NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Thursday defended former Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust general secretary Champat Rai amid the ongoing embezzlement row, claiming that Rai worked with immense dedication for the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi movement.While talking to reporters, Maurya said the incident was painful, but turning it into…
(AI image used for representational purposes only) “Look before you leap.”What does the proverb meanA leap is different from an ordinary step. Once a person has left the ground, there is little room to change direction or rethink the decision. That is what gives this old English proverb its lasting power. It uses a simple…
An invasive snake that likely arrived on Guam hidden inside military cargo after the Second World War went on to transform the island’s ecosystem in ways scientists are still trying to understand. The brown tree snake, native to parts of Australia, Papua New Guinea and nearby islands, found an environment unlike any it had encountered…
Ranveer Singh and Akshaye Khanna starrer ‘Dhurandhar’ heads to Japan; ‘Pralay’ star shares special message ahead of July 10 release Following its record-breaking theatrical run, Ranveer Singh‘s spy action thriller ‘Dhurandhar’ is now set to entertain audiences in Japan. Ahead of its July 10 release, the actor shared a special video message inviting Japanese moviegoers…
Police are tracing the source of the email NEW DELHI: A bomb threat email sent to the headquarters of Indian Space Research Organisation on Thursday prompted a major security operation, police told news agency PTI.Officers, along with the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS) and dog squad, searched the premises after all staff were evacuated…
NEW DELHI: Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Thursday announced the schedule for India’s two-match Test series in Sri Lanka, with both matches set to be played in August as part of the ICC World Test Championship 2025-27 cycle.The first Test will be played at the Galle International Cricket Stadium in Galle from August 15 to…
For centuries, sailors crossing the Atlantic occasionally encountered floating mats of brown seaweed drifting far from land. These patches were largely associated with the Sargasso Sea, a region of relatively calm waters in the North Atlantic where free-floating sargassum has long formed part of a unique marine ecosystem. That picture has changed dramatically over the…
Quote of the day by Marie Curie (AI-generated image) Today’s quote of the day comes from Marie Curie, the physicist and chemist who remains the only person ever to win a Nobel Prize in two different sciences. She wrote, “One never notices what has been done; one can only see what remains to be done.”…
The Duke told the court that ongoing media attention surrounding the case had deeply affected his wife and family.Image credit (Instagram) Prince Harry is poised to receive a significant court judgment in his privacy case against a major U.K. publisher during his planned return to the United Kingdom. The ruling in the Duke of Sussex’s…
KC Venugopal (File photo) NEW DELHI: Congress general secretary KC Venugopal on Thursday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the alleged theft of donations at the Ayodhya Ram Temple, demanding an immediate Supreme Court-monitored probe into what he described as the “Chanda Chori mega scandal.“Venugopal alleged that Lord Ram had been “misused and tarnished.”“The…