YOU WONT BELIEVE: Kerala - What They Never Told You

Modi, Shah made Gyanesh Kumar in charge of 'match-fixing' India's polls, alleges Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday alleged that the Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar was made in charge of "match-fixing" India's elections by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah. Gandhi made the allgations following a Kerala Congress social media post, alleging that Kumar had told a former…

The Economic Times · 16h ago

Stingless Bees Store Honey in Wax Pots and Are the Best Backyard Pollinators in India

A bee that traded its sting for something elseThe stinger in a female honeybee is a modified egg-laying organ. Stingless bees, belonging to the tribe Meliponini, evolved along a different path. Their stinger is vestigial: present in structure, absent in function. They cannot pierce skin. What they kept instead is…

Times Life · Sep 26

How Weaver Ants Use Their Own Larvae as Silk Glue Guns to Stitch Leaves Into a Nest

The ant that turned its own young into a toolOecophylla smaragdina, the Asian weaver ant, called green ant across much of South and Southeast Asia, builds its nest entirely from living tree leaves, bound together with silk it does not produce itself. The silk comes from larvae. Worker ants hold…

Times Life · Sep 25

India's Coastal Sea Snakes Are Highly Venomous, So Why Do They Almost Never Kill Anyone?

One of the Most Potent Venoms in the World, Living Just OffshoreThe beaked sea snake, Enhydrina schistosa, is responsible for more sea snake bites on Indian fishermen than any other species, and its venom has a median lethal dose that rivals Russell's viper. The yellow-bellied sea snake, Hydrophis platurus, ranges…

Times Life · Sep 22

Kerala turns plastic waste into roads: How 4,447 tonnes of discarded plastic were reused to build nearly 7,249 km of roads across the state

Kerala turns plastic waste into roads: Kerala has converted 4,447.93 metric tonnes of discarded plastic into shredded material used for road construction across nearly 7,249 km. Since the programme began in 2016, the Public Works Department and local bodies have emerged as major users of the recycled material, helping divert…

The Economic Times · Sep 21

TMC's Saket Gokhale targets CEC, asks where he was registered as voter during 2002-03 SIR

In a post on X, Gokhale, a former Rajya Sabha MP, said Kumar is shown as a voter in Delhi's electoral roll, registered as Gyanesh Kumar, son of Subodh Kumar. He said Kumar was born in Uttar Pradesh, is a Kerala cadre officer, and has done postings in Delhi.

The Economic Times · Sep 21

How the Malabar Pit Viper Uses Infrared Sensing to Hunt in Total Darkness in the Ghats

A Face Built for the DarkBetween the Malabar pit viper's nostril and its eye, on each side of its head, sits a small depression called the loreal pit. It looks unremarkable. It is anything but. This pit is a heat-detection organ, lined with a membrane packed with temperature-sensitive receptors that…

Times Life · Sep 21

The King Cobra Builds a Nest and Guards Her Eggs, No Other Snake on Earth Does This

The Only Architect in the Snake WorldEvery snake lays eggs or bears live young and then moves on. The king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) does something no other snake species does: she builds a structure first. Using her body as a rake, the female gathers dead leaves, rotting vegetation, and forest…

Times Life · Sep 21

September 21 school holiday: Are schools closed tomorrow? Check state-wise list

Schools in Kerala and Rajasthan will close on September 21, 2026. Assam schools also observe a holiday for Srimanta Sankardeva's Janmotsav. Telangana schools are expected to remain open as no general holiday is listed. Many other states like Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka have no September 21 holiday. Students and parents…

The Economic Times · Sep 20

Weather tomorrow, September 21: IMD forecasts heavy rain, strong winds in 13 states; check state-wise alerts

The India Meteorological Department has issued forecasts for substantial rain and thunderstorms expected in various parts of the country. A developing weather system in the Bay of Bengal is set to impact southern, eastern, and central India. Coastal Andhra Pradesh is under alert for heavy rainfall and intense winds on…

The Economic Times · Sep 20