Srinjoy Chatterjee (right) hands over the ID cards to Biswajit Porel Kolkata: A plogging drive at the Maidan last weekend turned rewarding when volunteers found a wallet and one of them managed to return them to the owner, nearly three months after he had lost them.Srinjoy Chatterjee was among the volunteers cleaning the area around…
Ireland’s Jai Moondra (Photo by Getty Images) Ireland fast bowler Jai Moondra created history with an outstanding performance against Namibia in the fourth ODI of the five-match series on Friday.The 29-year-old took six wickets for just 26 runs in his 10 overs, helping Ireland defend their total of 298 runs and secure a convincing 130-run…
Image Credit: ANI (The fire was reported at around 9.30pm at a factory in Phase 1 of the industrial area. ) NEW DELHI: Four people died and two others were injured after a fire broke out at a shoe manufacturing factory in Delhi’s Mangolpuri Industrial Area on Friday night.The fire was reported at around 9.30pm…
Varanasi: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday released a Rs 250 commemorative coin to mark the 250th birth anniversary of legendary Carnatic composer Muthuswami Dikshitar at Swatantrata Bhavan, Banaras Hindu University.The event, titled “Amara Guruguha: A 250-Year Commemoration of Muthuswami Dikshitar”, was organised by the Centre of Excellence in Indian Knowledge Systems, IIT-BHU. The…
NMC gives in-principle approval to replace percentile-based NEET-PG and NEET-SS counselling with a rank-based system, under which only candidate ranks would be declared NEW DELHI: Medical postgraduate admissions could see a major change, with the National Medical Commission (NMC) giving in-principle approval to replace the existing percentile-based system with a rank-based system for NEET-PG and…
‘No artificial distinction’: SC says 24-hour arrest clock starts from detention The Supreme Court has ruled that the 24-hour period within which an accused person must be produced before a judicial magistrate begins from the time of detention, and not merely from the time of formal arrest.The court held that arrest and detention are effectively…
NEW DELHI: Observing that laws aimed at controlling population growth in the country had lost their significance because of a fall in the total fertility rate (TFR) from 3 to 1.9, below the replacement level of 2.1, Supreme Court Wednesday said the foundation of such laws had “crumbled”, they had become “counter-productive” and their validity,…
Cristiano Ronaldo Jr. (Image via Getty) Cristiano Ronaldo’s eldest son is beginning to follow a path his father has spent more than two decades defining, having earned his first call-up to Portugal’s Under-17 side for November’s European Championship qualifiers. The selection comes at a significant moment for the family: Ronaldo, 41, announced his retirement from…
Shaji Kumar’s final video call was with Mohanlal; ‘Pulimurugan’ and ‘Odiyan’ cameraman had said. TRIGGER WARNING: This article contains mention of death.The Malayalam film industry is mourning the unexpected demise of cinematographer Shaji Kumar. In a heartbreaking detail, his friends revealed that Mohanlal was the last person he spoke to over a video call. Shaji…
Court ruled overheight trees posed a public nuisance, making their removal non-compensable under property law. While a patch of woods can offer privacy, natural beauty and a sense of isolation, property ownership near a major airport comes with restrictions that can reach well above ground level. The height of trees on one Michigan homeowner’s property…
