the cellular defences these tumours develop that lead to relapse. Add Zee News as a Preferred Source The team showed that the approved lymphoma drug — romidepsin — triggers neuroblastoma…

This species, with its distinctive “big head,” could offer fresh insights into human evolution and challenge conventional wisdom about our ancient ancestors. The findings, published in Nature Communications and PaleoAnthropology, could reshape our understanding of hominin diversity. Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the University of Hawai’i have proposed that H. juluensis represents a new chapter in human evolutionary history, based on fossil evidence from various sites across Asia. These fossils, previously difficult to categorize, now appear to belong to this mysterious species, which possibly hunted wild horses, crafted tools, and adapted to harsh, cold environments. This discovery…

Melissa Bruntlett fell in love with cycling as a child. Now, at 45, she works to make cities around the world more bike-friendly and less car-dependent.As an urban mobility advocate and adviser, she helps organizations develop equitable, inclusive and sustainable mobility through Modacity Creative, a consultancy she founded (the name intentionally rhymes with audacity). She often collaborates with her husband, Chris Bruntlett, and they are co-authors of several books, including the recently published “Women Changing Cities: Global Stories of Urban Transformation.” Inspired by the Netherlands’ safe and robust cycling culture, Bruntlett, a native of Canada, moved to Delft, Netherlands, with…

Singer, music director and actor Naveen Sajju plays the lead role for the first time in the film ‘Lo Naveena’. Recently, the song-release event of the film’s track “Koṇāṇe” was held in a grand style. Former MLAs A. Manju, Puttaraju, Amarnath Gowda of AKKA Vishvamitra, Anand of G.T. Mall, music director Poornachandra Tejaswi and many dignitaries were present at the event, released the song, and wished for the film’s success. Before the special song unveiling Naveen Sajju a famous music director today with already state award to his credit performed three songs with his band, the poster of ‘Lo Naveena’…

Another actor from reputed family of artists arrives. That is Kalathapasvi Rajesh’s grandson Sainand. He makes his debut as a lead actor in ‘Mujugura’ (meaning Embarrassment).Kalathapasvi Rajesh, who had won the hearts of Kannadigas with his popular acting, now his grandson Sainand entering the Kannada film industry as a hero through the film Mujugara. The film, produced by Shantha Srinivas D, is directed by Tarun N (Jyothipriya). Recently, the film’s muhurtha ceremony was held at the Nettakallappa Circle Ganapati Temple. Actor Pramod Shetty showed the opening clap for the first scene of the film. Producer Shantha Srinivas operated the camera.…