The discovery of Viking presence in North America, initially hinted at by local lore and confirmed by the Ingstads’ archaeological work at L’Anse aux Meadows, has been precisely dated to AD 1021. Image Credits: Evidence for European presence in the Americas in ad 1021 study/ Extended Data Fig. 5. Pictures of the wood items studied…
New Delhi: You enter the Dwarka tunnel from the Shiv Murti side, believing the hardest part of the commute is over. A year ago, this stretch was unveiled as a game-changer, a signal-free corridor linking Dwarka, Gurgaon, Vasant Kunj and the airport.But the promise of seamless travel quickly gives way to chaos. A scooter ahead…
Thane: A woman was killed in a hit-and-run accident near Majiwada junction in Thane on Friday evening while attempting to cross the busy Mumbai–Nashik highway.The police said that the victim, a housekeeping staff in a nearby residential complex, was on her way home to Mumbra. Initial investigations suggest she crossed to the Nashik-bound side of…
Bengaluru: After more than two decades of legal limbo, a decisive green signal from the Supreme Court has unlocked what could become one of the most transformative agricultural marketing infrastructure projects in the city. By clearing the way for the proposed mega agriculture market on 272.3 acres on Magadi Main Road in west Bengaluru, the…
TRICHY: Two members of a Tamil Nadu family were among those who drowned after a cruise boat capsized in Bargi dam near Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday. Three members of the family were among those missing.The two deceased from the Tamil Nadu family have been identified as Kamaraj, 38, of Navalpattu near Thiruverumbur in…
Shimla: A road caved in near Jogindernagar due to heavy rainfall over the past three days, blocking the Mandi-Pathankot highway, even as the weather department on Friday issued an orange alert for May 3 and 4.A stretch of the highway caved in at Maigal near Mandi in the Padhar sub-division on Friday morning. The administration…
Surat: Chief minister Bhupendra Patel on Friday announced eight new Smart GIDC estates across five South Gujarat districts as the marquee takeaway from the inaugural day of the two-day Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference (VGRC) in Surat.The eight Smart GIDCs will cover nearly 5,380 acres across Bharuch, Navsari, Surat, Tapi, and Valsad, and will be equipped…
Agartala: The Tripura assembly, in a special session, passed a resolution addressed to Parliament in support of the proposed 131st Constitutional Amendment Bill related to the women’s reservation bill.Introducing the motion, govt chief whip Kalayani Roy said the proposed legislation seeks to safeguard women’s constitutional rights and advance their development, empowerment and equitable participation in…
Rajkot: A 61-year-old retired man has lodged a cybercrime complaint after fraudsters siphoned over Rs 9.93 lakh from his bank account by tricking him into installing a fake mobile application posing as an official traffic challan app.Haresh Vora told Cyber Crime police that he had paid a genuine traffic fine of Rs 2,000 online on…
The court directed the Jaipur Municipal Corporation commissioner, deputy commissioner, and contractor to appear before the court on May 6 and submit an explanation Jaipur: The Rajasthan High Court has sought an explanation from the Jaipur Municipal Corporation commissioner, the deputy commissioner of Jhotwara Zone, and the contractor concerned in connection with the death of…
