Rajpal Yadav has been sentenced to three months imprisonment by the Delhi High Court in Rs 9 crore debt case. In 2012, Yadav had taken a loan from businessman Madhav Gopal Agrawal of Murli Projects Pvt Ltd and over the years, the debt amount has now gone to Rs 9 crore. The actor has not…
Pradhan orders action over NCERT’s court lapse in paper supplier case NEW DELHI: Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan has ordered a probe and strict action against officials after NCERT failed to appear before the Delhi High Court to defend its decision to blacklist a paper supplier accused of delaying textbook production, sources said.The ministry has asked…
Rising above the vast expanse of Israel’s Negev Desert, the Ashalim Solar Thermal Power Station has earned an unlikely nickname: the “Eye of Sauron”. Topped by a brilliantly glowing solar receiver that can be seen from kilometres away, and has even been described as visible from space, the 240-metre tower bears a striking resemblance to…
Farhad Samji recalls ‘Munna Bhai MBBS’ with Shah Rukh Khan (Image Credits IMDb and Facebook) Farhad Samji may now be known as a filmmaker, having directed films such as ‘Housefull 4’, ‘Bachchhan Paandey’ and ‘Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan’, but he began his career as a lyricist, writing more than 100 songs. In a…
Nearly a year after the Karur stampede that killed 41 people during a Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) election rally, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay met the victims’ families and handed over government job appointment orders to eligible dependants as part of the state’s rehabilitation measures.One of the beneficiaries, Dhanlaxmi, said Vijay became emotional…
PC: W. M. Keck Observatory For decades, dark matter has been treated as the unseen framework around which galaxies take shape. Even the smallest galaxies are generally thought to be wrapped inside vast halos of it, with the invisible material outweighing the stars by a wide margin. That assumption has been challenged before by two…
The pink light visible in recent timelapse footage from the International Space Station is not a camera effect or a reflection from Earth. Instead, it comes from a small plant-growing facility tucked inside the station’s Columbus laboratory, where astronauts have been tending crops as part of an ongoing experiment into how plants behave beyond our…
Boney Kapoor shares PM Modi’s heartfelt wedding wishes; Anshula Kapoor-Rohan Thakkar receive special blessings Filmmaker Boney Kapoor has expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi after receiving a heartfelt congratulatory letter for his daughter Anshula Kapoor and her husband, Rohan Thakkar. The special message, sent ahead of the couple’s wedding, carried warm wishes for…
BJP questions Rahul Gandhi’s absence from rallies NEW DELHI: The BJP on Friday attacked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over the cancellation of his scheduled student outreach programmes, alleging he was “vacationing abroad” and accusing him of exploiting students for political purposes.BJP national spokesperson Tuhin Sinha questioned Gandhi’s whereabouts, claiming he had been absent from public…
Few natural experiences are as universally loved as the earthy scent that rises after the first drops of rain hit dry ground. Petrichor, what most people describe as the smell of fresh rain, but the rain itself has almost no scent. Instead, what your nose detects is a remarkable chemical called geosmin, produced by soil-dwelling…