Pakistan’s authorities under fire over reconstruction of Vedic-era city of Taxila The UN has asked Pakistan to reverse the “reconstructions” that undermined the integrity of two historical sites in Taxila, warning that failure to act would result in their placement on Unesco’s ‘danger list’.Taxila, known in ancient times as Takshashila, is one of South Asia’s…
The Duke told the court that ongoing media attention surrounding the case had deeply affected his wife and family.Image credit (Instagram) Prince Harry is poised to receive a significant court judgment in his privacy case against a major U.K. publisher during his planned return to the United Kingdom. The ruling in the Duke of Sussex’s…
West Bengal has declared July 6 a public holiday to commemorate the 125th birth anniversary of Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee. The decision will keep schools, government offices, local bodies, state undertakings and other government-controlled institutions closed for the day, as the state pays tribute to one of its prominent historical figures. The West Bengal government…
India’s Sanju Samson (ANI Photo) Former India wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik has thrown his support behind Sanju Samson despite the opener’s poor run of form, insisting the experienced batter deserves more backing even as calls for teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi continue to grow.Samson’s struggles continued in the opening T20I against England at Chester-le-Street, where he fell…
Nasa has taken another step towards building a permanent human presence on the Moon by awarding almost $600 million in fresh contracts for a new series of robotic lander missions. Rather than focusing on a single spacecraft, the agency is spreading the work across several commercial partners, continuing its strategy of using private companies to…
Indian cities face dangerously warmer nights, harming health (AI image used for representational purpose only) Nights are warming faster than days because our cities are using more and more concrete, which retains heat, making a 45 degrees Celsius summer feel like 50 and stealing precious hours of sleep from the urban population. It’s time to…
Disturbing videos showing alleged mistreatment of toddlers at Capgemini’s Bengaluru campus day care have led to its temporary closure. BENGALURU: Global IT major Capgemini has said it is cooperating with authorities and has temporarily shut its Bengaluru campus day care facility after disturbing videos surfaced showing toddlers being subjected to alleged inhuman treatment by caregivers…
Gurgaon: A 62-year-old ex-serviceman died in a hit-and-run accident near Kalwari Mod on the Bilaspur-Taoru road on Thursday evening.The deceased, Kabul Singh, was a resident of Pathredi village. Police said they received information about a man found injured on the roadside around 8.30pm on Thursday. A team reached the spot and took him to a…
Pune: Four buried miniature shrines and a rare sculptural base featuring twin connected Shivlingas have been discovered during the ongoing structural stabilisation process of a damaged stepwell at the ASI-protected Yamai Devi temple complex at Mahalung in Solapur district.Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) officials said the structures were found during systematic debris clearance of the…
Uttar Pradesh’s ODOP Margin Money Scheme: Eligibility, subsidy and application process explained The One District One Product (ODOP) Margin Money Scheme is a key financial assistance initiative under Uttar Pradesh’s ODOP programme. Launched to empower local artisans, entrepreneurs, and micro-enterprises, it offers credit-linked subsidies as margin money to reduce the financial burden of setting up…
