Category: Events

Joel McCrea bought a California ranch in 1933 When Hollywood western actor Joel McCrea bought a large piece of farmland in Santa Rosa Valley in 1933, he wanted a quiet working retreat away from movie sets. Decades later, the property has moved into public ownership, helping protect hundreds of acres of open land and natural...

Govt Tuesday halved sugar stock holding limit for dealers to 2,000 quintals NEW DELHI: Govt Tuesday halved sugar stock holding limit for dealers to 2,000 quintals from Sept 15 till Nov 30, in its bid to ensure adequate availability in the domestic market and prevent hoarding and speculative trading. The move comes as retail prices...

A Chinese jade dog bought for just £1 at a UK car boot sale has been identified as a 600-year-old Ming dynasty treasure. (Photo: PA) A rare Chinese jade dog believed to be more than 600 years old could fetch up to £10,000 at auction after being bought for just £1 at a car boot...

Srinagar’s stalled commercial complex fetched an eye-popping Rs 421.75 crore (Representative image) SRINAGAR: For years, grass and weeds had more business at Sangarmaal City Centre than shoppers did. Then came the bidders. A 45-kanal (5.625 acre) parcel around Srinagar’s stalled commercial complex fetched an eye-popping Rs 421.75 crore after an overnight auction far exceeded what...

A 15-year-old girl died at AIIMS Delhi after a long wait for corrective heart surgery NEW DELHI: A 15-year-old girl from Kota, who had been visiting AIIMS Delhi from the age of two for a complex congenital heart defect, died in the hospital early Tuesday, 14 days after TOI reported her family’s long wait for...

Local MLA, who visited the village on Monday, said, “People in the village came to know about it probably yesterday.” (AI Image) AGRA: Fearing intrusion and social stigma, parents of the 17-year-old survivor in the Noida-Delhi bus gang-rape case have locked their house and left their UP village.A villager, who knows the family, told TOI...

File photo New Delhi: Noting that maternity leave can’t cost a woman her job or promotion on return, Delhi High Court has held that statutory protection extends to her duties, functional status, reporting hierarchy, supervisory responsibilities and prospects of appraisal.Granting over Rs 10 lakh as compensation to a chartered accountant who was subjected to professional...

Mohammad Rizwan and Imam-ul-Haq The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has sought an explanation from its national selection committee over the inclusion of Mohammad Rizwan and Imam-ul-Haq in the Test squad for the ongoing England series, adding another layer to the turmoil surrounding the side.According to a report by Geo News, the PCB issued a notice...

Delhi court overturns 2017 FIR order in 1984 anti-Sikh riots deaths NEW DELHI: More than 40 years after the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, a Delhi court has set aside a 2017 order directing registration of an FIR into the deaths of two men, holding that a criminal investigation could not be revived decades later in the...

Homeland security secretary Markwayne Mullin emphasized that the operation was crucial for enhancing safety in the state US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested 2,197 illegal immigrants in New York during a month-long operation, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said on Tuesday.Operation Rotten Apple was conducted across New York state from July 27 to...