Pune: David Beckham’s precision bends, Roberto Carlos’s power-packed long-rangers or Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo’s swirling free kicks have left football fans and experts mesmerised for years. But researchers say there’s science behind such magical strikes that often seem to defy logic.Behind every such strike lies an invisible contest between the football and the air…
Created Forged Tax Payment ReportsSurat Surat: A textile trader has accused a tax consultant couple of cheating him of Rs 98 lakh by allegedly siphoning off money entrusted to them for payment of Value Added Tax (VAT) and Central Sales Tax (CST) while submitting forged tax payment documents to conceal the fraud.The Salabatpura police have…
Dibrugarh: All Adivasi Students’ Association of Assam (AASAA) on Wednesday submitted a memorandum to the co-district commissioner, Demow, in Sivasagar district, demanding immediate closure of foreign liquor shops operating within and around tea garden areas. The organisation said rising alcoholism is harming the social and economic fabric of the tea garden community.In its memorandum, AASAA…
Lucknow/Delhi: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Wednesday approved the 118-Km long Kanpur-Kabrai (Mahoba district) expressway, a greenfield corridor that is going to bring down the commute timing between the two cities by half.Presently it takes four hours to commute between Kanpur and Mahoba via the 127-km-long National Highway 34.The access-controlled corridor would be…
File photo of Jangleshwar demolition drive in which 1,400 illegal dwellings were removed Rajkot: In a re-assertion of procurement rules, the Rajkot Municipal Corporation’s standing committee rejected the Rs 27.20 lakh bill for food and related expenses during the Jangleshwar demolition in Feb, citing violation of mandatory tender rules and signalling a clean-up of civic…
Jaipur: A private financier was injured after a group of men allegedly fired shots in the air and attacked him with iron rods in Jaipur’s Jhotwara area Wednesday night, police said.Deputy Commissioner of Police (West) Prashant Kiran said the injured, Jitendra Sharma, is engaged in the finance business and had an ongoing monetary dispute with…
NEW DELHI: Over 100 prominent citizens from India and Pakistan have urged PMs of both countries to take meaningful and sustained steps towards restoring peace, normalcy, dialogue and cooperation.In an open letter, they have listed a slew of “confidence building measures”, including restoring full diplomatic relations and reinstating high commissioners in New Delhi and Islamabad,…
“Kill the brave man, but do not deny him his due” Imagine standing across from your fiercest rival. You disagree with them. You compete against them. Perhaps you even defeat them. But before walking away, you acknowledge one undeniable truth: they fought well and deserve credit.That is the enduring message behind the Turkish proverb “Yiğidi…
Actor Salman Khan‘s petition against the makers of the upcoming film Kala Hiran was heard by the Delhi High Court on Friday. The matter has now been adjourned until Monday after the filmmakers assured the court that neither the film nor its trailer would be released before the next hearing.During the proceedings, counsel representing the…
ENG vs IND 1st T20I Abandoned Due to Rain (Image: BCCI) India’s opening T20I against England at the Riverside Ground in Chester-le-Street was abandoned without a ball being bowled in the second innings after persistent rain left the outfield unfit for play.After winning the toss, India opted to bat first and recovered from a disastrous…
