Biocon chief Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw confronted MLA Shivanna regarding poor road conditions (File photo) BENGALURU: The pathetic state of road infrastructure in and around Anekal occupied the centrestage of discussions when Biocon chief Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw countered the area MLA B Shivanna stating, “Please don’t taunt me as a billionaire.”Her statement came after Shivanna, who has drawn…
Image Used For Representational Purpose Only MUMBAI: The Bombay high court has disposed of a petition challenging Maharashtra’s Marathi language requirement for auto-rickshaw and taxi drivers after the state government extended the deadline for learning the language by a year.The petition was filed by four cab drivers who had sought a stay on the implementation…
Chesapeake Bay (Image Credit: iStock) A piece of Chesapeake Bay marshland that once formed part of an aviation pioneer’s private hunting preserve has become an important refuge for wildlife. What began as a donation of thousands of acres more than seven decades ago now protects tidal marshes, creeks, coves and wooded ridges used by migratory…
Comedian Samay Raina released another episode of India’s Got Latent, Season 2, on Friday. MUMBAI: Comedian Samay Raina released another episode of India’s Got Latent, Season 2, on Friday, with parts of the show later circulating on social media.The episode has drawn attention over alleged remarks about people from Bihar and Kashmiri Pandits made during…
Credit: Arkæologi Vestjylland Danish archaeologists have unearthed rare textile remains from a Viking woman’s grave near Varde, in the heart of Western Jutland. During excavations at the Skonager site (ARV 661), a team of archaeologists discovered a Viking Age burial in which fragments of clothing survived against all odds. This discovery gives a rare glimpse…
China’s largest memory chipmaker, ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), has sued the Pentagon. According to a report by the news agency Reuters, the move comes after the company was placed on a list of companies the US government says support China’s military. CXMT has also recently drawn attention after Apple reportedly made a special request to…
Former Australia cricketer Usman Khawaja has criticised the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) after it complained to a British broadcaster for an interview with the sons of former Pakistan Prime Minister and World Cup-winning captain Imran Khan.Khawaja, who was born in Islamabad, reacted after reports claimed the Pakistan team had threatened to boycott the second Test…
Cars queue to refuel at a Lukoil fuel station amid fuel shortages following recent series of Ukrainian air attacks on oil refineries in Russian regions. (Reuters) Russia, one of the world’s biggest oil producers, is now rationing petrol at home as Ukrainian drone strikes hit its oil refineries and disrupt fuel supplies.Reuters reported that petrol…
ENG vs PAK 2nd Test Live: England will begin the third day of the second Test against Pakistan at Lord’s with a commanding 261-run lead after another dominant day left the visitors staring at a near-impossible fightback. The hosts ended Friday on 81 for three in their second innings after bad light brought play to…
A case has been filed against Mamata Banerjee and Trinamool Chhatra Parishad organisers KOLKATA: Kolkata Police on Saturday registered a suo motu FIR against former West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee for allegedly violating conditions imposed by the Calcutta high court for a Trinamool Chhatra Parishad (TMCP) foundation day event.The FIR…