Spread the love 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 habitat along...
Government halves sugar stock limit for dealers to curb hoarding
Spread the love 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 have moderated...
UK man finds 600-yr-old Ming jade dog worth £10k in £1 car boot sale box
Spread the love 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 sale in...
Srinagar ghost mall turns into Rs 422cr jewel in auction
Spread the love 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 govt had...
AI can finetune our research if we can challenge it constantly
Spread the love Each one of us has questions throughout our life. And we know the answers to only a few. Efforts of varying degrees go into getting the answer. We can ask our parents, teachers, friends, a book, an article, the internet or an expert who helps us find the answer. The process takes time, which means many failed attempts and a lot of reflections. But since 2023, we have a new answering tool that knows...
Kota girl, 15, dies at AIIMS Delhi after 13-year wait for heart surgery
Spread the love 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 corrective heart...
Delhi bus gang-rape case: At minor’s UP village, locked house and silence
Spread the love 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 on Tuesday:...
After maternity leave, women have right to resume at same functional status: HC
Spread the love 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 disadvantage on...
Pakistan chaos: PCB seeks answers over Rizwan, Imam picks as Misbah quits committee
Spread the love 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 to members...
No fresh evidence after 40 years, court sets aside FIR order in 1984 riots case
Spread the love 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 absence of...
