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‘This is done because Punjab election is coming up’: AAP leader Satyendar Jain cries foul after arrest | India News

Jain links his arrest to upcoming Punjab polls NEW DELHI: AAP leader and former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain on Wednesday linked his arrest by the Delhi government’s anti-corruption branch (ACB) to the upcoming Punjab assembly elections.The arrest of the Kejriwal loyalist came a day earlier in connection with alleged irregularities in the Delhi Jal Board‘s…

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Meet Kanav Jain, the Scottish student who built a low-cost autonomous aircraft to deliver medicines to remote communities; it made him UK Young Engineer of the Year

Kanav Jain, a student from Broxburn, Scotland has been crowned UK Young Engineer of the Year for building a low-cost autonomous aircraft to deliver medicines to remote communities. His project titled ‘AeroAid: autonomous VTOL quadplane’ won at The Big Bang UK Young Scientists & Engineers Competition held at The Big Bang Fair.According to a report…

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A 2,500-year-old sacred well in Italy hid bronze offerings and two human skeletons from an ancient Etruscan ritual | World News

Archaeologists have uncovered an unusual ritual well at Kainua, an ancient Etruscan city near Marzabotto in northern Italy, offering new insights into the rituals surrounding its foundation. The remarkable discovery was first made during the University of Bologna’s 39th excavation campaign in the city’s sacred urban area, dedicated to the goddess Uni. At the bottom…

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UP moving strongly towards $1 trillion economy; state has edge in infrastructure, logistics: CM Yogi Adityanath | India News

UP moving strongly towards USD 1 trillion economy; state has edge in infrastructure, logistics: CM Yogi Adityanath (Photo: ANI) NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh is moving strongly towards becoming a $1 trillion economy, chief minister Yogi Adityanath said on Wednesday, highlighting the state’s advantages in infrastructure, logistics, industrial growth and good governance as key drivers of…

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Queen Camilla says she nearly revealed King Charles III’s cancer diagnosis days before palace announcement

King Charles and Queen Camilla arrive for a visit to the RHS Sandringham Flower Show. (Photo: Reuters) Queen Camilla has shared for the first time her struggle to keep King Charles III’s cancer diagnosis private.This revelation came during a visit to a cancer support center just five days before Buckingham Palace officially announced the diagnosis….

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A polar bear destroyed almost an entire seabird colony in Alaska; scientists say changing food habits may explain why | World News

Female polar bear near Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska. Image Credit: Alan Wilson/Wikipedia A single polar bear destroyed 89% of an entire ‘eider bird colony’ on an Alaskan barrier island in less than a day, giving scientists a striking example of how a changing Arctic is altering relationships between predators and seabirds. The incident, recorded on…

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Australian couple bought a cattle farm and planted 34,000 trees to restore rainforest for koalas and other wildlife | World News

Image: The Daily Telegraph An Australian couple who bought a former cattle property in New South Wales are working to bring back the forest that once covered the land, planting more than 34,000 trees and restoring habitat for koalas and other wildlife. Brett and Lisa Vercoe purchased their 30-hectare property, Narlu, near Upper Orara, inland…

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In 1953, a California family bought a 58-acre berry farm for $3,500; decades later they reportedly refused a $90 million offer from Disney and kept farming beside Disneyland

The Fujishiges watched the area around their farm change as Disneyland took shape nearby. For decades, a small family farm stood next to Disneyland in Anaheim, California. While the theme park expanded around it, the Fujishige family continued to grow strawberries, vegetables and herbs on their land.The farm had become an unusual sight in an…

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Oklahoma woman finds missing dog 1,100 miles away in North Carolina after nearly two weeks, and no one knows how he got there | World News

An Oklahoma woman has been reunited with her missing dog after he was found about 1,100 miles away in North Carolina, leaving his owner and local animal services with a mystery over how he travelled so far. Melissa Burris, who lives near Tulsa in northeastern Oklahoma, said her 10-year-old Australian shepherd, Rio, disappeared from home…

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