By Adinath Ecosystem Engineering by the North American Beaver (Castor canadensis) in New Mexico, California, and the Desert Southwest In the arid and semi-arid landscapes of the western United States, stream degradation and riparian decline have intensified under climate stress. The North American beaver (Castor canadensis), often called a “natural hydrologic engineer,” plays a vital…
Ernakulam:The Kerala High Court has quashed the sexual harassment case filed against renowned Malayalam filmmaker and former Kerala State Chalachitra Academy Chairman Ranjith Balakrishnan, ruling that the complaint was legally time-barred as it was filed nearly 15 years after the alleged incident. The court accepted Ranjith’s argument that the complaint, lodged by a Bengali actress,…
Chandigarh:The United States has deported 54 Indian nationals who had entered the country illegally, with 50 of them reportedly belonging to Haryana, officials confirmed on Sunday. The deportees arrived at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport on a special flight arranged by US authorities. According to police sources, the deported individuals—mostly men between the ages of…
Thiruvananthapuram:Aloysius Xavier, the State President of the Kerala Students Union (KSU), the student wing of the Congress party, has issued a strong warning against the implementation of the central government’s PM Schools for Rising India (PM SHRI) scheme in Kerala, vowing fierce resistance to what he terms the “saffronisation” of the student sector.In a fiery…
New delhi:A recent joint government survey has revealed large-scale illegal encroachments at Delhi’s iconic Ramlila Maidan, one of the capital’s most historic and widely used public spaces. The inspection, conducted in the second week of October 2025, has reportedly uncovered the unauthorized occupation of over 45,000 square feet of public land, raising serious concerns over…
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced the renaming of Mustafabad, a village in the Lakhimpur Kheri district, to ‘Kabirdham’. The Chief Minister stated that the new name will honour the spiritual and cultural legacy of Sant Kabir, one of India’s most revered mystic poets and social reformers. Details of the Announcement: The declaration…
Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have announced a major battlefield success, claiming on Sunday, October 26, 2025, that they have seized the headquarters of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF)’s Sixth Infantry Division in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur. The development, if confirmed, marks a potentially decisive moment in the ongoing Sudanese civil…
The Election Commission of India (ECI) is set to announce the full schedule for the nationwide Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls on Monday, marking the beginning of one of the most comprehensive voter list purification drives in recent years. Purpose and Objective:The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) aims to thoroughly update, verify, and clean…
Overview French police have made significant progress in their investigation into the spectacular jewel heist at Paris’s Louvre Museum, arresting two suspects believed to be involved in the theft of priceless French Crown Jewels. The daring robbery, valued at nearly €88 million (around $102 million), took place on October 19, 2025, and has been described…
Overview A victims’ advocacy group in Italy has alleged that nearly 4,400 people have been abused by Catholic priests since 2020 — a figure that far exceeds official numbers released by the Italian Catholic Church. The report was published by Rete L’Abuso, an independent association that documents sexual abuse within the Church. Its findings have…
