Vikram Ravi said it was nothing but a miracle that his parents (right) survived the deadly flood in Nepal. Vikram Ravi, the son of the Indian-American couple from California who went on a pilgrimage to Tibet, said it was nothing but a miracle that his parents were safe and he was immensely grateful for this…
Bengaluru FC’s Ryan Williams during a training session. (Instagram) Ryan Williams arrived in India as an Australian footballer looking for a new challenge. Three years later, the Bengaluru FC winger has become one of the Indian national team’s most vocal advocates, embracing both the club and the country as home.The 32-year-old has experienced near misses…
Aries Today, you are blessed by the auspicious Moon, which may make you feel happy. Chronic health-related issues are likely to be resolved now. It is a good time to initiate your postponed projects. Destiny may support you in terms of business gains. You may receive rewards for your hard work. Peaceful religious and work-related…
Inside a green space maintained by the PWD beneath the Modi Mill flyover, sections of walls, an arched opening, fragments of an old building and a well are all that may remain of Sarai Juliana , an 18th-century travellers’ inn built by Dona Juliana Dias da Costa. Inside a green space maintained by the PWD…
Bengaluru: Karnataka High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against seven persons from Anekal taluk, observing that the case amounted to an abuse of the process of law and that the dispute was essentially civil in nature.The accused had been booked under Sections 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s), 3(1)(t), 3(1)(a) and 3(1)(za) of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention…
Chennai: Granite baron, Veeramani, 84, was on Saturday arrested on charges of sexually abusing a minor girl at an acquaintance’s house in Teynampet. A couple, who were his business associates, were also arrested for facilitating the sexual abuse. The arrests were made by the anti-vice squad (AVS) of the central crime branch (CCB) police.The case…
Hyderabad: With mosquito-borne diseases remaining a public health concern during the monsoon, the GHMC has intensified entomological surveillance and field inspections to identify and eliminate mosquito breeding sources across the city.During a review meeting at the GHMC head office, the GHMC commissioner directed officials to step up measures to prevent and control vector-borne diseases.Experts from…
Gurgaon: The state govt has signed MoUs with Oil Green Energy Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Oil India Ltd, for setting up four integrated waste-to-energy plants in Gurgaon, Faridabad, Hisar and Ambala, with a combined capacity to process 5,000 tonnes of waste a day and generate 50 MW of power. The projects are expected…
A bulletin issued by the Regional Meteorological Centre on Saturday said a low-pressure area has formed over northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining Bengal-north Odisha coasts on Saturday morning Kolkata: Light to moderate rain is likely across south Bengal with possibility of heavy rain at one or two places in South 24 Parganas on Sunday…
The CM was also asked to introduce a policy for empowerment of PwDs Panaji: Disability Rights Association of Goa (DRAG) on Thursday met chief minister Pramod Sawant and sought an increase in the disability pension from Rs 2,000 to Rs 3,000 a month to Rs 6,000 to Rs 8,000 a month, considering the increased cost…
