UN has declared Nov 27 as International Day for the Elimination of Child, Early and Forced Marriage NEW DELHI: In a significant development that brings the need to step up global action on Sustainable Development Goals 2030 into focus, UN has declared Nov 27 as International Day for the Elimination of Child, Early and Forced…
This city in New York rejects the renaming of Lake Ontario. In a rare display of intra-party pushback, Robert Corradino, the Republican mayor of Oswego, New York, a city situated along the southern shore of Lake Ontario, has publicly rejected recent political proposals to rename the Great Lake as “Lake America.” Robert Corradino, the mayor…
Sanjay Gupta has revisited the making of his 2002 crime thriller ‘Kaante’ and revealed a lesser-known detail about Amitabh Bachchan‘s approach to his character. The filmmaker recalled that the original script featured several abusive dialogues, but Bachchan had one clear condition — his character would not use foul language.Speaking to Hussain Zaidi, Gupta recalled how…
File Pic: Mohammed Shami and Sourav Ganguly (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: Mohammed Shami is set to enter an elite club on Sunday when he makes his 100th first-class appearance in the Duleep Trophy final, and former India captain Sourav Ganguly believes the milestone is a fitting reward for the veteran pacer’s remarkable longevity and contribution…
General:This can turn out to be one of your better days this week, though it doesn’t come without a little fog. Strange combination, isn’t it? You shine outside, but inside you may still keep asking, “Am I doing the right thing?” That’s the Moon stirring doubt even while Jupiter lifts your public image.People notice you…
New Delhi: A 20-year-old MBBS student who had been eating strands of her own hair for nearly 11 years underwent a surgery at Manipal Hospital Dwarka after doctors found a massive 1.16 kg hairball filling her stomach and extending towards the small intestine.The patient, who had been consuming her hair since childhood, came to the…
Navi Mumbai: A 34-year-old man identified as Swapnil Navar, a resident of Ghansoli, died after falling from a Dahi Handi pyramid in Sainathwadi, Airoli.Meanwhile, a 14-year-old boy identified as Avdesh Gupta fractured his hand after falling from the pyramid at Juhugaon. His family later shifted him to a private hospital for further treatment. In Vashi,…
School education minister joins students at a Teachers’ Day event at a govt school in Thanisandra Saturday Bengaluru: A promise made to schoolchildren a year ago could finally become reality, with School Education and Literacy minister Madhu Bangarappa Saturday saying the govt is working to roll out free notebooks for students of govt and aided…
Chennai: After two days of stalemate, the contract staffers of the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation Ltd (Tasmac) returned to duty and opened liquor retail outlets on Saturday, but prohibition and excise minister K Vignesh has warned of action as per rules for protest.Salesmen and supervisors closed 200 liquor shops in Kancheepuram and Chengalpet districts…
CMO stalls revenue dept’s move to allow registrations in Paigah lands Hyderabad: A proposal by revenue minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy to allow registrations in disputed Paigah lands has run into resistance from the chief minister’s office (CMO).The disagreement centres on Paigah lands covered under civic suits (CS) 14 and CS 7 of 1958, spread across…
