NEW DELHI: In Rajasthan local body polls, a single vote decided the fate of an Independent candidate Jagdish Prasad as he defeated BJP’s Ramsharan by the narrowest possible margin, securing 151 votes against his rival’s 150, as news agency IANS reported.Coincidentally, mother of the Independent candidate contesting from Ward No. 6 died a day after…
Six years after a catastrophic dam failure completely drained Sanford Lake in mid-Michigan, the lake has officially returned to full water levels. The milestone allowed a beloved local beach festival to celebrate a long-awaited homecoming on its original shoreline. The popular community tradition, first launched in 2005, returned to the restored park for its delayed…
File photo: A police official stands guard near a floral installation of the Brics logo during the 18th BRICS Summit, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Delhi Police recovered a South African Brics delegate’s bag containing around Rs 3 lakh in Indian and US currency from a cab within 35 minutes of receiving information…
Built in 1847 in Perrysburg, the historic brick building once housed inmates but was later converted into apartments and eventually became a single-family residence (Image Credit: Danberry Realtors via Realtor.com) A former county jail in Ohio has taken on a very different life after spending more than a century in one family. Built in 1847…
Recent evaluation excavations confirmed that ancient worked timber and other organic evidence are already deteriorating. The danger is particularly urgent because around 40% of the site’s buried archaeology could be lost within just a few months if the deterioration continues. For thousands of years, the mud beneath the fields near Peterborough quietly held onto a…
A report has now claimed that Donald Trump Jr’s Baamas wedding was funded by a Russian oligarch close to Putin. Donald Trump Jr’s lavish three-day wedding in the Bahamas was partly financed by a Russian businessman with close ties to President Vladimir Putin, according to a new investigation by ProPublica, an independent, nonprofit newsroom that…
What began as an audacious advertising idea for a Pennsylvania shoe businessman in the 1940s is now a roadside landmark where visitors can actually spend the night. The Haines Shoe House, a 25-foot-tall building shaped like a work boot, was built by shoe entrepreneur Mahlon Haines and today operates as a short-term rental. According to…
File photo: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, addressing the gathering during ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ programme NEW DELHI: Congress leader and leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Monday invited students to join his ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ initiative in Indore on September 19, describing it as an opportunity for those…
The city of Phoenix has decided to tackle homelessness with a new method. What was once designed to carry goods across oceans is now serving a very different purpose in Phoenix, Arizona: giving older people experiencing homelessness a private place to sleep, shower and begin rebuilding their lives.The city recently opened a new project offering…
When an account looks believable, it is something of a prize, but for those with legitimate or non-legitimate reasons. You could blame the bots. Someone’s asking for Rs 6.7 lakh to sell an India-based Instagram account with just 7,000 followers, a description that goes “Rajputi reel uploaded”, and 54 posts made in the one year…