Hello and welcome to Day 38 of this sprawling World Cup.There is a hilarious scene in Yes, Minister when the Right Hoodwinked, sorry, Right Honourable Jim Hacker asks whether nuclear weapons are absolutely necessary. Surely, if push came to shove, the United States would protect Britain from Russia?A flabbergasted Sir Humphrey Appleby declares that Hacker…
NEW DELHI: Starting next April, all car manufacturers will be required to perform fuel-efficiency and mileage tests for new vehicle models under two conditions: with the air-conditioning system turned on and with it turned off, according to a notification issued by the road transport ministry on Sunday.For existing models, manufacturers may be granted a few…
Tobey Maguire is one of the most loved actors in Hollywood. He is best known for playing the original Spider-Man in the ‘Spider-Man’ trilogy. Over the years, he has worked extensively in the industry and featured in a wide variety of films and TV shows. Here’s a look at his overall net worth and what…
Lucknow: Tension flared in Gomti Nagar Vistar on Monday after the cremation of a 16-year-old girl was allegedly disrupted at a ground near Bada Bharwara crossing, following a dispute over adjoining land.According to police, the incident occurred during the girl’s last rites when an argument broke out between family members, local residents and people having…
The digging at the quiet Suffolk Mound changed what we know about early England. Image credit – Gemini What begins with a simple dig many times results in incredible discoveries. A similar mundane excavation incident in 1939 yielded one of the greatest discoveries made within European archaeology. This was seemingly carried out privately on a…
Lucknow: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday’s ‘Mann ki Baat’ highlighted a 13-hour rescue operation in Gonda earlier this month in which a male Gangetic dolphin was saved using the country’s first Ganga Dolphin Rescue Ambulance and released back into the Rapti river.The dolphin was trapped in shallow water in a canal in Gonda. A…
Ahmedabad: The contest in Chandkheda ward during the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation elections turned high-profile as ‘cousins’ from the Congress and BJP were pitted against each other. Congress fielded sitting woman corporator Rajshree Kesari for one of the four seats in Chandkheda ward. The BJP, meanwhile, fielded Yashkumar Jadav, son of former corporator Jayanti Jadav, for…
NEW DELHI : Your daily consumption basket, including staples, packaged foods and household essentials, could become more expensive in the months ahead as rising fuel prices push up supply chain and input costs. The fuel price revision, amid the ongoing West Asia conflict, is expected to add fresh pressure on FMCG companies, prompting them to…
Kolkata: Trinamool has moved to replace Firhad Hakim as chief whip, signalling a sharper break with neta. The party emailed the assembly speaker late on Monday, nominating MLA Madan Mitra for the post. On Tuesday, TMC MLA Sovandeb Chattopadhyay went to the speaker’s office with a hard copy, but officials declined to accept it, calling…
Ahmedabad: For the past decade, AMC has been planning to develop the section between Saptarishi Ghat and Atal Ghat on the eastern bank of Sabarmati river as a tourism circuit. In the standing committee meeting to be held on Thursday, a tourism-boosting proposal worth Rs 14 crore will be submitted.The proposal envisages the construction of…
