Mangaluru (Karnataka): The complainant, who had alleged there were multiple murders, rapes and burials in Dharmasthala over a period of the past two decades, was arrested on Saturday by the SIT formed to investigate these charges, official sources said. The Special Investigation Team (SIT) and its chief, Pranab Mohanty, have questioned the complainant—whose name is…
Gopeshwar (U’Khand): Heavy rain overnight in Tharali town of Chamoli district sent a rain drain flooding and depositing debris at several houses and markets, an official said on Saturday. Tunri Gadhera, a dry canal that channels excess rainwater, also filled the tehsil office with debris before joining the Pindar River. Two people went missing in…
New Delhi: Vitamin D has become a hot topic in recent years, largely because failure to get enough of it is associated with multiple diseases, and because much of the general population is deficient in this micronutrient. Since 1930, when its chemical structure was first identified, significant advances have been made in research into vitamin…
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday voiced optimism about Russia-US ties, saying there was “light at the end of the tunnel” in relations that have hit their lowest point in years, as the two sides explore cooperation on projects in the Arctic and Alaska. “As for our relations with the United States, they are…
New York/Washington: President Donald Trump has nominated his longtime aide Sergio Gor, who is currently the Director of the White House Presidential Personnel Office, as the next US Ambassador to India. In a social media post on Friday, Trump said Gor, 38, is a “great friend, who has been at my side for many years”….
New Delhi: The Congress claimed on Friday that its Voter Adhikar Yatra has become a “historic agitation” against “vote chori” and announced that in the coming days, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin, his Jharkhand counterpart Hemant Soren, as well as party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will participate in the rally in poll-bound…
New Delhi: After a gap of more than seven years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to China on August 31 to attend the annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) amid signs of a thaw in the bilateral ties following a spell of a fractious relationship over the eastern Ladakh border row. The…
When I assumed charge as Director of the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Mohali, my vision was clear: to transform the institute into a true centre of excellence in pharmaceutical education, research, and skill development. By 2018, these efforts bore fruit when NIPER Mohali was ranked No. 1 in the country under…
The fierce and impious Ravana, master of many dark arts, in his haste and fury unleashed a tempest of arrows, hoping to shroud the sky and unnerve Rama and the valiant Vanara host. From his diabolical arsenal, he summoned the Maya Astra, a blazing infernal weapon that hurled tridents, maces, and pestles from all quarters,…
Solashi Shani Temple is located in Solashi (also called Solshi) village, in Koregaon Taluka of Satara District, Maharashtra. The presiding deity of this temple is Lord Shani (Shaneshwara Bhagavan), the powerful planetary god associated with Saturn. The black stone idol of Lord Shani is enshrined in the sanctum and is worshipped as a remover of…
