Most people have experienced Deja vu, the strange sense that a moment has already happened. Far fewer recognise its counterpart, Jamais vu, where something deeply familiar suddenly feels unfamiliar or new. This can happen when a common word looks misspelt after repeated reading, or when a well-known place briefly feels strange. Although unsettling, the experience…
Novak Djokovic (AP Photo) LONDON: Late in the opening set of his Wimbledon third-round match, Novak Djokovic, slightly off balance, flung himself to his right to meet a volley, placing it perfectly for a winner. Seconds later, the supple 39-year-old was back on his feet, taking a bow on Centre Court before turning to the…
People wait in a queue for taxis outside Dadar railway station on the second day of the BEST strike (R, Photo credit: PTI) MUMBAI: Bus services continued to be badly affected across Mumbai on Sunday as the strike by employees of the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking entered its third day.However, the BEST…
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir police’s state investigation agency (SIA) on Thursday filed chargesheet against 10 people accused in the “white collar” terror module case. One amongst them, Umar Un Nabi, was killed in the Red Fort blast last Nov.The other nine accused are: Arif Nisar Dar, Yasir Ul Ashraf Bhat, Maqsood Ahmad Dar of Nowgam,…
Upon arriving at the crime scene, a police team found that the victim’s brother had already brought him down from the ceiling. Officers rushed the man to the GMSH-16, where doctors declared him dead. Chandigarh: A 31-year-old man allegedly died by suicide after hanging himself from a ceiling fan at his residence in Dhanas, late…
Ahmedabad: The brief respite from the scorching summer heat proved to be short lived for Amdavadis as the mercury staged a sharp comeback on Friday. After a few days of relatively milder conditions, the city reclaimed its title as the hottest spot in Gujarat, with the maximum temperature hitting 43.3°C. This reading stood 1.5 degrees…
NEW DELHI: Amid conflicting inference over the record voter turnout in Bengal, BJP on Friday credited Hindu consolidation for the surge and dismissed CM Mamata Banerjee‘s apprehensions of counting malpractices as desperation to distract from the writing on the wall.As Muslims have traditionally rallied behind Trinamool, the jump in voter turnout in this poll is…
CHENNAI: IUML’s A M Shahjahan and VCK’s Vanni Arasu were inducted into chief minister C Joseph Vijay’s cabinet on Friday. This takes the total number of ministers in the 17th Tamil Nadu Assembly to 35, completing the final line-up of the Tamizhaga Vettri Kazhagam-led multi-parties’ coalition govt.With this, the number of Dalit ministers in the…
Digital library at a govt school in Alwar Jaipur: Alwar has emerged as a state model for digital education in govt schools, with over 100 digital libraries set up in the past one and a half year under the Alwar e-Vidya project.The district administration aims to establish a digital library in one govt school across…
Tom Holland and Zendaya brought both fashion and romance to the red carpet of the Rome premiere of ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’.The hubby-wife duo had all eyes on them as they made a stylish appearance at the historic Castel Sant’Angelo as they continued the global promotional tour for the highly anticipated Marvel film. The couple,…
