Jaipur: The state govt has expanded its e-Mitra WhatsApp service to 103 govt services from 51, with citizens recording more than 2.32 lakh transactions so far.Services of departments including revenue, home, Jan Aadhaar, food and civil supplies, discoms, local bodies, education, public health engineering, social justice and empowerment and police are now available on the…
Nathan Cofnas (L), who exposed Cambridge professor Jason Arday’s plagiarism, suspended by Ghent University. A day after Ghent University suspended him, US academic Nathan Cofnas has said he was made a “scapegoat” after he brought plagiarism allegations against late former Cambridge professor Jason Arday into the spotlight.Writing in the Wall Street Journal, Cofnas said he…
Family and friends honour famed Irish comedian Jimmy Cricket, who passed away at the age of 80. Many attend his funeral procession wearing bowties and his iconic costumes. (Instagram) Veteran comedian Jimmy Cricket, whose real name was James Joseph Mulgrew, passed away earlier this month at the age of 80. The comedian, whose career spanned…
England’s Jofra Archer, celebrates taking the wicket of Pakistan’s Imam-ul-Haq ( AP) Pakistan have created an unwanted piece of Test history after losing their opening wicket for a score of zero in both innings of the Headingley Test against England.The first instance came in Pakistan’s opening innings when Azan Awais was trapped lbw by Ollie…
A gentle, meaningful day unfolds for you, Pisces. Religious or spiritual work could occur, for instance the opportunity to visit a temple, praying at home, helping out with the family’s rituals or perhaps you are simply drawn to contemplation in a more tranquil way. The Moon supports inner peace, and Jupiter gives faith a practical…
New Delhi: A 54-year-old woman, who had previously worked as a domestic help at the house, allegedly played a key role in a gunpoint robbery at the home of a 74-year-old businessman and his wife in North Delhi’s Roop Nagar last week. Police have arrested three people, including her son.The accused were identified as Saroj,…
Mumbai: A series of extortion threats made to businessmen and hoteliers in coastal Karnataka and Mumbai by callers claiming to be former Chhota Rajan aide Hemant Pujari has kicked off a probe by the police in both states.Police here said they were in the process of verifying if the calls were made by the fugitive…
Analysts say the larger battle is over controlling the political narrative and preventing an uninterrupted session Bengaluru: Opposition BJP in Karnataka is doing to the govt what it has long accused Congress of doing in Parliament, using disruption as a weapon to force an unwilling administration to confront a politically damaging issue.The trigger is the…
Hero stone unearthed in Tenkasi Chennai: Archaeologists from the state archaeology department have unearthed a hero stone belonging to the 5th century CE at a Sangam Age brick well at Karivalamvanthanallur near Tenkasi.The hero stone, one metre in length and 0.3m in breadth, has the ‘Karukkansulakan Nannan Kodiyan’, which experts claim could mean the stone…
SC dismisses PIL against Durgam Cheruvu land auction Hyderabad: Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the proposed auction of two land parcels measuring around 10 acres near Durgam Cheruvu in Raidurg.A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana dismissed the PIL filed by Hyderabad-based…
