Parts of Northern Marianas can be without power for weeks after super typhoon (Photo credit: AP) Some hard hit areas of the Northern Marianas could be without power and water for weeks after the Pacific Ocean islands were battered by a super typhoon, an official said Thursday.The only hospital on Saipan, an island in the…
A Chinese researcher working in the United States has pleaded guilty to smuggling E. coli into the country. 32-year-old Youhuang Xiang, a Chinese national and former postdoctoral researcher on a J-1 visa at Indiana University, was sentenced to more than four months in prison after admitting to concealing bacterial DNA in a shipment sent from…
Kolkata: Bengal governor RN Ravi chose a Poila Baisakh programme in Lok Bhavan on Wednesday to urge the state’s youth to be a “part of change” and underline Bengal’s “decline” over the years, prompting CM Mamata Banerjee to hit back with a “laatsaheb” barb.“Our share in the national capital has gone down from 10.6% to…
Bengaluru: With the new academic year less than two months away, the state transport department has directed all road transport corporations to roll out student-focused measures, including special buses, higher frequency services and stricter safety norms.The directive follows recommendations from the Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights to improve safety and accessibility for…
Chandigarh: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Friday said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had been repeatedly changing goal posts on women’s reservation as she decried that “the delimitation exercise was being conducted in the garb of the women’s reservation bill”.Speaking on the bill in Parliament, she said, “SAD supported the women’s…
Kolkata: Bengal has emerged as a leading state in financial inclusion, contributing nearly Rs 1,000 crore to the over Rs 10,000 crore total balance in financial inclusion accounts operated through BLS E-Services’ business correspondent network across India, the company said. BLS E-Services, the country’s largest business correspondent network, said the figure, as of Jan 31,…
Trump has warned that any ship in international waters that had paid transit fees to Iran could be intercepted. (AI image) The Donald Trump administration has implemented a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz amid the US-Iran ceasefire even as peace talks have failed. What does this blockade of the crucial Strait of Hormuz by…
Bengaluru region ranked third among all regions under CBSE, after Chennai pipped the city to the second spot BENGALURU: Bengaluru region, which includes all CBSE schools in Karnataka, achieved a pass percentage of 98.9% in the Class 10 exam, same as that of academic year 2025. The results were announced Wednesday.Bengaluru region slipped to third…
Akshaya Tiritya is one of the major Hindu festivals, which is celebrated across the country with great pomp and show. The day is considered as an extremely powerful and sacred to manifest anything as this day. The day is believed to bring success, prosperity and good fortune in life. Akshaya Tritiya is celebrated on Tritiya…
The week opens with your mind finally unclenching. Monday has that clean breeze feeling, as if somebody opened all the windows at home and let the stale worries fly out. You’ll want your people around you, family, close friends, even that cousin you only meet at functions. Say yes to a small gathering or a…
