People take photos of the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia. (Photo: Reuters) For the first time in the 2060s, deaths are projected to outnumber births in Australia, while annual population growth is expected to average 0.9% over the next four decades. Lower fertility and declining net overseas migration are expected to contribute to the…
Trivedi was reacting to Ansari’s reference to former prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru’s view that the “real danger to India was not communism, but Hindu right-wing communalism”. NEW DELHI: BJP MP and national spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi on Monday hit out at former vice-president Hamid Ansari over his recent remarks on Hindu nationalism, accusing the Congress of…
PC: Kenny Brown; Sidetracked In 1994, Jason Lewis and Steve Smith set out to circle the Earth using human power rather than engines or sails. Thirteen years later, Lewis completed the expedition after travelling 46,505 miles across five continents and numerous seas and oceans. In 2005, on the Cape York Peninsula in Australia, Lewis encountered…
Karnataka BJP MLAs recite full Vande Mataram after govt limits it to 2 stanzas NEW DELHI: The recitation of Vande Mataram in the Karnataka Assembly ended after two stanzas, following which BJP MLAs recited the full version of the song, objecting to the decision to limit its rendition.BJP MLA SR Vishwanath criticised the Congress-led Karnataka…
The building was originally constructed in 1907 and was later redesigned by architects Fisher & Fisher (Photos: JLL Investor Center) Denver’s historic bank building at 821 17th Street remains completely vacant despite a $22.4 million renovation after its owner bought the property for $17.6 million in 2017. The nine-storey building, now known as The Vault,…
111 Via Del Lago, Palm Beach, FL 33480Photo credit: Realtor.com A 1920s Palm Beach mansion near Mar-a-Lago is now listed for $59 million, offering a rare mix of historic architecture, oversized land and decades of Florida society lore. The 0.8-acre estate at 111 Via Del Lago has eight bedrooms, 10 bathrooms, a six-car garage and…
The Mumbai Police has transferred the case to the Crime Branch after the student’s father filed a complaint NEW DELHI: Congress spokesperson Shama Mohamed on Monday expressed solidarity with an IIT Bombay professor accused by the father of a second-year BTech student of harassing his son, saying that students in her generation were “mentally strong”.The…
Congress targets PM Modi, Centre over rising food prices, inflation. NEW DELHI: Congress on Monday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led central government over “skyrocketing prices” of food and other commodities, using the popular Bollywood song “Kya hua tera vada” to question the PM’s silence on inflation.Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh shared a media…
Former Cleveland Browns star Joe Thomas has taken an unexpected turn after retiring from football, trading the NFL field for life on a Wisconsin farm. The Pro Football Hall of Famer is the owner of Hall of Fame Farms, a cattle operation located in the state’s Driftless Region. Thomas spent 11 seasons with the Browns…
Al Ellis and his late wife Sondra had spent decades building the biggest vision of their lives, a 207-acre ranch near their two-story log home off US Highway 191 in Boulder, a town of roughly 100 people 12 miles south of Pinedale. Ellis, an 84-year-old Navy veteran and former commercial driver, had turned to become…