Rob and Lucy Davies’ dream home extension turns into “nightmare”, ends in arrest/Image: BBC What began as a routine home extension for a UK couple turned into what they later described as a “nightmare”, leaving their house damaged and both of them briefly in police custody.Rob and Lucy Davies, a couple from Basildon in Essex,…
India first enacted the FCRA in 1976 during the Emergency era. In India, the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) is one of those laws that returns to the spotlight every few years — often amid much clamour. But why? The law has repeatedly generated debate over how India should balance scrutiny of overseas funding with…
Bharat Bohra (Photo: ETv Bharat) Bharat Borah, who as been saving birds and animals’ lives for 30 years (Photo: ETv Bharat) Bharat Bohra (Photo: ETv Bharat) Bharat Borah, who as been saving birds and animals’ lives for 30 years (Photo: ETv Bharat) Bharat Bohra (Photo: ETv Bharat) Most people mark special occasions with flowers, cards,…
Amitabh Bachchan leases three floors in Andheri West; nutrition brand to pay Rs 33 lakh monthly – Reports Amitabh Bachchan has reportedly leased three floors of a commercial building in Mumbai’s Andheri West. A nutrition brand has taken the premises on a five-year agreement. According to property registration documents accessed by Zapkey, the deal involves…
A strange theory has reopened one of anthropology’s most fascinating questions: could a tiny, human-like species still be hiding in the caves of Indonesia’s Flores Island? Anthropologist Gregory Forth believes that a creature described as half human and half ape may still exist somewhere in the mountain caves there, according to Popular Mechanics. The idea…
Iran has rejected participation in a second round of peace talks with the United States, sharply escalating tensions amid renewed naval confrontations. Iran’s official news agency IRNA reported that there are “no plans” for further negotiations at this stage, blaming Washington for what it described as excessive demands, shifting positions and “constant contradictions”. It also…
VISAKHAPATNAM: Andhra Pradesh chief minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday announced that the state govt will give incentives to families that go for third and fourth child, as the declining population is worrisome. He said the govt will give Rs 30,000 for a family having a third child and Rs 40,000 for the fourth child.Naidu…