New York mayor, other leaders push to ban horse-drawn carriage rides after Indian teen Romanch Mahajan’s death. The death of 18-year-old Romanch Mahajan, an Indian teen, falling from a Central Park horse carriage, strengthened calls to end the horse carriage industry as there have been eight horse-related incidents in Central Park over the past 13…
Anti-defection questions arise after six Sena UBT MPs skip party meeting NEW DELHI: Can refusal of six Lok Sabha members of Sena UBT to attend a meeting despite a ‘whip’ issued by party chief Uddhav Thackeray be a valid ground to disqualify them under the Tenth Schedule for non-obedience?Uddhav’s Sena UBT is planning to seek…
Think about two people starting out in the same field. Same city, same opportunities, roughly the same starting point. A few years later, one of them seems to keep catching breaks. The right project lands in their lap. The right person calls at the right time. Things just seem to work out for them.The other…
Shekhar Suman recalls father detecting son Aayush’s illness, says wife Alka heard his voice years after his death (Image credits: Instagram) Shekhar Suman has opened up about one of the most painful chapters of his life — the illness and loss of his son Aayush Suman. In a recent conversation, the actor recalled how his…
Calcutta HC declined to stay the appointment of rebel Trinamool MLA Ritabrata Banerjee as LoP KOLKATA: Calcutta high court declined to stay Thursday the appointment of rebel Trinamool MLA Ritabrata Banerjee as leader of the opposition in the Bengal assembly, handing his camp an early courtroom edge on opening day of the first session under…
‘Crooked logs also make straight fires’ Crooked logs also make straight fires Not every piece of wood is perfectly straight. Yet when placed in a fire, even a twisted log burns just as well as a straight one. That simple observation lies behind one of Germany’s most enduring proverbs: “Krummes Holz gibt auch gerades Feuer.”…
The Supreme Court has agreed to examine a plea seeking a national digital register for advocates New Delhi: With one in every three advocates being fake at a time when the judiciary is occupying a central space in India’s governance, a concerned Supreme Court Thursday agreed to examine the plea of the Bar Association of…
A routine survey ahead of a new solar park construction site in central Germany has turned into one of the most significant Celtic archaeological discoveries the region has seen in years. Near the town of Bad Camberg in the German state of Hesse, archaeologists uncovered a more than 2,000-year-old burial chamber belonging to a high-status…
EPFO members may soon be able to withdraw provident fund savings through UPI NEW DELHI: The much-awaited UPI withdrawal facility for nearly 30 crore Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) members is set to make its debut by the first week of July. The instantaneous advance withdrawal facility via the BHIM (Bharat Interface for Money) app…
Coney Island’s APNA Adult Day Care A prominent Pakistani-American businessman and several associates have been accused of running a massive $38 million Medicaid fraud scheme through two Brooklyn adult day care centres, reports the New York Post.78-year-old Pervez Siddiqui is a well-known community leader. He is a pharmacy owner and member of Brooklyn Community Board…