Looks like scientists have found a new cousin to the eels! Well, not another eel, but a bacterium that can conduct electricity. And no, it doesn’t zap, but it does work like biological wiring hidden in the mud.

The findings are published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology. The novel species of bacteria act as electrical wiring, and could hold the potential to develop bioelectronic devices for use in medicine, industry, food safety, and environmental monitoring and cleanup.

The researchers discovered the cable bacteria species in a mud flat at the Oregon coast and named it Ca. Electrothrix yaqonensis is named in honor of the Native Americans of the region where the species was found.

The US military has deployed an anti-ship missile launcher for the first time on Batan Island in the Philippines, as Marines unloaded the high-precision weapon on the northern tip of the archipelago, just a sea border away from Taiwan.

US and Philippine forces separately unleashed a barrage of missile and artillery fire that shot down several drones acting as hostile aircraft in live-fire drills on Sunday in Zambales province facing the disputed South China Sea.

The mock battle scenarios over the weekend in the annual Balikatan exercises between the US and its oldest treaty ally in Asia, the Philippines, not only simulated real-life war.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 27 urged citizens to use the National Disaster Management Authority's (NDMA) ‘Sachet’ mobile app, which has been designed to provide real-time alerts in local languages.

“The most important thing in dealing with any natural disaster is your alertness. You can now get help in this alertness from a special app on your mobile. This app can save you from getting trapped in any natural disaster — its name is ‘Sachet’,” the prime minister said in his 'Mann ki Baat' address.

He added that using the app will help people prepare ahead in case of natural disasters, according to an ANI report.

Kamla Persad-Bissessar will be the next Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago. Her party United National Congress has won the parliamentary election of the twin-island Caribbean nation.

The victory marks a remarkable comeback for 73 year old Persad-Bissesar who previously served as Prime Minister from 2010-2015. She is the only woman ever to have led the Caribbean country.

In her victory speech, Persad-Bissesar pledged to deliver on election promises. She credited the victory to the people and said, the victory is for the senior citizens to keep their pensions, for public servants to get their rightful salary increases, to reopen children’s hospital, to create over 50,000 jobs.

The snap election was triggered after the former Prime Minister Keith Rowley of People’s National Movement resigned amid a surge in the cost of living, Trump’s trade wars and soaring crime rates.

“The characteristic features of Indian culture have long been a search for ultimate verities and the concomitant disciple-guru relationship” – these are the first words of Autobiography of a Yogi written by Indian spiritual leader Paramahansa Yogananda, originally published in 1946.

Close to eight decades later, a manifestation of these very words came to public notice in the relationship between the late Fali S. Nariman, a towering figure in Indian Jurisprudence and Subhash Sharma, his trusted lieutenant for nearly 40 years.

In fact, Sharma had read out a 1952 speech of Yogananda to Nariman five hours before the eminent lawyer breathed his last on February 21 last year. “I started crying after reading the speech…looking at me, Fali started weeping too,” Sharma told The Indian Express.

Madhya Pradesh has received approval for ₹2,100 crore PM Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA) Park, an integrated textile park, Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav said.

Sanctioned by the Union Ministry of Textiles under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, the project is set to transform the state’s industrial landscape and elevate India’s textile sector globally, the state government said in a statement.

Spanning 2,100 acres in Bhainsola village, Dhar district, the ultramodern park will feature a 20 MLD Zero Liquid Discharge plant, solar-powered facilities, plug-and-play units, and worker housing.

The Reserve Bank of India on Friday said it has cancelled the licence of Jalandhar-based Imperial Urban Co-operative Bank as the lender does not have adequate capital and earning prospects.

The Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Government of Punjab has also been requested to issue an order for winding up of the bank and appoint a liquidator for the bank.

On liquidation, every depositor would be entitled to receive deposit insurance claim amount of his/her deposits up to Rs 5 lakh from Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC).

As per the data submitted by the bank, RBI said 97.79 per cent of the depositors are entitled to receive the full amount of their deposits from DICGC.

India, through Isro, once again demonstrated its initiative in space-based disaster management by assuming the lead role of the "International Charter Space and Major Disasters" for six months from April 2025, the space agency said on Saturday.

The lead role tenure started with the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC)/Isro organising the 53rd meeting of the Charter in Hyderabad during April 14-17, it said.

According to Isro, it witnessed the participation of major global space agencies (with 22 foreign delegates attending in person) engaged in space-based disaster management activities.

Brazilian striker Jair da Costa, who helped Inter Milan win its first two European Cups in the 1960s, has died in Osasco, outside Sao Paulo. He was 84.

The Brazilian Football Confederation announced the death on Saturday without elaborating.

Da Costa was a key forward for the Inter side which won the European Cup in 1963 against Alfredo Di Stefano’s Real Madrid, and in 1964 against Eusebio’s Benfica. Da Costa scored the only goal in the 1964 final at the San Siro. He also won four Serie A titles.

The Delhi government on Monday introduced the Ayushman Vay Vandana scheme, offering senior citizens aged 70 and above a comprehensive health cover of up to ₹10 lakh annually. This initiative combines ₹5 lakh coverage from the central government’s Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) with an additional ₹5 lakh provided by the Delhi government.

Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri inaugurated the scheme at Thyagaraj Stadium, distributing the first batch of Ayushman Vay Vandana cards to beneficiaries. These health cards will store complete medical records, facilitate regular check-ups, and provide emergency service details.