SRINAGAR: The Union Territory of Ladakh will now have a hill development council in all seven districts, govt announced Monday, stressing that the move was aimed at strengthening grassroots governance.Ladakh chief secretary Asish Kundra said at a presser in Leh that section 3(1) of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) Act already provides for…

“It feels awful…”: Taylor Swift’s reported text to Blake Lively raises eyebrows ahead of wedding to Travis Kelce.(Image via Getty Images) Taylor Swift and actress Blake Lively seem to have experienced a lot of setbacks in their bond as rumors swirl about how the pop star has cut her off ahead of her wedding to…

In the 1970s, British aquaculture businesses imported North American signal crayfish to stock farms, hoping to build a profitable new freshwater fishery. But the plan backfired: the hardy invaders escaped into rivers, multiplied rapidly and spread across England, Wales and Scotland. Today they dominate many waterways and carry crayfish plague, a disease that is usually…

When people first said that “doctors are just a tap away,” the phrase typically referred to the growing ease of booking appointments or consulting specialists remotely. However, with artificial intelligence taking over everyday life, that idea has taken on an entirely new meaning.What could be more convenient than describing a symptom and getting an instant…

Rivalry over woman sparks car ramming incident in Vijayawada VIJAYAWADA: In perhaps the first-of-its-kind car rage incident in Andhra Pradesh in recent years, two groups of youths, led by two childhood friends, had a violent confrontation with their cars on a road in Vijayawada, creating panic among residents and motorists on Thursday night.According to the…