At 59, when many people might be thinking about slowing down, Dolly Rana is doing the opposite. Every morning in Howrah, West Bengal, she steps onto a bus, ticket bag slung over her shoulder, and calls out stops to passengers. But for Rana, this is not simply a job. It is a promise she made…
A major marine construction project is underway off the coast of Okaloosa County, where workers have started placing three million pounds of recycled concrete drainage pipes on the seabed to create three artificial reefs. The project involves lowering 1,500 tons of heavy concrete pipes into the Gulf of Mexico near Destin-Fort Walton Beach. Each of…
Canada’s immigration authority has issued a fresh reminder to international students, warning that they can work in the country only if their study permit explicitly allows it and that violating work conditions could have serious consequences, including the loss of student status and possible removal from Canada. In a recent post, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship…
India’s Auqib Nabi (PTI Photo) India have added fast bowler Auqib Nabi to their squad for the first three ODIs against New Zealand, bringing him into the group earlier than initially planned.The right-arm pacer was originally named in the squad for the fourth and fifth matches of the five-game series but will now be available…
Omar Abdullah and Farukh Abdullah (File photo) SRINAGAR: The government of chief minister Omar Abdullah is facing signs of discontent within the ruling National Conference (NC), with a number of legislators reportedly unhappy over the recent cabinet expansion and seeking greater democracy within the party and resignation of the whole cabinet.The discontent within the party…
Mugdha Deshmukh, a 34-year-old woman who returned to India, was found dead in Pune this week PUNE: A 34-year-old woman, whose family believed she was studying in London, was found dead in a rented apartment in Pune, days after food delivery transactions alerted her parents to her presence in India, police said on Friday.Mugdha Deshmukh,…
Barack and Michelle Obama’s life after the White House has included a series of high-profile property purchases, with their Martha’s Vineyard home offering a different setting from their former official residence in Washington. Bought for $11.75 million in December 2019, the Massachusetts estate sits on more than 29 acres in Edgartown, on the eastern side…
Have you ever noticed a teenager silently arguing with someone who isn’t even present? They may be replaying a disagreement with a friend, imagining what a teacher might say, preparing the perfect comeback to a parent’s criticism or thinking of all the things they wish they had said during an earlier conversation. Sometimes, the imagined…
A former charity finance employee in the UK has been sentenced to two years and six months in prison after diverting a £91,966 payment intended for a breast cancer organisation into his personal bank account. Tameem Choudhury, 29, formerly employed by Breast Cancer Now, redirected the money by sending altered banking details to The Royal…
