The ministry also announced that a “significant milestone” has been achieved with the sanctioning of 1.25 crore houses under the flagship scheme since 2015, of which around one crore have been allotted to women NEW DELHI: Over one crore houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna in urban areas (PMAY-U) have been completed and delivered, the…
Mount Everest is probably one of the most mysterious natural wonders on Earth. It hides mysteries that scientists are still researching and trying to uncover. The world’s tallest mountain might be covered in snow today (rising 8,848.86 metres above sea level), but many studies back the fact that it was once part of the sea….
After three years as ED director, Navin could get two more extensions and serve till Aug 2029, all through PM Modi’s tenure NEW DELHI: Rahul Navin has been granted a one-year extension as ED director as his two-year fixed tenure was due to end this month.The tenure of Navin, a 1993-batch Indian Revenue Service (I-T)…
Qari Saeed Abdul Aziz had played a key role in the planning of many terror strikes, including the 26/11 Mumbai attack A high-ranking Lashkar-e-Taiba operative is learnt to have died under mysterious circumstances, leaving many in Islamabad intrigued.Qari Saeed Abdul Aziz, who was involved in the planning of the 26/11 Mumbai terrorist attacks, collapsed and…
The collegium is yet to decide on selecting judges for appointment as regular CJs to HCs of Rajasthan, J&K and Madhya Pradesh, which are manned by acting CJs NEW DELHI: At a time when seven of the country’s 25 high courts are without regular chief justices, the Supreme Court collegium, headed by CJI Surya Kant,…
IMD, however, predicted a rise in rainfall activity over Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Bihar from Aug 13 onwards NEW DELHI: Good rains in the past one week over Delhi, Haryana and east Rajasthan helped offset the shortfall in these areas, but they did not reduce the overall country-wide monsoon deficit by much. In this…
An archer steps up to the line, pulls back the bowstring and releases an arrow that hits a bullseye two hundred yards away through thick fog. The crowd applauds the incredible skill needed to make a shot that almost nobody else could manage.Then another marksman steps forward, turns forty-five degrees away from the target range…
Optical illusions have a funny way of tricking our brains and eyes into believing what they see first, based on their perception. They are one of those cleverly designed images that compel us to tilt our heads and wonder why our friends claim to see something completely different from what we saw. The brain doesn’t…
Zhuangzi was an ancient Chinese philosopher who championed freedom, natural living, and inner wisdom over forced rules and external rewards. When a carrot or a stick is needed to make a person act, the inner desire to do the task has already been lost.“Rewards and punishment is the lowest form of education,” wrote the ancient…
INS Kalpeni sailed from Kochi on Saturday night to join the search operation and anchored one nautical mile off Neendakara on Sunday morning (Representative image) NEW DELHI: A search operation involving the Indian Navy for three fishermen who went missing following separate boat mishaps off Kollam and Thiruvananthapuram coasts will continue on Monday, a defence…