Former US President Bill Clinton Former US President Bill Clinton has revealed that the CIA abandoned a plan to take out Osama bin Laden before the September 11 attacks because officials feared civilians could be killed if the operation failed.Speaking on WABC’s “Cats Roundtable” with host John Catsimatidis on Sunday, Clinton said he had authorised…
Monsoon withdrawal from parts of west Rajasthan likely around Sept 19 Conditions are becoming favourable for the Southwest Monsoon to withdraw from some parts of west Rajasthan around September 19, the IMD said in its latest weather bulletin.The weather office said west Rajasthan is likely to receive isolated to scattered rainfall between September 14 and…
India has approved a proposal to supply power to Nepal India has approved the export of up to 654 MW of electricity to Nepal for 18 hours a day until December 31, following devastating floods that damaged hydropower infrastructure and sharply reduced the Himalayan nation’s domestic generation capacity, the Ministry of Power said on Monday.The…
Indian-origin ladnlady Raj Tiwana speaks out after videos of her allegedly harassing her tenant went viral. Raj Tiwana, the Indian-origin landlady in Canada, whose videos went viral, courtesy of her tenant who brought harassment allegations against her, broke her silence and said the tenant did not pay rent for months and was finally evicted.In an…
Union home minister Amit Shah addresses the 6th All India Rajbhasha Sammelan in Mumbai. Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday said it took nearly 80 years to restore the “full glory” of the national song Vande Mataram, underlining its enduring role in India’s cultural and national identity.Addressing the 6th All India Rajbhasha Sammelan, Shah…
Representative Image (AI-generated) Imagine an island where a herd introduced for ranching gradually became one of the biggest threats to its native ecosystem. That is what happened on Mexico’s Socorro Island, where about 100 sheep introduced in 1869 eventually became feral and reached an estimated 5,000 animals by 1960. Over decades, overgrazing contributed to severe…
A Finnish couple spent five years searching Google Maps and government property records for an island they could call their own before discovering a 5-acre patch of land in the country’s vast archipelago. Aleksi Hautamäki and Milla Selkimäki had explored the region for years and wanted a secluded place that was remote enough to feel…
Earlier, the Bombay HC ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into Salian’s death. NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday registered an FIR in connection with the death of Disha Salian, the former manager of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput, following an order of the Bombay high court.The FIR names…
During a stroll through the Chelsea fire sales, a collector got his hands on something one can only dream about. And yet, that was exactly what happened to Warren Hill in 2002. He picked up an acetate record at a flea market in New York for the price of a coffee. He bought one of…
Built in 1878 by Toledo architect David Gibbs, the building operated as a working jail until 1988. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. A former Ohio jail that spent more than a century behind bars is getting a very different future. The historic Jail and Sheriff’s Residence in Delaware,…