Panaji: Union ministry of information & broadcasting has appointed filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker as the festival director for the 57th edition of the International Film Festival of India (Iffi), to be held in Goa in Nov.“I feel privileged to have witnessed the evolution of this festival. From attending it in 1984 to continuing my association over…
Sevaliya: What began as a routine probe under the Wildlife Protection Act has ripped the cover off a high-stakes, inter-state pangolin trafficking racket, with investigators busting a Rs 5 crore–Rs 8 crore illegal deal involving India’s most endangered mammal.The trail led from Gadchiroli in Maharashtra to Ahmedabad, ending in a dramatic chase at the old…
Bathinda: Over 116.98 lakh metric tonne of wheat, which is 95.9% of the targeted procurement, has arrived in the purchase centres of Punjab so far this season.On Friday, 2,85,476 MT wheat arrived in the grain markets across the state, pushing the total arrival so far this season to 1,16,98,650 MT. The govt has set an…
Dibrugarh: Three insurgents belonging to the NSCN-K (Nikki Sumi) faction were apprehended by a joint team of the Assam Rifles and Arunachal Pradesh Police during an operation in the Wancho Colony area of Khonsa in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tirap district on Thursday.The three individuals taken into custody have been identified as Wingan Agan, 33, Jhonny Riba,…
Chief minister Yogi Adityanath Lucknow: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday convened a high-level meeting to address concerns arising out of possible water shortage in the state over the next few months due to a high possibility of below-normal rainfall and a hot summer.“Carry out special monitoring in 18 districts that have traditionally been affected…
Nagaur-Car seized in Nagaur after a viral video showed it being driven in a zigzag manner on the highway Jaipur: Nagaur police, Friday, arrested a 20-year-old man after a video of a car swerving dangerously during a wedding procession went viral, triggering a crackdown on reckless ‘nagin dance’ driving on public roads.The accused, identified as…
File photo: Abhishek Singhvi & Himanta Sarma GUWAHATI/NEW DELHI: Soon after Supreme Court granted anticipatory bail to Congress spokesman Pawan Khera in a defamation case, a slugfest broke out between Congress MP Abhishek Manu Singhvi and Himanta Sarma, with the former asking him to reflect on his “deeply inappropriate” statements.Khera was granted relief in a…
The Neolithic Revolution has sparked debate for years: Did it arise from local developments or through large-scale migration? Recent research in paleogenomics, published in Nature, sheds light on this. Scientists examined DNA from Moroccan sites like Kaf Taht el-Ghar, which dates back over 7,400 years. The findings show that agriculture in the Maghreb developed through…
Elon Musk sparred with lawyers for a third day Thursday at his California trial against OpenAI, struggling to explain why his own for-profit AI empire differs from the one he is trying to take down.“Few answers are going to be complete, especially when you cut me off all the time,” the visibly irritated multi-billionaire said…
A touching moment from Diljit Dosanjh’s recent concert in Calgary is gaining widespread attention online. The singer-actor shared a video on Friday that captures a special interaction during his live show. In the clip, Diljit invites a specially-abled fan onto the stage. Diljit Dosanjh’s special song dedication to his fan During the performance, Diljit is…
