Student leader Mahto ended his fast in Ranchi in the presence of state ministers Dipika Pandey Singh and Irfan Ansari. NEW DELHI: Student leader Devendra Nath Mahto on Monday late night ended his 16-day hunger strike after the Jharkhand government announced the cancellation of the JSSC-CGL examination and all examinations conducted by TDPL, calling the…
In 2017, Mohammed Almuntasir uploaded an 18-second YouTube video that appeared to show nothing more than a small sand cat sheltering beneath a desert shrub in Libya. The clip would later become the first documented evidence of the species in the country, prompting an eight-year effort to establish where the elusive animals were living. Almuntasir…
The MQ-9B Sea Guardian is equipped with advanced systems, state-of-the-art sensors and sophisticated payloads. NEW DELHI: In a move aimed at boosting the country’s maritime surveillance, the defence ministry on Monday signed a contract valued at Rs 1,943 crore with US-based General Atomics Aeronautical Systems for leasing two MQ-9B Sea Guardian high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) remotely…
Indian-origin CEO says work-life balance is not possible at the top. CEO Khozema Shipchandler said he starts checking his emails at 4.30 am that then wraps up his work at 9 pm. There is no day off and the Indian-origin CEO of Twilio runs laps around the house between meetings so that he does not…
Two mountaineers made history by paragliding directly to a roadhead in Ladakh. (Representative image) JAMMU/LEH: From a towering 5,921-metre summit, two Indian mountaineers made history by paragliding directly to a roadhead in Ladakh, combining a high-altitude ascent with a pioneering aerial descent, the Army said Monday.Colonel Hem Chandra Singh, principal of Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering…
You walk into a hospital or doctor’s office expecting it to be one of the cleanest places around. And in many ways, it is. Floors are mopped, equipment is disinfected, and staff follow strict hygiene protocols. But there is a slightly uncomfortable reality: some of the things you casually touch while waiting for your appointment…
People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti SRINAGAR: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti’s X post calling herself a “dimagi Naxal”, citing her support for Article 370 of the Constitution that granted special status to Jammu & Kashmir, prompted a jibe from governing NC, which blamed PDP-BJP coalition govt for its abrogation.“I support Article 370. I’m a…
Lexi Grace Boosey was cheering for Jake Dennis at London E-Prix. (Image credit: Instagram) Jake Dennis was just five points behind championship winner Pascal Wehrlein and ended up being the first runner-up in the Formula E World Championship while Wehrlein grabbed the title. Dennis had a disappointing London E-Prix as he started from the 16th…
Neymar, the Brazilian superstar has been in a high profile relationship with his girlfriend, Bruna Biancardi, for over half a decade now. While they have been able to expand their family together, their relationship has also been in the news due Neymar cheating on her for a few times. Amid all this, there have been…
Taylor Barnard won London E-Prix on Sunday. (Image credit: Instagram) Taylor Barnard became Formula E’s youngest-ever race winner after a dramatic victory in the season finale at London’s ExCeL on Sunday. The 22-year-old DS PENSKE driver made a late move on Mahindra Racing’s Nyck de Vries with just two laps remaining to take his maiden…