NEW DELHI: The body of a 61-year-old man in Odisha’s Jajpur district remained on the rooftop of his flooded home for nearly 18 hours as rising waters prevented his family from bringing him down for his last rites, relatives said on Friday.The incident took place in Chintasahi under Bari panchayat, where several families have remained…
In December 1986, the United States federal government completed a deal to buy Santa Rosa Island for $29.5 million. The 53,000-acre island, located 26.5 miles off the coast of Santa Barbara, California, was bought by the National Park Service from its longtime private owners, the Vail & Vickers ranching partnership. Under the deal, the ranching…
Investors can now use the automatic route, provided they meet the applicable reporting requirements. Under the revised Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) framework, which eased Chinese shareholding rules, 29 proposals worth around Rs 4,895.65 crore, or more than $500 million, have been reported. The changes were introduced in May to allow overseas companies with Chinese shareholding…
Kunal Kemmu’s ‘Vibe’ teaser: Netizens react, ‘Kunal, you are saving Bollywood comedy’ Kunal Kemmu, who impressed audiences with his directorial debut ‘Madgaon Express’, is back with his second directorial venture, ‘Vibe’. Starring Kunal, Preity Zinta and Sparsh Shrivastava in lead roles, the makers unveiled the film’s teaser on Friday, and it has already won over…
A student contemplates a graded exam, bathed in ethereal light, symbolizing hopeful future paths. Do you remember the day when your Class 12th board exam results were declared? Perhaps we all do. It is a memory, bitter or sweet, that has remained engraved in our hearts. And we will keep talking about it time and…
Azan Awais (Image credit: X) Pakistan’s struggle to produce a strong opening partnership in England has now lasted 16 years. They have not had a 50-plus opening stand in their last 27 Test innings in England. Their last opening partnership of 50 or more came in 2010.The same problem returned in the first Test against…
A recent gathering at Aravalli Auditorium had Gorkha officers in pastel blue and pink shirts and Dhaka topis, posing alongside a matte-finish Gorkha green-coloured Classic 350 bearing the crossed khukri insignia of the Gorkha Regiment. It was a meeting of two legacies, both associated with generations of service, discipline and an unmistakable sense of character.The…
Union minister of commerce & industry Piyush Goyal, SBF chairman Mark Lee and SBF (India Business Council) chairman Prasoon Mukherjee at the summit Kolkata: Investment in Bengal featured in discussions as Union minister of commerce and industry Piyush Goyal held a meeting with Singapore Business Federation (SBF) on Friday in Singapore. The meeting, to increase…
People stop vehicles from Meghalaya from entering Guwahati for second consecutive day amid protests at Jorabat Silchar: Two Barak Valley organisations condemned the Aug 19 violence in Shillong and sought action against those responsible.The Barak Upatyaka Banga Sahitya O Sanskriti Sammelan described the violence as “pre-planned” and urged Centre and Meghalaya govt to take immediate…
The accused was produced before the Special Chief Judicial Magistrate (Customs), Lucknow, and was subsequently sent to judicial custody. LUCKNOW: The Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI), Lucknow Regional Unit, has busted a major illegal manufacturing network involved in the production and clandestine clearance of pan masala, flavoured zarda and gutkha in Uttar Pradesh, detecting…
