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Powerful new electric eel found in South America

3:45 am September 12, 2019

WASHINGTON: Researchers report two newly discovered species of electric eels in South America, one of which can deliver a bigger jolt than any other known animal. The researchers collected 107 eels in four countries and found differences in their DNA, along with minor physical variations. One species had the ability to generate 860 volts of […]

Hurricane Dorian: 2,500 names in tentative list of missing in Bahamas

2:47 am September 12, 2019

FREEPORT, Bahamas: An estimated 2,500 people are listed as missing in the Bahamas in Hurricane Dorian’s aftermath, the government said Wednesday. But it cautioned that the names have yet to be checked against the rosters of people evacuated from the devastated islands or staying in shelters. Carl Smith, a spokesman for the country’s National Emergency […]

SDMC to add 100 more science clubs in its primary schools

9:17 pm September 11, 2019

New Delhi: The South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has decided to add hundred more science clubs in its primary schools during this year. Thus the number of science clubs will go upto 240. It organized a felicitation function to award certificates and science kits to the coordinators of those 59 science clubs which have been […]

Documents appear to show Sarah Palin’s husband wants divorce

3:45 am September 10, 2019

ANCHORAGE, Alaska: Court documents appear to show that the husband of former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin is seeking a divorce. The papers, which provide only initials, were filed Friday by T.M.P. against S.L.P. Todd Palin’s middle name is Mitchell and Sarah Palin’s middle name is Louise. The documents say […]

Delhi minister Rajendra Pal Gautam to fund edu of daily wager’s daughter

9:10 pm September 9, 2019

New Delhi: Delhi’s Social Welfare Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam will bear the educational expenses of the 19-year-old daughter of a daily wager who has secured admission to the Lady Hardinge Medical College here after clearing the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET), officials said on Monday. Shashi is the first woman to have secured admission to college […]