Jharkhand exam stir: Govt to hold fresh talks; health of student leader on fast deteriorates (PTI image) NEW DELHI: The Jharkhand government will hold another round of talks with protesting recruitment exam aspirants on Sunday, as the 16-day agitation continued and the health of student leader Devendra Nath Mahto, who has been on an indefinite…
Former Union minister Smriti Irani has been appointed national general secretary of the BJP (Photo: ANI) BJP on Monday announced its new national team under party president Nitin Nabin, with 10 women and six leaders from minority communities finding a place among the national office-bearers.Former Union minister Smriti Irani has been appointed national general secretary,…
Angelina Jolie and birthday girl, Salma Hayek shared a warm and affectionate moment as they came together in Rome to celebrate the actress’ 60th birthday.A candid photograph from the celebrations that has gone viral online, captures the longtime friends hugging it out as they spent the evening together, along with their group of friends.Hayek turned…
Conservationists restoring habitat at a historic estate in Northumberland have rediscovered a hidden population of one of England’s rarest insects, finding the species just 10 minutes into a survey at a site where it had not been recorded for more than 70 years. Dr Dave Wainwright, a senior conservation scientist with Butterfly Conservation, found a…
File photo: A medicine shop NEW DELHI: Parents of children below four years will now have to be more cautious about giving them combination medicines for cold symptoms, with the Centre restricting the manufacture, sale and distribution of all fixed-dose combinations (FDCs) containing chlorpheniramine maleate and phenylephrine hydrochloride.The government has said these combinations may pose…
Chris Pratt and his wife, Katherine Schwarzenegger, have returned their troubled Los Angeles mansion to the market for $19.99 million Actor Chris Pratt and author Katherine Schwarzenegger have put their custom-built Pacific Palisades estate back on the market for $19.99 million (£15.7 million), marking their fifth attempt to sell the luxury home in three years….
Chhattisgarh Congress leader Ramgopal Agrawal (Photo: Agencies) NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate has arrested Ramgopal Agarwal, former treasurer of the Congress in Chhattisgarh, in an ongoing money laundering investigation in the Rs 3,000 crore liquor scam in the state. The agency said a substantial part of the proceeds of crime, generated in cash, was delivered…
Three lawmakers wrote to commerce secretary Howard Lutnick against three Indian IT companies. A bipartisan group of US lawmakers has urged the Trump administration to blacklist three Indian companies over allegations that they have been involved in “hack-for-hire” operations targeting American citizens, businesses and lawyers.In a letter to US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Democratic Senators…
Angelina Jolie is opening up about exploring themes of trauma, conflict and healing in her upcoming directorial venture ‘Without Blood’. The actress and director got candid about her new film, starring Salma Hayek and Demian Bichir, ahead of its September 18 theatrical release. Angelina Jolie opens up about ‘Without Blood’ “The film is for anyone…
PC: Anadolu Agency of Turkey A 66-million-year-old gastropod fossil has been discovered at an archaeological site in Ankara, Turkey. Excavators uncovered the fossil during work at Kulhoyuk in the Oyaca neighbourhood of Ankara’s Golbasi district. Researchers believe it dates to one of the final phases of the Tethys Sea, an ancient body of water that…
