NEW DELHI: Raghu Rai, one of India’s most celebrated photographers who captured the country’s many shades through his lens, passed away at a private hospital here in the early hours of Sunday. He was 83.“Dad was diagnosed with prostate cancer two years ago but he was cured. Then it spread to the stomach, that too…
Tea growers demonstrated outside the Sonari DC’s office under the All Assam Small Tea Growers’ Association Tea growers demonstrated outside the Sonari DC’s office under the All Assam Small Tea Growers’ Association Tea growers demonstrated outside the Sonari DC’s office under the All Assam Small Tea Growers’ Association Tea growers demonstrated outside the Sonari DC’s…
The week opens with your mind running faster than your body. You’ll feel a little restless, even if nothing is “wrong” on paper. Work and responsibilities look demanding, and you may catch yourself snapping at small delays. Don’t. This is the kind of week where patience acts like shade in peak summer. A younger sibling,…
Egg oiling helps protect vulnerable Sage-Grouse by reducing raven numbers. Common ravens are among the most intelligent birds in the world. Over the years, raven numbers have increased in many places because they benefit from food and nesting sites linked to human activity. According to USGS research, from 1966 to 2018, raven numbers across North…
Judgment reinforces that employers cannot retrospectively impose bonus caps after approving incentive awards to employees Bengaluru: A UK employment appeals tribunal has ruled that Wipro must pay a former sales executive the full value of a performance bonus linked to a major contract win. The ruling rejects the company’s attempt to cap the payout at…
Varanasi: To further strengthen its teaching infrastructure and enhance students’ research capabilities at UG and PG levels, Banaras Hindu University has launched a new scheme to provide financial support for proposals from faculty members for the modernization of teaching laboratories.The University has invited proposals for establishment of new teaching laboratories as well as for expansion,…
There are about 60 dogs on JU campus DOGS Kolkata: A letter, with 205 signatures from students, scholars and alumni of Jadavpur University, was on Tuesday handed to the vice-chancellor, demanding the demarcation of feeding zones for dogs on the campus, renovation of the existing shelter and allocation of funds for their vaccination and sterilisation.“We…
MUMBAI: Zepto will defer its public listing by two to three quarters, co-founder & CEO Aadit Palicha told employees in a town hall on Friday, people familiar with the matter said. The quick commerce startup which was initially eyeing a listing around July has stalled the process after getting a tepid response from investors over…
TNNMapusa: A Kazakh national Alexander Arkhipov, who was awaiting deportation, escaped from Mapusa detention centre at 8.45pm on Monday.Police said Arkhipov scaled the high compound wall and flee the premises. A police officer said the incident occurred shortly after the inmates were let out of their cells for daily routine.Seizing the opportunity, Arkhipov walked towards…
Ahmedabad: As part of its monsoon drive to curb vector-borne diseases such as dengue and malaria, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) on Friday launched a special inspection drive to check mosquito breeding at construction sites in the city’s eastern zone.Civic body’s health department officials inspected 151 construction sites and found mosquito breeding at 15 sites….
