Spread the love       NEW DELHI: Taking over supervision of Ayodhya Ram Mandir fund embezzlement scam investigations, the Supreme Court on Monday ousted local police from probing the charges by entrusting it to a SIT led by a senior IPS officer and directed Shri Ram Teerth Kshetra Trust to preserve receipts of donations it received since commencement of construction of the...

Spread the love       Protesters clash with police during Cockroach Janta Party’s march towards Parliament in New Delhi as security personnel use barricades to stop the demonstration (Image credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party’s march towards Parliament Monday to demand the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan devolved into chaos as thousands of protesters ran into police barricades, lathis,...

Spread the love       A vanished Houston Toad We often forget that our present and future are shaped by the past and sometimes the reflection of the past surprises the present in a unique way. If you think that only happens with humans, read this information to be amazed. A tiny amphibian that vanished from the Houston area over five decades...

Spread the love       The United States military said late Monday it was carrying out its 10th consecutive night of strikes on Iran, intensifying operations aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz after another American service member was killed and Tehran launched attacks on US allies Kuwait, Jordan and Bahrain.The US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on social media that the latest...

Spread the love       NEW DELHI: Four Indian nationals were reported to have died on Sunday in an attack on a commercial vessel – MV Golden Leo – while it was departing the port of Odesa in Ukraine. At the time of the incident, there were 17 crew members on board, including 5 Indian nationals, according to the Indian govt.India condemned...

Spread the love       NEW DELHI: The defence ministry has invited domestic aerospace firms to design and develop Airship-based High Altitude Pseudo Satellites (AS-HAPS) under a Rs 15,000-crore program for the Indian Air Force to provide persistent intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) at significantly lower cost than satellites.HAPS are pseudo satellites that hover in the stratosphere at 20 km altitude (65,000...

Spread the love       Andy Burnham LONDON: A man who once said his favourite biscuit would be “beer, chips and gravy”, who prefers to dress down, who is a fan of The Smiths, The Stone Roses and football, became the UK’s seventh prime minister in a decade on Monday.“King of the North” Andy Burnham, who in his former role as Greater...

Spread the love       NEW DELHI: Amid concerns over E20 petrol, govt Monday said no decision had been taken to increase ethanol blending in petrol beyond 20%.Govt also informed Parliament there was no proposal to make lower-blended fuel or pure petrol available at select retail outlets. It also ruled out any immediate move to introduce ethanol blending in diesel, saying any...

Spread the love       US President Donald Trump announces 50% tariffs on most Canadian goods. US President Donald Trump on Monday imposed 50% tariffs on most Canadian goods, accusing Canada of unfairly discriminating against American automobiles, alcohol and dairy products in a move that could sharply escalate trade tensions between the two countries.According to a senior administration official, the tariffs have...