Wayanad (Kerala): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi joined his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on the last day of the by-poll campaign for the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat on Monday and promised to elevate Wayanad to the ranks of the world’s premier tourism destination. Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is the UDF candidate contesting in the…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a bail plea of former JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna, who faces charges of rape and sexual assault. A bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma rejected the plea and observed that Revanna is a very influential person. Appearing for Revanna, senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi…
Mumbai: Head coach Gautam Gambhir on Monday fired a shot back at Ricky Ponting for questioning Virat Kohli’s form and place in Indian team, saying the Australian legend should only be concerned about cricket in his country. Ponting had recently said Kohli’s form is a concern, given the Indian batter has scored only two Test…
New Delhi: India’s 51st Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna has his imprint on several landmark judgments such as upholding the sanctity of EVMs, abrogation of Article 370, scrapping the electoral bonds scheme, and granting interim bail to former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal. Hailing from an illustrious Delhi-based family, Justice Khanna is the son…
When crime is glamorized, it sets a precedent where young people view illegal activities as a path to success and recognition, thereby affecting social morality. Films that show criminals achieving fame or luxury can lead young people to view crime as a viable lifestyle. Young viewers may idolize criminals, seeing them as courageous individuals who…
…..Continuing) From 1917 to 1933, the “Postal Atlas of China”, published by the Government of China in Peking had shown the boundary in Aksai Chin as per the Johnson line, which runs along the Kunlun Mountains. In 1925, the “Peking University Atlas”, also put the Aksai Chin in India. Thus, upon independence in 1947, the…
Simon Griffith, Macquarie University and Daniel Ho Sydney/New York: Across the animal kingdom, birds are some of the most colourful creatures of all. But how did all the amazingly coloured different bird species arise? Nearly all birds with bright red, orange, and yellow feathers or bills use a group of pigments called carotenoids to produce…
Dehradun: Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday said the state government will make the ‘nine requests’ made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the people and tourists of the state on Uttarakhand Foundation Day the basis of development. The chief minister said Prime Minister Modi has shown his affection towards Uttarakhand by expressing concern…
Jabalpur: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat said on Sunday that in light of the Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas conflicts, there is a sense that the threat of a third world war is looming. “We all feel the shadow of a third world war emerging, with discussions on whether it might begin in Ukraine or…
Washington: US President-elect Donald Trump spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin over the phone and discussed ending the war in Ukraine amongst many other important topics, a media report said Sunday. After winning the recent presidential elections, Trump has spoken to over 70 world leaders. Among the firsts were Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India…
