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Representative Image (AI-generated) In 2023, scientists relocated 246 endangered black abalone to a protected coastal site in California to help restore a population devastated by disease. Three years later, surveys recorded 302 individuals, compared with 54 before the intervention, while the density in high-quality habitat reached one abalone per square metre. Researchers also discovered juvenile…

CR Park Durga puja festivities NEW DELHI: Saurabh Bharadwaj has accused Delhi Police of harassing the Bengali community and Durga Puja committees in Chittaranjan Park (CR Park), alleging that police personnel forcibly disconnected electricity at a pandal and damaged equipment. He also warned that restrictions on Puja celebrations could lead to overcrowding, drawing a parallel…

NEW DELHI: The Centre has directed social media giant Meta, which owns Instagram and Facebook, to ensure that its recommendation algorithms do not result in “disproportionate exposure of users to a single or limited set of narratives.““Ensure that recommendation systems do not result in disproportionate exposure of users to a single or limited set of…

Dipke claims Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka’s arrest being deliberately prolonged (Photo: PTI). NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke on Sunday accused the state of intentionally prolonging Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka’s arrest in order to delay court proceedings and delay their release.“The state is deliberately prolonging Ashu and Saurav’s illegal arrest by…

Russia has increased the number of GPS spoofing antennae in its Kaliningrad exclave from three in early 2025 to 36 now, Darius Kuliesius, deputy head of Lithuania’s communications regulator said. Ukraine apologised to Lithuania on Sunday after its drones may have strayed into Lithuanian airspace during an operation against Russian military targets. Ukraine’s foreign ministry…

Joint team of the Assam Rifles, Border Security Force and Kamjong Police had been deployed in the affected area to bring the situation under control (File photo) IMPHAL: At least 15 houses belonging to the Kuki community were torched in a hill village in Manipur’s Kamjong district, forcing several civilians to flee to forest areas…

A fire burns following clashes between police and “Italia in Piazza” protesters in front of the Milan Cathedral in Milan, Italy on Saturday Violent protests over rising living costs and public services spread beyond France into neighbouring Belgium and Italy on Saturday. Police used water cannons and tear gas to disperse crowds as demonstrators clashed…

NEW DELHI: At least 19 people died and 25 others were injured in a stampede at Kolkata’s Chorbagan Durga Puja pandal on Saturday evening.The stampede occurred after a sudden downpour triggered a crowd surge, with hundreds of visitors rushing into the pandal for shelter and trapping those already inside.West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari blamed…

File photo: US Vice President JD Vance (Picture credit: Reuters) US Vice President JD Vance has acknowledged that his rhetoric was “imperfect” after describing foreign professionals working on H-1B visas as “indentured servants”, clarifying that his criticism was directed at American companies and the visa system rather than the workers themselves.Speaking at a CBS News…

Bangladesh minister Ishraque Hossain raids a suspected drug den in Dhaka with a pistol in hand, sparking debate on social media A Bangladeshi minister triggered a debate on social media after carrying out a raid on a suspected drug den in a Dhaka slum on Saturday, armed with a pistol and accompanied by associates, at…