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The article discusses the beliefs and superstitions surrounding lizards and other animals during Diwali, a major festival in India. It highlights that spotting a lizard on the night of Diwali is considered an auspicious sign of good luck and prosperity, associated with the arrival of Mahalakshmi, a symbol of happiness and prosperity. Other animals like rats, moles, black ants, and …

When the Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh painted "The Starry Night" in 1889, he did so while staring out a window from his mental asylum room in the French town of Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. Therefore, the team of Akshay Khandekar, Tejas Thackeray did Ishan Agarwal the only logical thing: They named the newly-discovered gecko after van Gogh, dubbing it with the scientific …

A starry night: New lizard species discovered in India named after Van Gogh

Scientists from the Thackeray Wildlife Foundation in India have discovered a new species of lizard with a colouration so unique it reminds of Vincent van Gogh's iconic painting, "The Starry Night." The discovery, made in the Southern Western Ghats in Tamil Nadu, has led to the lizard being aptly named Cnemaspis vangoghi, in honour of the Dutch post-impressionist painter. "Tamil …

Panic-stricken parents of around 33 students of the State-run Ashram girls’ high school at Wardhannapet in Warangal district experienced anxious moments, when their daughters were hospitalised for treatment for suspected food poisoning on the intervening night of September 5 and 6 this year. The incident, which coincided with Teachers’ Day, came as a stark reminder of the sorry state of …

An FIR has been registered against Saravana Bhavan, a popular South Indian vegetarian restaurant chain, after a customer allegedly found a dead lizard in his bowl of sambar at its outlet in Connaught Place, Delhi police said Monday. Pankaj Agarwal, a regular visitor to the restaurant, walked into Saravana Bhavan with his two friends Saturday night and ordered dosa and …