A large explosion at a chemical plant in China’s eastern province of Shandong sent thick plumes of smoke into the sky on Tuesday, state media reported, without giving details on casualties. More than 200 emergency workers responded to the blast that shook a workshop of Shandong Youdao Chemical in the city of Weifeng just before…
DNA study ‘fills gaps’ in Indigenous Americans’ ancestry (Pic credit: IANS) A new genetic study has traced prehistoric human migration from Asia to North and South America. The findings are helping underrepresented Indigenous groups understand their ancestral origins.The first people to colonize the Americas migrated from modern-day Russia about 20,000 to 30,000 years ago, a…
File photo: PM Modi (Picture credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday extended greetings for the occasion of Holi, expressing hope that the festival would bring new enthusiasm and energy into people’s lives while strengthening national unity.PM Modi took to X to extend his heartfelt wishes to citizens, emphasising the festival’s role…
A Delta Air Lines flight bound for Columbia, South Carolina, was forced to return to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Monday morning after a “haze” filled the cabin shortly after takeoff, prompting an emergency landing. The Boeing 717 aircraft, carrying 94 passengers, two pilots, and three flight attendants, took off from Atlanta but had to…