ASI examines 20-foot well found at demolished mosque site in Saharanpur (Picture credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: An Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) team on Monday examined a nearly 20-foot-deep well discovered during debris removal at the site of a mosque demolished inside the Saharanpur Collectorate premises, officials said.The inspection was aimed at determining the age,…
Malaysia Airlines’ MH156 diverted to Chennai due to issue involving Engine No 2. NEW DELHI: Malaysia Airlines’ flight MH156, with 186 passengers onboard, was diverted to Chennai due to issue involving Engine No 2, an official told news agency PTI.The plane was heading to Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah from Kuala Lumpur. A full emergency was declared…
The plot adjacent to their house (circled in red) was sold to four traveler families. (Photo: Daily Mail/SWNS) It was supposed to be the kind of country retreat most people could only dream of: a five-bedroom manor-style house set across seven acres, complete with a swimming pool, tennis court, paddocks, stables and even a private…
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman V Narayanan addresses a press conference BENGALURU: Isro chairman V Narayanan Monday said genuine concerns of his colleagues would be clarified. “…If one or two people give you a letter, one cannot give a written communication immediately. Please understand, we are 20,000 employees. But we will address the employees,”…
Billionaire pharma heir wants $35M for LA mansion as he prepares to build the world’s biggest yacht Swiss pharmaceutical heir and entrepreneur Frank Binder has listed his Hollywood Hills mansion for $35 million, eight years after buying the property. Binder, whose family made its fortune through Swiss pharmaceutical company Merck Serono, bought the mid-century modern…
Annie Schoenberger bought cleared land near Wonga Beach in Queensland, Australia, with a simple but ambitious goal of bringing rainforest back to a property once used for sugarcane. What followed was a decade-long restoration effort at her NightWings Rainforest Centre, where native trees were planted with the help of Rainforest Rescue, volunteers and supporters. More…
Akhilesh’s ‘chavanni’ jibe: Is Jayant Chaudhary the game-changer BJP needs in Jatland? Akhilesh Yadav may have intended “chavanni” as a put-down, but in Uttar Pradesh politics, old coins have a habit of changing hands and sometimes gaining value in the process. Three years after Jayant Chaudhary insisted he was no “chavanni” to be flipped, the…
Samik Bhattacharya said Bengalis would continue following their traditional food practices. NEW DELHI: West Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya has rejected Dhirendra Shastri’s appeal to people in the state to avoid non-vegetarian food during Durga Puja, saying Bengal’s traditional food habits cannot be dictated by a visiting religious preacher.Shastri, popularly known as Bageshwar Baba, had…
Isro chairman V Narayanan addresses the inaugural session of the 9th Bengaluru Space Expo 2026, in Bengaluru (Picture credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: Isro chairman V Narayanan on Monday said the space agency remains a government organisation and dismissed concerns about its privatisation, saying the growing involvement of private companies and startups is part of efforts…
A house in Brighton was built with some unlikely materials hidden in plain sight. Inside its walls were old duvets and discarded bedding, reused as insulation rather than sent to landfill. On the outside, oyster shells collected from a local restaurant were turned into experimental tiles designed to protect that insulation from the weather. The…