Search for life on other worlds tops astronomy to-do list

AUS survey of astronomers puts the search for extraterrestrial life at the top of their to-do list for the next 10 years. In a report issued Thursday by the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, astronomers stressed the need to continue the hunt for potentially habitable planets circling other stars,…

COP26 coal pledge falls short on support as emissions surge

Apledge to phase out coal gained the support of 23 more countries at the U.N. climate conference on Thursday, but was shunned by big users of the dirtiest of the fuels that cause global warming. The COP26 summit hopes to find ways to keep within reach a target of limiting the global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees…

Stubble burning share in Delhi’s pollution rises to season’s highest of 36%

Stubble burning accounted for 36 per cent of Delhi’s PM2.5 pollution on Friday, the highest this season so far, according to government air quality forecast agency SAFAR. “The overall air quality of Delhi plunged to the upper end of the ‘severe’ category with additional firework emissions The…

NCB witness Kiran Gosavi’s police custody extended by 3 days in cheating case

Acourt extended the police custody of Kiran Gosavi by three days on Friday in connection with the 2018 cheating case. Gosavi was also an independent witness of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in the Mumbai cruise drugs case. He was earlier arrested in the cheating case by Pune police and remanded to police custody…

Terrorists open fire on security forces in Kashmir

Srinagar Police on Friday, November 5, said firing ensued between security forces and terrorists for some time in Kashmir. The incident occurred at SKIMS Hospital, Bemina. “Terrorists managed to escape taking advantage of civilian presence,” the Srinagar Police tweeted. On October 24, a civilian was killed in…

Apple rails against sideloading apps in iPhone, says these apps lead to cybercrime

Apple has been publicly critical of sideloading apps on its ecosystem several times in the past. In yet another glimpse of the tech major’s stance on the topic, a top Apple executive has spoken out against any possible law in the future that will require Apple to open its app store to sideloading. Apple senior…

Chandigarh slashes VAT on petrol, diesel by Rs 7 per litre

With the Centre slashing excise duty on petrol and diesel, the Chandigarh Administration has also announced a reduction of Rs 7 per litre in value-added tax (VAT) on the fuels making them cheaper in the Union Territory. “After the Centre cut levy on petrol and diesel, Chandigarh Administration has reduced VAT by…

Crytocurrency prices today: Bitcoin, Ether trade lower after minor profit booking

Prices of popular cryptocurrencies have weakened over the past 24 hours due to minor profit booking by investors. Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, was trading at $62,321.32 or 0.35 per cent lower than its value 24 hours ago at 12:20 pm. The market capitalisation of Bitcoin fell to $1.17 trillion and the…

Gold, Silver prices today: Precious metals record marginal hike| Check latest rates here

On November 5, 2021, both gold and silver are trading on the higher side of the Multi Commodity Exchange(MCX). Witnessing a hike of Rs 571 or 1.21, gold futures, maturing on December 3, 2021, are retailing at Rs 47,300 per 10 grams on the MCX. Meanwhile, the rate of silver futures, maturing on December 3, 2021, stands…

Jack Ma, Trump and Xi: How Chinese billionaire flew close to the sun

This was supposed to be Jack Ma’s finest hour: a year ago to the day, his Ant Group was meant to go public in a $37 billion blaze of glory. Instead Beijing reined in his empire, abruptly clipping the wings of corporate China’s biggest star. Now, to the cautious cheer of investors, the billionaire Alibaba…