Chandigarh: BJP’s internal strife after Rajya Sabha MP Rekha Sharma allegedly used a slur to describe members of the influential Bishnoi political dynasty has derailed the party’s campaign for Haryana’s civic elections.Supporters of senior state BJP member Kuldeep Bishnoi have filed 14 criminal complaints across Haryana, accusing Sharma of referring to former chief minister Bhajan…
Bengaluru: The managing director of a private firm has accused his former driver of fleeing with 1.5 kg of gold ornaments from his office locker in Aug last year.According to a complaint filed by Dr. Sreetharan Murthy, managing director of Achintyaah Projects Pvt. Ltd., a real estate firm located on Residency Road, Rajesh P had…
Italy’s Jannik Sinner (AP Photo) Jannik Sinner continued his relentless rise on Thursday, defeating Andrey Rublev 6-2, 6-4 to reach the semi-finals of the Italian Open and break a long-standing record previously held by Novak Djokovic.The world No. 1’s latest straight-sets win in Rome marked his 32nd consecutive victory in ATP Masters 1000 tournaments, eclipsing…
The speeding vehicle struck the three men as they stood behind the parked SUV Ghaziabad: Three persons, two of them of the same family and a bike taxi rider, were mowed down by a mini-bus on Delhi-Meerut Expressway (DME) near IPEM College on Friday.Among the deceased are Naveen Kumar (42) and his brother-in-law Deepak, who…
Mantralaya building in Mumbai Mumbai: The Maharashtra State Road Improvement Project was approved in a state cabinet on Tuesday to improve the quality of road infrastructure in the state and accelerate the state’s goal of becoming a ‘one trillion dollar economy’. The cabinet approved the financing of $1 billion each from the Asian Infrastructure Investment…
A quiet field can look completely ordinary until you notice the pattern. Many cows and deer seem to rest or graze with their bodies lined up roughly north-south. That odd detail first drew serious scientific attention in 2008, when Sabine Begall, Hynek Burda and colleagues reported that cattle and deer across many locations often followed…
Guwahati: Gauhati high court on Friday rejected the bail petition of Shyamkanu Mahanta, one of the accused in the singer Zubeen Garg death case, citing “risk of fleeing, tampering with evidence and influencing witnesses” if released.Earlier, Mahanta was denied bail by the fast track of Judge Sharmila Bhuyan on Apr 30, citing the “risk of…
Policemen stand guard even as onlookers continue to throng the site a day after the fire incident Lucknow: Taking stern action against commuters and onlookers during the massive fire in Vikas Nagar, police have decided to initiate legal proceedings against them for allegedly obstructing emergency operations by blocking key roads and filming the incident on…
The Great Dish from the Mildenhall Treasure, weighing nearly 17 pounds of solid silver, is one of the most remarkable pieces of Roman craftsmanship ever found in Britain. Image Credits: Wikimedia Commons It was 1942, the middle of World War II, and life in the English countryside had not slowed down. There were fields still…
New Delhi: A 53-year-old property dealer died after allegedly falling down a staircase during a heated altercation with his nephew in northwest Delhi’s Shakurpur on Wednesday. The nephew sustained critical stab injuries, while the man’s niece was also injured in the incident.The deceased was identified as Rajesh, a resident of Rani Bagh. His nephew, Deepak,…
