‘When we grant early hearing to one litigant who has the resources to approach the SC, we do injustice to millions of litigants who are waiting for a hearing on their petitions,’ the bench said. NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Thursday said a bus conductor’s right to access to justice is equal to that of...
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Stephen King foundation gave $120,000 to help heat Maine homes during winter
Photo: Stephen King/ Instagram In December 2011, international bestselling author Stephen King and his wife, Tabitha, helped Maine families facing a difficult winter by donating $120,000 to a home-heating fundraiser organised through the author’s radio station. The campaign eventually raised $241,820, surpassing its original goal as residents confronted higher heating costs and reduced federal assistance....
Tax raid finds Rs 4.34 lakh forex; man wins ITAT case with sister-in-law’s help
The sister-in-law also submitted a written statement to support the man’s version. (Image for representative purpose only) An income tax raid is conducted and foreign currency is found, but it doesn’t belong to you – what happens then? A few months after demonetisation, the Income Tax Department searched a man’s property in Delhi.During the operation,...
Monterey Bay Aquarium has cared for over 1,000 stranded sea otters
Representative image In 1984, a $57 million gift from David and Lucile Packard helped turn a former cannery site on California’s Cannery Row into the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Four decades later, the institution is known not only for its kelp forest, jellyfish and deep-sea exhibits, but also for conservation work that reaches far beyond its...
Govt aims sealing 114 Rafale jet by FY-end; French co agrees Indian weapon integration
Confirming that bids submitted under the request for proposal (RFP) stage are undergoing formal assessment, the defence secretary said, ‘We should be able to reach some conclusion in that procurement cycle before the end of this year.’ NEW DELHI: In good news for the Indian Air Force, defence secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh said on Thursday...
10,500-year-old wood found 20m deep in Germany’s Lake Arendsee
Archaeologists recovered 10,500-year-old worked wood from beneath Lake Arendsee in northern Germany. (Photo: State Office for Heritage Management and Archaeology (LDA) Saxony-Anhalt) Archaeologists have recovered exceptionally well-preserved pieces of worked wood dating back around 10,500 years from beneath Lake Arendsee in northern Germany, potentially offering fresh evidence of wooden structures built by Mesolithic hunter-gatherers.The discoveries...
Rajnath calls for financial integration of 3 services, stresses digitisation
Rajnath also commended Saksham, DAD’s project for digitising and integrating the defence accounting and payment ecosystem hosted on a secure dedicated data centre and operating on the DAD WAN network. NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh Thursday called for greater integration of financial systems of Army, Navy and Air Force and stressed maximum digitisation, automation...
IAF signs Rs 135cr deal with Indian startup for Mirage pilot simulators
As a precision-strike fighter jet, the Mirage 2000 played key roles in the 1999 Kargil conflict and the 2019 Balakot air strike. NEW DELHI: The Indian Air Force has signed a Rs 135-crore contract with Indian startup Threye Interactive, a subsidiary of NewSpace Research & Technologies, to develop part-task simulators for its Mirage 2000 fighter...
Maryland family moved 255-year-old mansion 50 miles by barge across Chesapeake Bay
A 255-year-old Georgian mansion made an extraordinary 50-mile journey across the Chesapeake Bay after a Maryland family decided to move the entire 400-ton structure by barge. The move was meant to save the historic house from possible demolition and new development. According to reporting by Inside Edition, homeowner Christian Neeley spent nearly $1 million to...
Saudi hands Omani co-pilot in Flydubai flight incident to UAE
Omani co-pilot of Flydubai flight to be handed to UAE after preliminary probe in Saudi Arabia The Omani co-pilot accused of attacking the captain of a Flydubai flight and attempting to take control of the aircraft has been handed over by Saudi Arabia to the United Arab Emirates, as investigators examine whether the incident was...
