HYDERABAD: The family of Arun Kumar Tiwari, 53, a Hyderabad-based tech professional who died near the Hillary Step while descending Mount Everest last week, has decided to leave his body on the mountain, citing faith, his love for the Himalayas, and the near-impossible task of recovery from the “death zone”. Pioneer Adventure, which handled the…
A 22-year-old Chicago man was arrested in a police sting operation in Illinois after he was found involved in a scam that cost a resident of Paw Paw (Village in Illinois) $40,000 last month. Parth C. Patel has been charged with theft by deception and attempted theft by deception after a Lee County Sheriff’s Office…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to examine validity of CBSE’s recent policy mandating three languages, two of which must be Indian languages, for Class IX, which parents termed as a sure recipe for chaos and confusion in the absence of trained teachers, required textbooks and denial of choice to students.Many lawyers, including Mukul…
SALEM: All India NR Congress (AINRC) leader and Puducherry chief minister N Rangasamy on Wednesday lauded Congress’s decision to support TVK president Vijay to form a govt in Tamil Nadu. “It is a good political decision in a situation where a govt has to be formed,” Rangasamy told reporters here. Rangasamy’s AINRC is part of…
VCK chief Thol Thirumavalavan Chennai: VCK leader Thol Thirumavalavan on Friday defended chief minister C Joseph Vijay’s silence on Union govt’s various policies against state autonomy and the Mekedatu issue, stating that the CM is following a “talk less and work more” formula.He was speaking in a joint press meet with TNCC president Manickam Tagore…
CHENNAI: Senior AIADMK leaders S P Velumani and C Ve Shanmugam are holding a meeting with party General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami at his camp office on Greenways Road. The meeting is focused on whether to extend support to Vijay’s TVK to form the government. However, Palaniswami is unwilling to offer “voluntary support” to the…
Karnataka’s chief minister announced plans for a private employment exchange soon BENGALURU: Karnataka chief minister D K Shivakumar on Tuesday said the modalities for the proposed private employment exchange in the state would be finalised within a month.He also announced that 10,000 Bharat Jodo Yuva Sanghas would be formed across Karnataka with the aim of…
New Delhi: Delhi Jal Board is exploring options to secure additional water from Haryana and Himachal Pradesh to tide over any possible shortage in summer, when demand will surge.The board is considering compensation — either monetary or through infrastructure support—to ensure uninterrupted supply.DJB has approached Haryana and Himachal Pradesh with a request for supply of…
The Khan family is mourning the loss of their longtime family friend Kumod Raney, whose demise on Tuesday left relatives and close friends grieving. Sohail Khan paid an emotional tribute to Kumod Raney on social media, remembering the special place she held in the family’s life and expressing his sorrow over her passing.Sharing a heartfelt…
Bill Ackman claimed Zohran Mamdani sat on the wrong side of the desk and did not correct himself after social media users informed him that the desk is open on both sides. NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani delivered his July 4 speech sitting behind George Washington’s desk inside New York City Hall — calling out the…
