Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh govt will hold block-level interaction programmes, named Jan Samvad, from Aug 6 to 8 under its Apna Parivar Sukhi Parivar Yojana to engage directly with nearly 1.78 lakh ultra-poor families identified across the state.Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu announced the initiative while reviewing the rural development and panchayati raj department. The…
Quote of the day by Albert Einstein (Image source: Wikipedia) When people think of Albert Einstein, fairy tales are probably not the first thing that comes to mind. Equations, physics, scientific breakthroughs and images of a famous thinker usually arrive much sooner. That is one reason this quote continues to attract attention. It feels unexpected.The…
Ranchi: Booth Level Officers (BLO’s) cross check voter list ahead of Special Intensive Revision (SIR), in Ranchi, Jharkhand, Saturday, May 23, 2026. (PTI Photo) (PTI05_23_2026_000307B) Ludhiana: Election officials and booth-level officers (BLOs) underwent rigorous training at the District Administrative Complex ahead of the Special Intensive Revision starting June 25.The session focused on utilizing the Election…
In the summer of 1967, a 24-year-old PhD student at the University of Cambridge noticed something unusual hidden within mountains of radio telescope data. The signal appeared as a regular pulse, repeating with astonishing precision and refusing to fit any known astronomical explanation. For months, scientists struggled to understand what they were seeing, even joking…
Bengaluru: A routine work assignment turned into a terrifying ordeal for a 31-year-old driver after two miscreants held him at knifepoint and robbed him of cash, a gold chain, and a mobile phone near Nayandahalli junction in broad daylight.The victim, Shivanna M, a resident of Nagarabhavi, works as a driver at a vehicle service centre…
The Cockroach Janta Party alleged political pressure caused a banquet hall to cancel their meeting NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) Wednesday alleged that a banquet hall in Naraina cancelled its booking for a meeting of volunteers due to alleged “political pressure”, forcing the group to hold the meeting at a nearby park, where it…
In a subsequent update, the secretariat said a third victim, a 48-year-old woman, suffered asphyxiation on a nearby street. Three people died from suffocation after massive crowds gathered on the streets of Mexico City to celebrate the country’s FIFA World Cup victory, the capital’s health secretariat said early on Wednesday.The victims were caught up in…
A cleanliness drive was organised to mark 12 years of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s term Panaji: Mayor of the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) Rohit Monserrate has urged residents and tourists to stop dumping waste along the city’s streets, warning that civic workers alone cannot counter the burden of public littering.Speaking after participating…
Hyderabad: Aerospace and defence player Sigma Advanced Systems Limited has bagged a nearly $105 million (around ₹1,013 crore) export order from a North American customer for manufacturing and supply of 1.47 lakh next-generation 155mm base bleed artillery shell bodies.The contract has to be executed over the next six to 12 months and marks Sigma’s latest…
Guwahati: The Assam govt on Monday said fencing could not be erected along 4.35km of the state’s border with Bangladesh due to objections from the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB).Border protection and development minister Atul Bora, in a written reply to a query by AGP MLA Diptimayee Choudhury, said there is also no fencing along 34.609km…
