Pompeii’s archaeological excavations have primarily centred on the severe eruption of Mount Vesuvius during AD 79; however, new investigations have shifted the spotlight to a violent chapter nearly 170 years earlier. Using advanced laser scanning and 3D digital imaging, Adriana Rossi, the lead researcher and team, discovered various unique and identifiable ballistic signatures on the…
Mumbai: BJP corporator Makarand Narwekar has appealed to BMC to expedite redevelopment of the Nariman Point fire station, pointing out that the G+1 structure of the fire station is in a dilapidated condition. In a letter to Rajesh Aggarwal, Chief Secretary of Maharashtra, BMC commissioner Ashwini Bhide and Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar, Makarand…
Hyderabad: A 26-year-old murder case accused was sentenced to life by a local court in LB Nagar on Thursday. The accused, Y Sandeep Kumar (26), from Kolluru in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh was arrested in a murder and attempt to murder case booked at Miyapur PS in 2022.On December 13, 2022, police received a…
NEW DELHI: India on Monday enjoyed one of its best days at the Commonwealth Games with six medals overall, with Sharmila Dhankar making history after becoming the country’s first-ever para-athletics gold medallist. On Day 5 of the event, she won the women’s F57 shot put title with a season-best throw of 9.81m, ending India’s 20-year…
Hyderabad: Telangana High Court on Wednesday directed Telangana DGP and social media platforms Meta, X (formerly Twitter) and Google LLC to delete the content posted by a social media handle, in connection with the ongoing petition on Kalyana Lakshmi and Shaadi Mubarak schemes. Justice NV Shravan Kumar further directed the platforms to not allow posting…
Rupee weakens against US dollar Rupee continued its fall against the US dollar on Tuesday, falling 7 paise to 95.68 in early trade as elevated crude oil prices and steady demand for the greenback weighed down the currency.Rupee had already lost 19 paise in the previous session, closing at 95.61 against the dollar on Monday….
NEW DELHI: Govt on Saturday cut the special additional excise duty (SAED) on exports of diesel, petrol and aviation turbine fuel (ATF), effective June 1.The SAED on petrol exports has been reduced to Rs 1.5 per litre from Rs 3, on diesel to Rs 13.5 per litre from Rs 16.5, and on ATF to Rs…
Mumbai: In a relief, 17 years on, to parents who lost their son to a fall from a crowded Mumbai local near Jogeshwari station in June 2009, Bombay high court on Monday directed Western Railway to shell out Rs 4 lakh at 6% yearly interest since the accident, with a cap at Rs 8 lakh….
Anil Sharma reveals Kajol and Aishwarya Rai were approached for Gadar before Ameesha Patel; chose Amrish Puri over a big heroine (Image credits: Instagram) Director Anil Sharma has revealed that actors Kajol and Aishwarya Rai were among the actresses approached for Gadar: Ek Prem Katha before newcomer Ameesha Patel was eventually cast as Sakina. The…
Telangana BJP president N Ramchander Rao during the two-day hunger strike at the party office, in Hyderabad on Monday Hyderabad: Telangana BJP said it had collected signatures from five lakh students across the state as part of its campaign for the release of pending fee reimbursement dues, even as state president N Ramchander Rao began…
