Kolkata: To Africa and back in 178 days! That was the incredible 12,000km-plus journey an adult Amur falcon, named Apapang, undertook after it was radio-tagged and released from a village in Tamenglong district of Manipur.After his arduous flight, Apapang has now returned to the same district where he was radio-collared last year, stayed for a…
Jhunjhunu: The bodies of a man and a woman were found hanging from a tree in Bhodki village under Gudhagaurdji police station area in the Jhunjhunu district Friday.The deceased were identified as Sunil Kumar (32), a resident of Bhiwani in Haryana, and Indubala, a resident of Kheenvasar village in Jhunjhunu district.According to police, the bodies…
17 killed as speeding minibus crashes into parked bus in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa At least 17 people were killed and five others injured after a speeding minibus rammed into a bus parked along a motorway in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Monday.The accident took place near Mardan district on the Swat Expressway when the…
LUCKNOW: A 24-year-old man allegedly killed his younger brother by attacking him with a domestic LPG cylinder in Lucknow’s Jankipuram Extension area on Sunday afternoon, after the victim objected to his repeated assaults on their parents, police said.The accused allegedly dragged the severely injured victim onto the road and openly claimed he had killed him,…
Panaji: Chief judicial magistrate court, Merces, on Monday sentenced Atul Madhusudan Rangnekar, proprietor of M/s Balaji Constructions, to simple imprisonment of six months in a 2020 cheque-bouncing case of Rs 60 lakh. The court convicted him under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 and also directed him to pay a fine of Rs 10 lakh as…
NEW DELHI: Adani Energy Solutions (AESL) has inked a securities purchase agreement to acquire a 100% equity stake in IntelliSmart Infrastructure for Rs 3,050 crore. IntelliSmart Infrastructure is a leading smart metering JV between National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) and Energy Efficiency Services (EESL).The proposed acquisition will strengthen AESL’s position as India’s largest smart…
The revolutionary historical drama about the making of India’s first world-class quartz watch at a time when the people were depicted as ‘laborers’ by Europeans, and showcasing that the time in India is not defined by failure – ‘Made in India: A Titan Story’ has been released. Traversing through the biographical journey of the visionaries…
NEW DELHI: TVK chief Vijay on Sunday took oath as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu in a massive display of starpower, with thousands attending Thalapathy’s swearing in. However, what stood out at the event was the commencement of the programme with Vande Mataram and not with the state’s official song Tamil Thaai Vaazhthu, which…
The University of Delhi has issued a formal notification inviting registrations for a four-week Skill Enhancement Programme aimed at strengthening its senior administrative machinery. The last date to apply has been fixed as April 30, 2026. The training programme will be conducted from May 4 to May 29 in a hybrid format, combining physical sessions…
Bengaluru: The sudden thunderstorm that resulted in 11cm of rain for over an hour on Wednesday brought down hundreds of trees across the city. Even as authorities have been removing fallen trees and branches, city roads and footpaths are not yet free of large trees and branches.According to Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA), 476 trees and…
