Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with the Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al Sabah, on Tuesday to discuss the evolving security situation in West Asia, as regional tensions continue to escalate.During the call, PM Modi expressed concern over the developments and reiterated India’s position in favour of de-escalation and diplomacy.According to a Ministry…
FOUR FEET UNDER: Archaeologists uncover an intact 3rd century BC vessel during the latest phase of excavations There’s excitement at Keeladi in Sivaganga as a cluster of pots, buried for more than two millennia, has been unearthed during the 11th phase of excavations in Sivaganga district.Among them, say archaeologists, is an almost perfectly preserved complete…
New Delhi: Ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on April 25, Delhi Traffic Police has issued a traffic advisory, warning of heavy congestion in and around central Delhi.The day-night match, scheduled from 3 pm to 7.30 pm, is expected to draw large…
China’s increased purchases of ethane also come ahead of a planned mid-May visit by Donald Trump to Beijing. (AI image) China, the world’s second largest economy, is facing supply disruptions due to the ongoing Middle East conflict. China is on track to bring in an unprecedented volume of US ethane this month, as petrochemical firms…
Ritu Banawat (L), Anita Kumari (R) BHARATPUR: A review meeting of the Bayana Municipal Council in Rajasthan‘s Bharatpur district witnessed a heated exchange between independent MLA Ritu Banawat and executive officer Anita Kumari, officials familiar with the matter said on Saturday.The confrontation began when Banawat raised several civic and administrative issues during the meeting. The…
Representational image of a crippling attack on a judoka by bike-jackers Ludhiana: The Division Number 8 police arrested four drug addicts on Wednesday on the charges of robbing national-level judo player Aman Sharma on June 7.The cops said this gang — of Karan, Teerath Singh, Akash Kumar, and Rohan Kumar — had attacked Sharma near…
A team of engineers have discovered that rice seeds can ‘hear’ the sound of rain, which acts as a biological trigger to wake them from dormancy. Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have found that plants have an advanced ability to detect sounds, which allows them to ‘hear’ rain falling. While humans find the…
In Mirpur village in WB’s East Midnapore, SIR has not been unpleasant, with only two of 824 voters struck off (a Hindu & a Muslim) a marked deviation from elsewhere in WB. Residents with surnames like Nunes, Rozario and D’Cruz trace their roots to Portuguese mercenaries who settled here after 1742. Today, Christians, Hindus and…
Chandigarh: Despite the model code of conduct restrictions for the May 10 elections to seven civic bodies, Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Friday launched the Haryana Online Building Plan Approval System – a digital platform for approving building plans for residential units within the civic bodies’ jurisdiction.He also initiated the process of sending…
A man wanted in a case of trafficking for the past 22 years, was arrested by the Oshiwara Police MUMBAI: A 49-year-old man, who was wanted in a case of trafficking for the past 22 years, was arrested by the Oshiwara Police recently.Rajendra Shinde was produced before a magistrate court at Mazgaon on June 3.The…
