Imagine an animal that began its life centuries before the Roman Empire reached its height and has quietly continued its daily routine ever since. According to recent reports, scientists have identified a giant Caribbean sponge believed to have lived for around 2,300 years, making it one of the oldest animals ever documented. The sponge is…
Rahu and Ketu are not real planets but in Vedic Astrology they are called two shadow planets and are very important. It is believed that they influence a person’s life path, karmic lessons, spiritual growth, and life-changing events. These lunar nodes are often associated with sudden changes, unexpected opportunities, challenges and personal growth by astrologers.By…
New Delhi: Jamia Millia Islamia has discontinued five academic programmes for the 2026-27 session after they received applications for less than half their sanctioned intake. It has also decided to waive entrance and offer direct admission in five other low-enrolment programmes, including recently introduced Sanskrit courses, to keep them running.The discontinued programmes together account for…
Hyderabad: Telangana govt has appointed senior IAS officer Sanjay Jaju as new chief secretary of Telangana on Friday. He will take over from present chief secretary K Rama Krishna Rao, who is set to demit the office on June 30. The 1992 batch officer Jaju presently secretary of ministry of development of north-east region. A…
An Assistant Sub-Inspector in Tarn Taran, Punjab, reportedly died by suicide using his service pistol after completing his duty. TARN TARAN: An assistant sub-inspector posted as the in-charge of the Kairon police outpost in Punjab’s Tarn Taran district allegedly died by suicide by shooting himself with his service pistol after completing his duty on Thursday…
PUNE: The parents of accused Siya Goyal have sought the strictest punishment for their daughter in connection with the alleged murder of businessman Ketan Agarwal, saying that if she is found guilty, she should receive the harshest punishment prescribed under the law.According to news agency ANI, Siya’s father, Pravin Goyal, said the family had no…
Panic gripped Maharajganj’s Parsa Khurd village after a man, allegedly drunk, climbed an 11,000-volt electricity pole. (Enhanced with AI) LUCKNOW: A man has been booked for allegedly climbing an 11,000-volt high-tension electricity pole while intoxicated in Uttar Pradesh’s Maharajganj district, triggering panic among villagers, disrupting power supply and prompting a risky rescue operation.The incident occurred…
Japanese PM Takaichi to undertake first official visit to India to take part in 16th India-Japan Annual Summit NEW DELHI: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday confirmed the visit of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to India as part of her three-day official visit to the country, noting that during her visit, the…
Courage is one of those virtues we admire from a distance but rarely think we will personally need. Amal Clooney, a human rights lawyer who has spent her career defending people in some of the world’s toughest cases, sees it very differently. Courage, she argues, is needed now more than ever. She made the point…
Employee unions have sought a substantially higher fitment factor of 3.83. (AI image) 8th Pay Commission news: The Eighth Central Pay Commission is expected to adopt a measured approach while deciding the fitment factor, keeping in view the financial implications for both the Centre and the states as it moves into the concluding phase of…
