An unexpected anomaly was found in the Pacific Ocean; could be a global time markerScientists discovered a beryllium-10 anomaly in Pacific seabed rocks from 10 million years ago, possibly linked to ocean currents, a supern...
16 Feb, 2025, 08.35 AM IST
Around 6,000 perform ongoing Amarnath Yatra on 29th dayAround 6,000 pilgrims completed 'darshan' inside the holy cave on the 29th day of the ongoing Amarnath Yatra while another batch of 1,974 e...
30 Jul, 2023, 09.04 AM IST
Over 7,000 perform Amarnath Yatra on 28th day, total crosses 3.77 lakhsOver 7,000 pilgrims had darshan at the Amarnath cave shrine on the 28th day of the Yatra, despite inclement weather along the twin routes. ...
29 Jul, 2023, 07.49 AM IST
How Sahitya Akademi award-winning writer uses food as a metaphor for life, a catalyst for changeMany of Ambai’s stories are set on journeys which allow her to celebrate the joys of street food or food shared with travellers.
23 Jan, 2022, 09.51 AM IST
Amarnath Yatra suspended from Jammu to Srinagar amid shutdown callJuly 13 is observed as Martyrs Day in Jammu and Kashmir to remember those killed in the firing outside the Srinagar Central Jail by forces ...
13 Jul, 2019, 10.33 AM IST
An epochal point by a meghalayan stalagmiteThe prime minister’s 100-year timeframe is very farsighted indeed by those standards.
19 Jul, 2018, 10.58 PM IST
- Scientists discover new 'Meghalayan age' in Earth's history
London, July 18 (IANS) Geologists have classified the last 4,200 years as being a distinct Earth age and are calling it a new chapter -- th...
18 Jul, 2018, 02.12 PM IST
- Scientists discover new 'Maghalayan age' in Earth's history
London, July 18 (IANS) Geologists have classified the last 4,200 years as being a distinct Earth age and are calling it a new chapter -- th...
18 Jul, 2018, 10.22 AM IST
No mantra chanting or bells at Amarnath cave as NGT declares it 'silent zone'The NGT earlier said that declaring the area around the Amarnath cave shrine a "silence zone" would be helpful in preventing avalanches and...
13 Dec, 2017, 07.09 PM IST
Does unique geology make Hindu sacred sites marvellous?When it is difficult to explain certain natural phenomenon with the existing knowledge humans often try to associate with divinity.
17 Apr, 2016, 10.54 AM IST
Drought may have led to collapse of Mayan civilisationAlthough the findings are not the first to link a drought to Mayan culture's demise, new results strengthen case that dry periods were inde...
25 Dec, 2014, 06.23 PM IST
Amarnath yatra resumes after two days but numbers falling to the vanished lingham"It is a fact that the Uttarkhand tragedy has led to many cancellations including booking for choppers as well," Naveen Choudhary, CEO of S...
22 Jul, 2013, 02.32 AM IST
Amarnath pilgrim dies of heart attack, toll rises to 3A 38-year-old pilgrim died of cardiac arrest after paying obeisance at the 3,880 metre high holy cave shrine of Amarnath.
06 Jul, 2013, 04.01 PM IST
No increased threat to Amarnath yatra this year: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar AbdullahThe CM's remark comes in the wake of several high ranking officials issuing statements about the Amarnath yatra being on militant radar thi...
20 Jun, 2013, 03.26 PM IST
- Amarnath lingam melts 10 days before yatra-end
The unprecedented rush of pilgrims to Amarnath this year has contributed to the ice Shivling in the holy mountain cave completely melting a...
03 Aug, 2011, 08.58 AM IST
- 'Climate change not due to green gases'
Climate scientists at three US universities have contested claims that greenhouse gases were causing climate change and instead attributed ...
03 Mar, 2008, 11.04 AM IST
- Small group of US experts insist global warming not man-made
A small group of US experts stubbornly insist that, contrary to what the vast majority of their colleagues believe, humans may not be respo...
16 Dec, 2007, 06.30 AM IST