An old document proposing a railway line between Jhansi and Bhind has been rediscovered. BHOPAL: Written and published 120 years ago, it lay as a yellowing and forgotten scrap of paper, buried in the sands of time. However, the old document, dating back to the Gwalior Riyasat era, proposing a railway link between Jhansi and…
Telangana has the highest alcohol consumption rates among large states in India, with nearly 44% of men reporting use. HYDERABAD: Telangana has once again emerged as the country’s highest alcohol-consuming large state, with nearly one in every two adult men reporting alcohol use, according to the latest National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6). The findings underline…
Image Used For Representational Purpose Only LUCKNOW: BJP is learnt to have zeroed in on at least 100 MLAs who are reportedly facing anti-incumbency at the ground level and a large number of them may be denied the ticket to contest the UP Assembly elections next year.Sources said this data has emerged after an on-ground…
Congress is in alliance with Vijay’s TVK in Tamil Nadu. NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) president Manickam Tagore on Saturday described the participation of actor-politician Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) in the INDIA bloc’s Tamil Nadu meeting as a “historic day”, saying the party’s entry would strengthen the opposition alliance in the state.An…
Eric Schmidt’s idea of a top programmer goes to bed at 7 PM Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt says the most valuable programmers in the world have quietly redefined their job. They don’t write code anymore. They write specifications, set evaluation criteria, hit run—and go to bed. It’s a shift that Schmidt believes signals something…
The fossils were excavated at the Drimolen Main Quarry, part of South Africa’s ‘Cradle of Humankind’. Researchers have described 18 previously unpublished hominin fossils from the Drimolen Main Quarry in South Africa, including a fossil from an adult Homo erectus dated to 2 million years ago. The finding is 200,000 years older than other known…
NEW DELHI: UAE deputy prime minister Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum on Saturday met flydubai pilot Captain Smit Machchhar and praised his courage, responsibility and care for human life.In a social media post on X, Hamdan bin Mohammed said that the UAE is proud that Machchhar is part of the flydubai team and…
File photo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (Picture credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: India’s role in efforts to find a negotiated end to the Russia-Ukraine war has gained greater prominence, with Kyiv describing an Indian proposal as the most comprehensive among four initiatives currently under discussion and saying New…
Over the Gandhi Jayanti long weekend, Himachal Pradesh experienced a notable rise in visitors and devotees. DEHRADUN: The three-day Gandhi Jayanti weekend has triggered a heavy rush of tourists and pilgrims in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, with traffic congestion reported on key routes leading to Manali, Shimla and Mussoorie, as well as pilgrimage sites including…
Rain on the track. A packed stadium. Four runners waiting for a baton to arrive. And one sprinter from Karnataka running the second leg for India.Sneha SS, or Sneha Sathyanarayana Shanuvalli, is the new name for many fans as she, along with her teammates, clinched a bronze medal in the first-ever mixed 4×100 metres relay…
