Bengaluru: A special NIA court Monday convicted Mohammed Shariq, the prime accused in 2022 Mangaluru pressure cooker blast case, under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and IPC, handing 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment and imposing a fine of Rs 94,000. Shariq, who pleaded guilty in Dec last year, is currently lodged at Bengaluru Central Prison. On Nov…
Not every buzz is a threat. Know your bees before you act.Image Credits: Google Gemini Let’s be honest: your first reaction to a buzz near the window or a bunch of bees partying under the porch is not “how fascinating,” more like panic, a quick Google spiral and maybe a frantic grab for whatever spray…
Thane: A man shows a sticker after the Maharashtra government plans to make Marathi language compulsory for autorickshaw and taxi drivers, in Thane. (PTI Photo) Mumbai: Maharashtra transport minister Pratap Sarnaik Monday put on hold the decision to cancel licences and permits of auto and taxi drivers from May 1 over non-compliance with the Marathi…
Three men have been sentenced to prison in US for their roles in a multimillion-dollar scheme to bribe a public official in Hawaii in exchange for favourable treatment in affordable housing projects.Former businessman Rajesh Pankaj Budhabhatti, 65, was sentenced to 90 months in prison, while attorney Gary Charles Zamber, 56, received 70 months. Another attorney,…
A proposed US immigration rule backed by the Trump administration could effectively halt work authorisation for asylum seekers indefinitely, according to a coalition of state attorneys general who have urged federal officials to withdraw the plan.California Attorney General Rob Bonta has led a group of states in opposing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposal,…
BJP president Nitin Nabin (second, right) welcomes Raghav Chadha, Sandeep Pathak, Ashok Mittal, others to BJP New Delhi: Rajya Sabha chairman C P Radhakrishnan has officially accepted the merger of seven AAP MPs with BJP – taking the governing party’s strength in the 245-member upper House to 113.With Raghav Chadha, Sandeep Pathak, Ashok Mittal, Harbhajan…
Watercraft handed by India to Sri Lanka To boost maritime relations, India has handed over to Sri Lanka two personal watercraft (PWC) to further enhance Sri Lankan Coast Guard’s (SLGC) capabilities in near shore search and rescue, the Indian high commission in Sri Lanka said on Sunday.On the handover of the two vessels, the Indian…
Mamata Banerjee, Suvendu Adhikari Kolkata: Battleground Bengal’s defining contest is playing out in south Kolkata’s Bhowanipore, where CM Mamata Banerjee faces one-time aide Suvendu Adhikari of BJP in what is an electoral rematch of far greater consequence than when she narrowly lost to him in Nandigram in 2021. For Trinamool Congress, retaining Bhowanipore isn’t just…
Retired Counter-Strike pro pashaBiceps has once again made headlines, but this time for a very kind reason. He sold one of the most famous knife skins in Counter-Strike for over $21,000. Instead of keeping the money, he decided to donate all of it to a children’s cancer charity in Poland. The money went to the…
IPS officer Ajay Pal Sharma in viral video Kolkata: EC’s police observer Ajay Pal Sharma sparked a controversy after a viral video showed him warning the family of TMC’s Bhangor candidate Jahangir Khan during a Monday raid, accompanied by CAPF personnel. In the clip, he is heard saying, “Jahangir’s family members are standing here; tell…