Ex-SNP chief Peter Murrell Former Scottish National Party (SNP) chief executive Peter Murrell has been sentenced to five years and three months in prison after admitting to embezzling more than £400,000 from party funds over a 12-year period.Murrell, 61, the estranged husband of former Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon, siphoned off £400,315.65 between 2010 and…
Alka Yagnik, Rohit Sharma NEW DELHI: President Drupadi Murmu on Tuesday conferred the Padma Awards at Rashtrapati Bhavan in the second civil investiture ceremony. A total of 65 Padma awards were conferred including two Padma Vibhushan, seven Padma Bhushan and 56 Padma Shri Awardees.The conferred awardees included actor Mammootty, singer Alka Yagnik, cricketer Rohit Sharma…
A Dubai-based 27-year-old Indian woman has won a free studio apartment in a city-wide shopping promotion.Aysha Ameer, originally from Kerala, was announced as the first winner of the ‘win your home in Dubai’ campaign, receiving a studio apartment offered by developer Binghatti. The initiative is organised by Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment (DFRE) and Dubai…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has overturned a labour court verdict and ruled that an employee who fails to inform his employer about a change in his permanent address cannot later challenge disciplinary action on the ground that he never received the notice sent to him.What was the issueArjun Gupta had been working as a…
India’s young left-arm spinner Sree Charani has become the world’s No. 1 ranked bowler in Women’s T20Is after a superb run in the ongoing Women’s T20 World Cup. The 21-year-old climbed to the top of the ICC rankings after taking 10 wickets in just three matches, making her the tournament’s leading wicket-taker so far.Charani’s rise…
An Israeli aerostat capable of keeping an eye over a large area. (Image credit: IAI) Modern conflict have demonstrated the importance of continuous air defence systems coverage of airspace. Surveillance is now required from the very low level to defend against cruise missiles, low flying aircraft and drones, to the very high level to defend…
NEW DELHI: Young Mumbai and Punjab Kings all-rounder Suryansh Shedge, who earned his maiden India call-up on Tuesday after replacing the injured Nitish Kumar Reddy in India’s T20I squads for the series against Ireland and England, was naturally brimming with joy.“Actually, I still can’t sink it in, and I think I won’t be able to…
AI generated image, used only for representational purpose The South Korean stock market went from record highs to a sharp sell-off, with the benchmark Kospi tumbling as low as 10% on Tuesday. The drop came as investors rushed to sell chip stocks over fears of excessive speculation. Kospi ended the day at 8,203.84, down 910.71…
When people imagine a national park, they usually think of sprawling forests, safari routes and multiple entry gates. India’s smallest national park is nothing like that. In fact, reaching it can be far more challenging than visiting some of the country’s largest protected areas.India’s smallest national park is South Button Island National Park, located in…
James Lewis, a 26-year-old football coach from Staffordshire, is undertaking an extraordinary challenge that combines endurance, football and a deeply personal mission. Since setting off from Marrakesh, Morocco, on 1 May, Lewis has been dribbling a football all the way back to England, covering roughly 2,000 miles while carrying a 15kg backpack. His aim is…