Spread the love Sonam said the government has about one month to address these issues, otherwise they shall be compelled to launch another movement in Ladakh SRINAGAR: Leh Apex Body functionaries Sonam Wangchuk and Chering Dorjay Lakrook gave Union government a one-month deadline to withdraw criminal cases against around 80 protesters charged during last year’s agitation for Sixth Schedule status...
Fake IDs, dual lives & a dramatic escape: The 28-yr saga of killer Rajinder Bairagi
Spread the love Over two decades, Bairagi built a quiet, respectable life, marrying an auxiliary nur-se at the local govt hospital and raising two children. NEW DELHI: Ending a nearly three-decade game of hide-and-seek, the Delhi Police crime branch has captured Rajinder Bairagi, a fugitive wanted for the 1998 murder of Haryana Police personnel Jai Bhagwan. Police also claimed to...
Railways rolls out National Permit-like licence for container train operators
Spread the love As part of the reforms, the existing route-wise categorisation of licences will be abolished NEW DELHI: Container Train Operators (CTOs) will now be able to operate across the entire Indian railways network with a single licence by paying a one-time fee, in a move akin to the National Permit system for trucks. The reform aims to boost...
Sharif begins 3-day Saudi visit, pushes defence ties amid West Asia escalation
Spread the love The trip follows Saudi Arabia’s proposal last week for a Multinational Maritime Defence Coalition Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Thursday for a three-day official visit, accompanied by Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Asim Munir and a high-level delegation, as Islamabad seeks to reinforce its strategic partnership with Riyadh amid escalating...
Popeyes sued for $1.5M over ‘condom-like’ object found in fried chicken
Spread the love Popeyes sued for $1.5 million after customers claim they found ‘condom-like’ object in fried chicken A Popeyes restaurant in Houston, Texas, is facing a lawsuit after two customers alleged they found a “condom-like foreign object” embedded inside a piece of fried chicken during what was supposed to be a routine family meal.According to a legal petition filed...
Watch: Fans used to dry up damaged portion of Rs 4,200cr Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway
Spread the love Photographs showing pedestal fans placed along a repair site went viral on social media, drawing flak and jibes. LUCKNOW: How does one repair an expressway that is heavily damaged barely days after being inaugurated with much fanfare? Using fans to blow-dry it, of course!That’s what PNC Infratech, the contractor for the Rs 4,200 crore Lucknow-Kanpur expressway, was...
Indian-origin PhD student found dead in lake after going missing on solo hiking trip
Spread the love UC Santa Barbara PhD student Vikram Mubayi was found dead after going missing during a solo hike in California’s Inyo National Forest. Vikram Mubayi, a chemical engineering PhD student at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), was found dead on August 3 in California’s Inyo National Forest, two days after he went missing during a solo...
Drunk Bengaluru designer fires airgun from apartment balcony, residents run for cover
Spread the love Anurag Tiwari (left), a senior designer at Bridgestone Select–Tyres World in Whitefield, was arrested in the early hours of Thursday. BENGALURU: A quiet night at the Sipani Bliss apartment complex in Bengaluru’s upscale Anekal area turned chaotic after a drunken corporate employee allegedly opened fire with an airgun from his balcony, damaging a parked SUV and pointing...
England fast bowler announces shock retirement from cricket at 25
Spread the love England’s John Turner, right, celebrates with teammate Dan Mousley taking the wicket of West Indies’ Evin Lewis (PTI file photo) England fast bowler John Turner has announced his retirement from professional cricket at the age of 25 after struggling with injuries.The Hampshire pacer, who represented England in four international matches in 2024, still had two years left...
Traditional diets shape unique gut microbes of Indian tribes
Spread the love The gut microbiomes of eight tribal populations across India have a unique diversity shaped by their traditional diets, and are distinct from those observed in industrialised settings, researchers have reported in Gut Microbiomes. The effects of probiotics depend on a population’s diet and gut composition, and the study offers a baseline for India’s tribal communities. It also points...
