Matching handwriting on a threat note brought a crew member under the scanner of investigating agencies NEW DELHI: Matching handwriting on a threat note found in the lav of a diverted Air India Express international flight with that of all 40 people on board has reportedly brought a crew member under the scanner of investigating…
All seven districts of Ladakh will now have autonomous hill development councils SRINAGAR: All seven districts of Ladakh will now have autonomous hill development councils, with lieutenant governor Vinai Kumar Saxena approving a notification to this effect Thursday. The move paves the way for local self-governance in all seven districts of the UT through the…
Nestled in the Wet Mountains of Colorado, at an elevation of 9000, is the world’s largest one-man project, The Bishop Castle. From 1969 to 2019, the monument was constructed by one man, all by himself, James Roland Bishop, also known as Jim Bishop, the Castle Builder, according to the website. Laying the foundation Jim Bishop…
Goa Assembly clears Housing Board amendment for joint venture projects (representative image) The Goa Assembly has passed a bill enabling the Goa Housing Board to implement housing schemes and development projects through joint ventures and revenue-sharing models.Chief minister Pramod Sawant introduced the Goa Housing Board (Amendment) Bill, 2026, on Wednesday to amend the Goa Housing…
Kenya President William Ruto on Thursday said he had ordered Tata Chemicals to stop operations in the country, questioning, “are we slaves to other people?”Ruto said the government would bring in two new companies to take over Tata Chemicals’ operations, alleging that the company had failed to bring sufficient investment and industrial development to the…
External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Thursday met Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy during his visit to Kyiv, with discussions focusing on bilateral cooperation and possible approaches to ending the ongoing conflict, Jaishankar said.“Pleased to call on President @ZelenskyyUa today #Ukraine,” Jaishankar said in a post on X.He said he also briefed Zelenskyy on his discussions…
Ajay Devgn and Tiger Shroff have submitted their responses to the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in connection with the Elaichi advertisement, while Shah Rukh Khan’s response is still awaited.Responses from Devgn and Shroff have been received by the regulator. However, the FDA has reportedly not yet received a reply from Shah Rukh Khan,…
NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Thursday accused BJP-backed men of vandalising her party’s Camac Street office in Kolkata, alleging that documents and equipment were taken during the incident. The former West Bengal chief minister also alleged that the attackers acted with the “confidence” of the Kolkata Police.“We condemn the vandalism at…
A weathered and rusted USS Abraham Lincoln docks in Thailand for maintainance A rusted and worn USS Abraham Lincoln arrived in Thailand after an extraordinary 286 days of deployment at sea. The carrier shows visible signs of wear and tear, its hull streaked with rust and its paint visibly weathered after months of combat and…
Netanyahu’s far-right allies in Israel are posing biggest challenge for him Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing an unusual threat ahead of the October 27 election: divisions within the far-right bloc that support his government.Smotrich’s Religious Zionism and Ben-Gvir’s Jewish Power, which ran together in the 2022 elections, have rejected Netanyahu’s calls for another…
