Updated: Sep 25th, 2025 A team of researchers at Stanford University has developed a genetically engineered strain of ‘Phocaeicola vulgatus’ that may open new frontiers in microbiome-based therapeutics, particularly for preventing kidney stones. The work, published in ‘Science’ and titled ‘Controlled colonization of the human gut with a genetically engineered microbial therapeutic’ demonstrates how the...
Updated: Sep 25th, 2025 Representative image The Moon is slowly rusting and Earth may be to blame, according to a new study published in Nature’s journal Geophysical Research Letters. As per the report, scientists have discovered that high-energy oxygen particles escaping from Earth’s atmosphere can travel across space and interact with iron-rich minerals on the...
Updated: Sep 25th, 2025 Nicolas Sarkozy sentenced to five years in prison (image: IANS) A Paris court on Thursday sentenced former French President Nicolas Sarkozy to five years in prison after finding him guilty of conspiring criminally with Libya over illegal election campaign funding. The court on Thursday, however, acquitted Sarkozy of passive corruption, embezzlement...
Mumbai: A car fire inside the Mumbai Coastal Road tunnel on Thursday morning brought traffic to a complete halt in both directions, causing severe congestion for commuters during peak hours. Long queues of vehicles were reported near the tunnel, forcing authorities to temporarily close the stretch to ensure safety. Visuals of the burning vehicle quickly...
Balasore, Odisha: India achieved a major milestone with the successful test of the Agni-Prime missile on Wednesday night at the Integrated Test Range in Balasore, conducted by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). Officials confirmed that the test successfully met all objectives and was unique as it was carried out from a specially designed...
Bengaluru: Karnataka’s capital city is likely to experience light to moderate rainfall throughout Thursday, September 25, 2025, with cloudy skies dominating the day. The minimum temperature is expected to be around 21°C, while the maximum temperature will hover near 26°C, creating a mild and pleasant weather pattern across the city. Bengaluru witnessed sunrise at 6:09...
Updated: Sep 25th, 2025 A rooftop sniper opened fire on a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Dallas, Texas on Wednesday morning, killing one immigration detainee and critically injuring two others, as per officials. According to ICE, the gunman fired indiscriminately at the Dallas field office, striking an ICE transport van in the...
Updated: Sep 25th, 2025 A senior State Department official has assured that Washington continues to deal with India and Pakistan separately and sees the relationships as ‘quite different’, discounting apprehensions that a re-hyphenation may be happening. Briefing reporters on Wednesday (local time), the official said that on Kashmir, the US continues with its “long-standing policy...
Updated: Sep 25th, 2025 Image: X Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, the former wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has made a historic $70 million donation to the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) one of the largest gifts in the organisation’s history. The contribution will power UNCF’s bold $1 billion capital campaign, which aims to strengthen the...
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday embarks on a special journey aboard the Maharajas’ Express, often described as the world’s most luxurious train, for her Mathura-Vrindavan visit. Operated by the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), the train usually serves high-end tourists during the winter season. For this occasion, it has been specially...