Tiwari was shot during a standoff with police and Special Task Force (STF) personnel on June 17. NEW DELHI: A Special Task Force (STF) jawan has been arrested in connection with the controversial police encounter that killed 28-year-old Bharat Bhushan Tiwari in Bihar’s Bhojpur district last month, officials said on Friday.Ara Superintendent of Police Raj…
All eight occupants were rescued, while two people suffered minor injuries A seaplane carrying eight people made a hard landing in New York City’s East River on Sunday, triggering a large-scale rescue operation that ended with everyone on board being brought to safety.According to the New York City Fire Department (FDNY), emergency crews responded shortly…
NEW DELHI: Multiple rib fractures, a major surgery, oxygen support and need for chest drain could not stop Shrishti Dubey from taking the NEET-UG re-examination Sunday. A week after a serious road accident, the West Bengal candidate entered a specially prepared room at her Kolkata centre, determined not to lose the opportunity for which she…
NEW DELHI: Intelligence agencies have issued a security alert for Delhi and Uttarakhand following an alleged threat indicating that Khalistani terrorists could target key locations in the coming days, ANI reported, citing sources in the intelligence establishment.According to the report, the alert warns of possible attacks on temples in Delhi and Uttarakhand. Government establishments, railway…
Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Saturday said there is no shortage of energy in the country, asserting that supplies of crude oil, LPG and natural gas remain comfortable despite concerns arising from the Iran conflict.Speaking to reporters in Ludhiana, Puri said India has sufficient reserves to meet energy requirements and…
The dropping of laser-guided weapons by the Mirage-2000 ushered in the era of precision weapons for the IAF. (Image credit: IAF) The aerial component of the Kargil Sector in 1999 was a unique campaign. Never before or after has an air force engaged in an air-to-ground campaign at those altitudes. With fighter pilots more attuned…
Gulveer Singh after winning silver in 10,000m and (pic right) with coach Scott Simmons (left) after winning bronze in 5,000m Few combinations in athletics are as revered — or as punishing — as the 5000m and 10,000m. Yet India’s Gulveer Singh rode both challenges in Glasgow, adding a bronze in the 5000m to the silver…
Walk into almost any hotel room, whether it is a budget stay beside a motorway or a luxury property overlooking a city skyline, and the same detail appears again and again. White bedsheets. White pillowcases. White towels folded in the bathroom. The colour has become so closely associated with hotels that many travellers barely notice…
NEW DELHI: Army chief General Dhiraj Seth, who is on a visit to the Eastern Command, reviewed the operational preparedness of the Tezpur-based IV Corps, also known as the Gajraj Corps, on Thursday. In two days, he visited the headquarters of the XXXIII Corps or Trishakti Corps, in Sukna and the III Corps (Spear Corps)…
Hawaii imports much of the lumber used to build its homes, schools and infrastructure, but a new University of Hawaii at Mānoa research project is asking whether some of that material could instead come from trees already growing on the islands. More than 34,000 acres of managed eucalyptus plantations exist across Hawaii, yet much of…