Jaipur: A promise that a rare tortoise could make its owner rich overnight landed three men in police custody in Shahpura after they allegedly cheated people by using the animal to lure prospective buyers.Police Friday arrested Karan Bawaria (26), Dinesh Kumar Meena (30), and Mahavir Singh Meena (27), and seized Rs 99,000 in suspected proceeds…
The couple were among the 12 foreign nationals who lost their lives in Wednesday’s blaze at the Flourish Stay B&B in Hauz Rani NEW DELHI: An African couple undergoing IVF treatment in Delhi were found dead in each other’s arms after a devastating fire swept through a hotel in south Delhi’s Malviya Nagar area, killing…
The four-hectare barley field was abandoned in 1961 after researchers harvested its final crop, allowing nature to take over without further human intervention. In 1961, researchers at Monks Wood in Cambridgeshire harvested a final crop of barley from a four-hectare agricultural plot known as Stocking Close, ploughed the soil and walked away. They did not…
Jalandhar: In Kewal Singh Dhillon, BJP’s Punjab unit got its second Sikh and first Jat Sikh president. He replaced a Hindu Jat, Sunil Jakhar, who happened to be the first Jat to hold the post in BJP.Dhillon, who took to the turban after joining politics, has been appointed as an outreach to the politically dominant…
Amritsar: Rajya Sabha member Vikramjit Singh Sahney has expressed concern over the recent amendment to the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) Rules, 1974, which opens up top posts to candidates beyond Punjab and Haryana.Sahney said on Tuesday that the move discarded long-standing conventions and diluted the federal spirit by weakening the assured representation of partner…
NEW DELHI: Swinging into action, the government on Tuesday transferred the Central Board of Secondary Education’s (CBSE) two top officials amid a row over the board’s new On-Screen Marking (OSM) system.CBSE chairman Rahul Singh and secretary Himanshu Gupta have been transferred, while a committee has been constituted to probe the procurement of the OSM facility.(This…
Ayan Mukerji’s ambitious fantasy film ‘Brahmāstra: Part One: Shiva’, starring Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, and Amitabh Bachchan, released in 2022 with the promise of a larger trilogy. While fans have been eagerly waiting for updates on the second installment, a fresh development suggests that Brahmastra 2 is still very much on the cards.Although Ranbir Kapoor…
Months after rumours first spread about Angelina Jolie gearing up to leave the US, the actress has confirmed her plans to live as an expat.The star, who has been living in Los Angeles with her kids, is now preparing to spend more of her time outside the United States and embrace a more nomadic lifestyle…
Jayant Chaudhary and Akhilesh Yadav’s parties are former allies NEW DELHI: Union minister and Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief Jayant Chaudhary on Saturday hit back at former ally and Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav over his “chavanni” remark, warning that “such arrogance only leads to downfall.”“You could have taken my name if you wnated…
‘Awarapan 2’ is maintaining a strong run at the box office despite a decline in its Day 6 earnings. The Emraan Hashmi and Disha Patani-starrer collected Rs. 6.75 crore net in India on Day 6, registering a 30.8% drop from the previous day’s Rs 9.75 crore. The film has nevertheless crossed the Rs. 100 crore…
