“If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.”Whether those words belong to the Dalai Lama, an ancient African proverb or simply to every exhausted human who has ever lain wide awake at 2 AM listening to that infamous high-pitched whine, the debate over its authorship continues. What…
Rajkot: In a major crackdown on illegal mining, the Rajkot Range police team seized machinery and vehicles worth approximately Rs 2.5 crore during a raid in Surendranagar district.The operation was conducted in the jurisdiction of Dhajala police station, where illegal extraction of minerals was taking place from govt wasteland near Gudiyawala village.Rajkot Range DIG Nirlipt…
Pune: District Collector Jitendra Dudi on Tuesday announced that the land acquisition process for the proposed Chhatrapati Sambhajiraje International Airport in Purandar will begin on Thursday.The state govt has finalised a base compensation rate of Rs 1.61 crore per acre; close to 6,500 landowners in possession of nearly 1,217 hectares will benefit, Dudi said. A…
RCB’s title defence turned theatres, pubs and apartments into mini-stadia as Bengaluru celebrated long before the winning runs, with fans packing watch parties across the city Later in the night, when RCB completed the chase to retain the title, the celebrations merely caught up with what the city had begun believing long before the winning…
NEW DELHI: Indian Navy has foiled a suspected piracy attack on a merchant vessel in the western Indian Ocean.“Responding swiftly to inputs of pirate activity near merchant vessel M V Mashallah 1, stealth guided-missile destroyer INS Kolkata undertook a prompt action to investigate and deter the threat,” Navy said in a statement.Officials said the warship…
LUCKNOW: Even as the state level coordinator (SLC) of oil marketing companies (OMCs) continues to maintain that the supply of petroleum products in Uttar Pradesh is “completely normal and under control”, a comparison of two official statements issued on April 6 and April 27, points to emerging pressure in the system—particularly in LPG logistics—alongside a…
The excavation at the Tell el-Farama site in northern Sinai by an Egyptian archaeological team has concluded and resulted in the discovery of a rarely-seen round temple within the ruins of the ancient city of Pelusium, which also has a new identity than previously believed. According to the Biblical Archaeology Society, although this temple was…
Hidden GPS tracker, a representational image Ludhiana: Three alleged thieves led by a dismissed cop tore apart a luxury rental car’s tracking electronics, but missed the one beacon that doomed them. Illegal guns and a hospital escape were next episodes of the drama.Police intercepted and arrested the trio — Vikas, a sacked constable from Ferozepur,…
23-year-old Aman has been taken into custody after he allegedly used a brick and spade to fatally attack his older brother GURGAON:A 23-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly killing his elder brother by attacking him with a brick and a spade following a quarrel at their house in Daulatabad village.The accused, identified as Aman,…
NEW DELHI: Flying is set to get more expensive, with oil marketing companies Tuesday increasing aviation turbine fuel (ATF) prices by 10% under the new price-stabilisation regime. ATF prices will remain frozen at this level for three years under the new regime. Jet fuel for domestic carriers will now cost Rs 115 per litre, up…
