File Pic: Manchester City players and staff after winning the Premier League title . (Reuters Photo) Former England captain Gary Lineker believes Manchester City should accept responsibility for their Premier League financial breaches and take whatever punishment comes their way, saying such a move could help draw a line under one of the biggest scandals…
In 1993, California’s pocket mouse was rediscovered; 33 years later, 530+ have been reintroduced (Image Credit: San Diego Wildlife Alliance) A mouse once written off as extinct is now being given a fresh chance to survive in the wild. The Pacific pocket mouse, a tiny mammal native to Southern California, was rediscovered in 1993 after…
Pitru Paksha marks the time for families to honor deceased relatives before the festival season begins. Navratri, spanning nine nights, celebrates different forms of Goddess Durga and includes diverse regional customs. Dussehra, occurring after Navratri, commemorates the victory of Lord Rama over Ravana, followed by a three-week period leading to Diwali. Diwali is a five-day…
A four-storey house collapsed in the New Seemapuri area of Delhi on Wednesday afternoon NEW DELHI: At least five people have been injured after a five-storey building collapsed in northeast Delhi’s Seemapuri area on Wednesday afternoon. Several others are feared trapped under the rubble, officials said on Wednesday.The Delhi Fire Service received a distress call…
Chennai: The state govt on Monday issued an order for implementing its flagship “Annan Seer” scheme and allotted ₹812 crore as the first instalment for this year.The scheme will come into effect from Monday, said social welfare and women empowerment department secretary Pallavi Baldev in the order. The scheme is one of the key poll…
Punjab governor and Chandigarh administrator Gulab Chand Kataria said Chandigarh’s proposal to increase the mayor’s tenure has already been forwarded to the Centre for consideration Chandigarh: A uniform five-year tenure for mayors, backed by enhanced administrative and financial powers, emerged as the key demand at the 118th All India Mayors’ Council Conference held in Chandigarh…
Pune: Knowledge and scholarship must play a greater role in shaping public life, the economy and administration, said S Gurumurthy, president of Vivekananda International Foundation, at the 14th convocation of Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute on Tuesday.Gurumurthy, who was the chief guest, also highlighted Deccan College’s distinctive legacy and its contribution to the study…
Guwahati: In a sweeping reshuffle of the Assam Police force, the state govt on Tuesday transferred 38 IPS and APS officers across ranks ranging from senior superintendent of police to deputy superintendent of police.The reshuffle includes one SSP-level swap, three battalion commandant-level transfers, about 22 additional SP/additional DCP-level transfers, which is the largest category, spanning…
NEW DELHI: Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AUUP) chief Humayun Kabir on Wednesday hinted at quitting electoral politics a day after his arrest following a confrontation with police during the Rejinagar bypoll, and claimed that the ruling BJP would win the Muslim-majority seat by “looting people’s mandate.“Kabir also announced that he would stay away from the…
Protesters in Okinawa after alleged murder of Japanese woman. (Reuters Photo) US Marines stationed on Japan’s Okinawa island have been placed under a month-long curfew and banned from consuming alcohol following the arrest of a Marine accused of murdering a Japanese woman.The US Forces in Okinawa also suspended military operations for 48 hours from Wednesday…
