Jaipur: Rajasthan Congress president Govind Singh Dotasra Thursday directed district units to submit reports on internal conflicts ahead of the urban local body elections, a day after an alleged assault on Bikaner city Congress president Madan Gopal Meghwal.The move comes amid growing friction over ticket distribution and delays in issuing party symbols in some constituencies….
External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Thursday met Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy during his visit to Kyiv, with discussions focusing on bilateral cooperation and possible approaches to ending the ongoing conflict, Jaishankar said.“Pleased to call on President @ZelenskyyUa today #Ukraine,” Jaishankar said in a post on X.He said he also briefed Zelenskyy on his discussions…
MacKenzie Scott is widely known for the extraordinary pace at which she has given away her fortune, often handing large grants to organisations with few restrictions on how the money should be spent. But years before her name became closely associated with billionaire philanthropy, she was backing a much smaller and less publicised cause.In 2014,…
TRIGGER WARNING: This article contains a mention of deathThe Punjabi entertainment industry has been left shocked by the death of singer and lyricist Baljeet Singh. The artist was reportedly found dead at his residence in Ludhiana, with police launching an investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death. The incident has sent shockwaves through the local…
BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia NEW DELHI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has moved to allay concerns over accommodation and logistical arrangements for the Indian cricket squads at the upcoming Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, with secretary Devajit Saikia insisting there is no immediate issue but promising that the board will step in…
In 1896, American electrical engineer William Hadaway received the first patent for an electric stove, marking an important step in the development of electric cooking. His patent came just four years after Canadian executive Thomas Ahearn put together the first electric range in 1892, as cooking technology was moving beyond wood, coal and gas. According…
Pic credit: Misha Krassovski/ORNL,U.S. Dept. of Energy Swamps and peatlands play an important role in the global carbon cycle and, consequently, in the global climate. Scientists wanted to know if there was a link between climate change and carbon loss in peatland ecosystems. Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory looked at…
The festival showcased seven unique Indian classical dance traditions, celebrating diversity. Over 400 attend powerful performance of Srimanta Sankaradeva’s dance drama at National School of DramaDelhi witnessed a vibrant showcase of India’s cultural heritage as the Delhi Kala Festival 2026 presented Srimanta Sankaradeva’s classical dance drama Parijat Haran at the National School of Drama. The…
Mumbai: A police constable attached to Dahisar traffic chowky was shunted to the control room on Wednesday, nearly a month after he had an altercation with a motorist at Dahisar.Officials said the motorist had been stopped by the constable, Rahul Bhavsar, for a check and started to argue with him and film him. The situation…
Mangaluru: A day before Sri Krishna Janmashtami, street flower vendors in the city held a flash protest after Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) authorities commenced a drive to vacate footpath vendors on Thursday. A large number of sellers from various districts of the state had arrived with truckloads of flowers ahead of Janmashtami festival. When many…
