A sample from asteroid Bennu, delivered to Earth by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission in 2023, has revealed a collection of molecules and minerals that play a fundamental role in biological processes. Organic compounds such as amino acids, nucleobases, and ammonia, along with minerals formed in saltwater, have been identified. The findings suggest that the necessary conditions … Read more
Australian opener Usman Khawaja silenced his critics in emphatic fashion, registering a superb century on a turning track in Galle during the first Test against Sri Lanka on Wednesday. His 16th Test hundred, achieved in the second session of the day, ended a 19-month-long drought for a triple-figure score and reinforced his place … Read more
Ottawa: A contract killer in Canada was convicted on Tuesday (local time) of murdering an acquitted suspect in 1985 Air India bombings that had claimed 331 lives. Tanner Fox was sentenced to life in prison for killing Ripudaman Singh Malik, who was shot dead outside his business in July 2022. Tanner Fox and his associate … Read more
A 99-year-old Holocaust survivor has reflected on her life as the last living member of the women’s orchestra at Auschwitz. Anita Lasker-Wallfisch’s story is not just about survival but also about the power of music in the middle of unimaginable horror. She was taken to Auschwitz as a teenager in 1943 after being arrested for … Read more
The heir to a pie company fortune has been sentenced to life in prison for the “barbaric and cruel” murder of his best friend on Christmas Eve in the house they shared, the BBC reported. Dylan Thomas, 24, has been sentenced to life in prison for the brutal murder of his best friend, William Bush, … Read more
Montpellier: A French woman was sentenced on Friday to life in prison for starving to death her daughter, who died of a heart attack in 2020 at the age of 13 after years of abuse. The court in the southern city of Montpellier convicted Sandrine Pissarra, 54, of inflicting acts of torture and barbarity on … Read more
New research suggests that supernovas, resulting from the explosive deaths of the earliest stars in the universe, may have created vast amounts of water, possibly enabling the existence of life as early as 100 million years after the Big Bang. These findings, based on simulations of short-lived, massive stars, point to water forming within dense … Read more
The UK Met Office has issued several weather warnings, including an amber wind warning for some areas as Storm Eowyn is set to bring winds of up to 90mph (145km/h) on Friday, the BBC reported. The powerful storm will primarily impact northern England, southern Scotland, North Wales, and parts of the south. It is expected … Read more
Subesh Kumar Singh, who retired as Uttar Pradesh Police Inspector General, passed away in Lucknow today. Subesh Singh, who had been battling cancer for the past one year, breathed his last at his residence in Lucknow. His last rites will be performed in Varanasi. Subesh Singh, a 1984-batch IPS officer, was a good and sociable … Read more
Terrorists killed seven workers in a tunnel under construction in Ganderbal, Jammu and Kashmir. Dr Shahnawaz Ahmed Dar, a resident of Budgam, was also killed in the attack. He and his daughter had only been married for 12 days, and it was the first time he went to his husband’s house to pick up his … Read more
A man killed several women in his family in Karachi, Pakistan. Police said on Monday that a Pakistani man killed four women in his family, including a mother and sister, because they adopted a “liberal” lifestyle and used social media, according to the agency. The accused, Bilal Ahmed, was arrested on Saturday and appeared in … Read more