Spread the love The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has made an overnight change to the Form I-864, which is the ‘Affidavit of Support’ filed by those sponsoring family members for a green card. From Aug 31, only the new version will be accepted for filings submitted on or after this date – no grace period is available for...
‘Savarkar never hated Muslims’: Grandnephew targets Rahul Gandhi in Pune court
Spread the love Rahul Gandhi portrayed Savarkar as ‘extreme hater of Muslims’, grandnephew tells court PUNE: Satyaki Savarkar, grandnephew of Hindutva ideologue V D Savarkar, told a special court in Pune on Tuesday that Savarkar “never hated Muslims” and had written about ways for their progress, while alleging that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had portrayed him as an “extreme hater...
Ram Temple Trust names 3 new trustees; to rank three CEO candidates today
Spread the love LUCKNOW: Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust appointed three new trustees at its meeting on Wednesday : Delhi-based Mahesh Bhagchandka, a relative of late VHP leader Ashok Singhal; Ayodhya’s Madan Mohan Pandey; and Shikohabad’s Nirmala Yadav.The appointments come as the trust deliberates on the service conditions and standard operating procedure for the post of chief executive officer.Trust...
A first step towards a universal vaccine against pneumonia, meningitis
Spread the love There is a bacterium called Streptococcus pneumoniae. It comes in at least a hundred different forms, or serotypes, and lives in the tissue lining our nose and throat. S. pneumoniae is normally harmless. But when your body’s immune system becomes weaker, for example when you have a viral fever, these bacteria may invade your lungs and cause pneumonia,...
‘Why did you sell it?’: Sons beat up parents in Pune over land dispute
Spread the love Two brothers allegedly assaulted their elderly parents after a dispute over land. PUNE: Two brothers allegedly assaulted their elderly parents with wooden sticks after getting angry over the sale of land owned by their mother in Maharashtra’s Pune district, police said on Wednesday.The incident took place on the evening of August 30 at Tarangwadi village in Indapur...
Big economic boost: Japan upgrades India’s sovereign rating to A- amid strong growth
Spread the love India’s Sovereign Rating Upgraded to A- from BBB+ NEW DELHI: The Japanese Credit Rating Agency has upgraded India’s sovereign rating to A- from BBB+, citing strong economic growth, robust private consumption, sustained public investment and improvements in the country’s financial system.The agency also raised India’s country ceiling by one notch to A.In an official statement on Wednesday,...
‘Not charity’: Nepal seeks compensation from India, US, China for deadly flood
Spread the love The death toll has crossed 1,100 as per police Nepal has launched a diplomatic push to seek climate-related compensation from major greenhouse gas emitters, including India, the US and China, as the country grapples with the devastating aftermath of deadly flash floods.Nepal foreign minister Shisir Khanal said the Himalayan nation contributes “virtually negligible” greenhouse gas emissions but...
‘Chidiya chug gayi khet’: Pakistan cricketer takes swipe at PCB after England debacle
Spread the love Babar Azam, Mohsin Naqvi Pakistan leg-spinner Usama Mir has launched a veiled attack at the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the team management after the board made sweeping changes following the team’s defeats in the first two Tests against England.Pakistan have already lost the three-match series after defeats at Headingley and Lord’s. In response, the PCB recalled...
From Sushant Singh Rajput ‘link’ to CBI probe: The Disha Salian case so far
Spread the love The Bombay High Court on Wednesday ordered a CBI investigation into Disha Salian’s death, citing concerns over the prolonged police probe and failure to register an FIR NEW DELHI: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to register an FIR and take over the investigation into the death of Disha Salian,...
Miami Beach reefs built in 1998 later attracted 97,826 fish from 146 species
Spread the love A hybrid artificial reef structure (Representational photo from a 2023 study- University of Miami) In 1998, researchers put 12 artificial reefs off Miami Beach to see how different materials would affect marine life. Over the next three years, divers recorded 97,826 fish from 146 species around the reefs. The study was published in the journal Aquatic Living...
