Rajkot: A 25-year-old man died at a hospital in Bhavnagar district, ostensibly after drinking spurious liquor on Sunday night, while six others from the same gathering remain critically ill in various hospitals, with some on ventilators. Most of the victims complained of vision loss the following morning.The deceased was identified as Upendrasinh Gohil, a resident…
Prof Sarina Kalia takes charge as principal Tuesday Jaipur: University Maharaja College, the 182-year-old institution, got its first woman principal Tuesday as Prof Sarina Kalia took charge. Kalia took over as the 58th principal of the college.Prof Kalia has been associated with Maharaja and Maharani Colleges for decades and has previously served as the vice-principal…
BRICS nations need stronger frameworks to mobilise private capital at scale: Nirmala Sitharaman NEW DELHI: BRICS nations, including India, China, Russia, South Africa, Brazil and others, on Tuesday opposed the European Union’s carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) and any other such trade barriers, calling them “unilateral, punitive, discriminatory and protectionist measures”.CBAM, which entered its operational…
Maria Florida Nogo Kelen gave birth by torchlight during Indonesia’s 7.7 earthquake, naming baby Gempita/Image: Reuters A 39-year-old woman gave birth by emergency caesarean section under torchlight after a magnitude-7.7 earthquake cut power to a hospital in eastern Indonesia.Maria Florida Nogo Kelen was eight months pregnant when the earthquake struck East Nusa Tenggara on Saturday….
Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Annu Kapoor Veteran actor Annu Kapoor once addressed the controversy surrounding an intimate scene with ‘Varanasi’ actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas in Vishal Bhardwaj’s 2011 film, ‘7 Khoon Maaf. In an old interview with journalist Shubhankar Mishra, the actor clarified that his earlier remarks had been “blown out of proportion” and suggested…
Rodri (Pic credit: FC Barcelona) Barcelona have officially announced the signing of Spain captain Rodri from Manchester City, adding one of the world’s most accomplished midfielders to a squad already packed with Spanish talent.The 30-year-old midfielder has signed a contract that will keep him at the Catalan club until 2030, Barcelona confirmed on Tuesday after…
In the 1990s, a predatory flatworm was released in Samoa to control giant African snails An aggressive predatory flatworm introduced to Pacific islands during the 1990s to control agricultural pests has pushed native land snail species toward extinction, turning a planned biological control program into an ecological disaster. The New Guinea flatworm (Platydemus manokwari) was…
August 18, 2026, presents a Jia Zi Day, encouraging patient growth and future planning. This day favors thoughtful decisions over immediate results in various life aspects. Certain Chinese Zodiac animals should exercise caution, while others may find opportunities for progress. Strategic planning and intelligent decision-making are key to navigating the day’s energy effectively. Taking small,…
New Delhi: A Delhi court Tuesday granted four weeks’ interim bail on medical grounds to Dr Vatsala Aggarwal, former Director General of Health Services (DGHS), who was arrested in an alleged Rs 700-crore medical procurement scam.On Monday, the Rouse Avenue court had rejected the regular bail plea of Dr Vinod Kumar Ranga, an ex-Central Procurement…
MMRDA has rejected allegations of wrongdoing. It said that the recruitment examination was conducted through a government-approved agency and that normalisation and evaluation were carried out as per the prescribed methodology Mumbai: A candidate who scored just 7.5 out of 100 in the BMC’s junior engineer recruitment examination and 80 out of 200 in CIDCO’s…
