Mukhtar Ansari has been in jail since 2005 in connection with various criminal cases. Last year he was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for the murder of BJP MLA Krishnanand Rai.
The captain who was operating a Phuket-Delhi flight last week was subjected to a breathalyser (BA) test on arrival. Liquor is banned in Indian airspace.
An unknown number of travellers and vehicles plunged into the river and remain untraced. There were also several workers on the bridge repairing concrete ducts. The FBI reached the scene and declared no terrorism was involved. The shipping company said all 22 crew were Indian.
Catherine is the third member of the British royal family currently diagnosed with cancer after King Charles and Sarah, Duchess of York. In the UK, one in two people develop some kind of cancer during their lifetime, according to BBC. That is much higher than in the US where lifestyle claims more lives than anywhere else. It's time Observational Clinical Research gets more attention to unravel the mystery surrounding the disease and a methodology is developed that is not money-centric for an early breakthrough - Our Science Correspondent
The “My way or the highway" man, Trump has predicted 'apocalypse' for Americans if he is not elected the President in the upcoming election. He sounds “extremism, affection for violence." As always, he is also seeing what others don't, and repetitively using words like "(2020) election was stolen"! And that's a symptom! Delivering a no-holds-barred speech at a rally in Ohio, he also predicted the US won't see another election if he did not win the November battle against the incumbent President. With his savage push against the God-fearing Catholic, and the heap of criminal cases pending in the courts, the unpredictable Trump's nomination exposes a season of drought of leadership of calibre in the United States.
The much-touted 'one-nation, one-election' argument was purportedly to prevent wasteful expenditure of the people's money, manpower and deceleration of development, but the committee report when implemented will end up paving the way for holding more elections than currently being held. Because of the logistics and democratic limitations involved, the committee was not expected by commonsense to be out of a loose end either! Those who are alive at that time, and further for ten more years thereafter, can count the rounds and compare with the present numbers. Therefore, either the agenda is different or the 8-volume presentation is faulty/made-up!!!
The manager has defended himself saying that dry ice got mixed with mouth freshener by the negligence of the staff...After taking the mouth freshener the customers felt a burning sensation and started vomiting blood. Five of them were hospitalised. Two are in critical condition.
Harmful effects of dry ice: Ingested, dry ice can burn your mouth, esophagus and stomach as it sublimates on contact with the moisture of the organs and turns into CO2, apart from other damaging physical and chemical changes it induces. The pressure building up in the stomach due to sublimation can also rupture the stomach muscles. It turns lethal. In normal direct handling it leads to frostbite due to the cold temperature.
One of them is seen in CCTV being shot at close range. The motive is suspected to be personal enmity.
TAILPIECE: Almost every other day we hear of shootings in one place or other in the country. India will very soon replace the US as the world's No 1 in the incidence of mass shooting. It will eclipse terrorism as a source of concern. Who can help? At least, has it occurred to anyone's mind?
'This Moment' of Shakti fusion won the Best Global Music Album at the Grammys. Zakir Hussain has won two other awards too. In a great victory for Indians, five of them have won the Grammys this time. In other sections, Taylor Swift got her fourth Album of the Year award and Miley Cyrus got an award for the first time.
The Government scheme provides ₹ 51,000 per wedding of which ₹ 35,000 goes to the girl, ₹ 10,000 for wedding materials and ₹ 6,000 towards expenses for the ceremony.
“Two activists from the environmental movement ‘Riposte Alimentaire’ sprayed pumpkin soup on the armoured glass protecting the Mona Lisa, this Sunday, January 28, 2024, around 10 am (4aET),” a statement from the museum said.
It is not understood how undesirable elements are allowed to get so close to her
and play havoc with the artwork. Several times over this has happened in the
past, deranged minds masquerading as tourists and cultists venting their frustration.
A Spicejet passenger had a harrowing experience inside a tiny claustrophobic lavatory aboard a Mumbai-Bengaluru flight when he found to his bewilderment that the door was not opening.
Two days earlier, in a similar incident in the area, a domestic help was bitten by a pet dog in the lift when she was going for work.
Tailpiece: Sometimes appearing to outnumnber men and women on the streets, the stray dogs are turning more and more daring with sections of anti-social elements out there to feed and protect them in order to find a window for their unfulfilled love! There is an all-pervading feeling of lack of authority.
Ankit Tiwari had told the employee that “instructions had been received
from the Prime Minister’s Office to conduct an enquiry” and reopen the
“already disposed of” case and asked him to appear before the ED office
at Madurai on October 30, DVAC said. The doctor was allegedly
threatened with arrest and told to pay a bribe of Rs 3 cr to avoid the ED
probe, which was later negotiated down to Rs 50 lakh.
Tailpiece: We are made to believe RBI, CBI, ED, Judiciary as sacrosanct
and all others like railways, transport, revenue, education, PWD
departments are composed of us the mortals, absolutely corrupt! As if in
the sacrosanct places the angels descend from the heavens to work in the
night and fly away before day-break! Let's be true to ourselves, we are all
cut from the same cloth.
Apart from cash, Gill had also taken three planes as bribe and two of them
were leased out to Redbird Aviation Academy. With the result, flying
schools compromised on safety requirements and trainers met with
accidents several times.
Five people were arrested from a banquet hall in Sector 51 Noida on Thursday
where they were called to hold a rave party in a trap laid by the animal
rights group, PFA. They named Yadav but he was not present.
Betting through Dubai-based Mahadev Book in India is conducted through a countrywide network. Probes reveal that the online gambling is worth several millions and top politicians, officials and celebs have been beneficiaries.
TAILPIECE: Polling dates for some States are round the corner. Top
politicians have begun their acrimonious debate who looted more, even as
Mahadev is washing their dirty laundry in the open ghat. Come what may,
one needs to seize power to amass "thy wretched pelf!" One simple
question is, why else one should spend lakhs or crores to get elected! A
question every Indian should ask to oneself at least once a day!
His inaction amounts to defeating the rights of the people of the State to
welfare measures sought to be implemented through the Bills, the Kerala
Government's petition submitted, while the State of Tamil Nadu remarked
that its "Governor is acting as a political rival."
Tailpiece: Coming up back to back, the petitions in their totality seem to question the provision of Raj Bhavan, and not motives of a Governor as a
person.
Hundreds of cars piled up behind the wreckage of crashes occurring one
after other in backing up - continuous crashes to the rhythm of metallic
clanks and bangs back to back. According to reports, some ops required
'Jaws of Life' to pull apart the mangled cars to save lives inside.
At that momentous event, "I will be thinking about my
mother (the late Shyamala Gopalan), who is looking down
from heaven," Harris said. The scaled back presidential
inauguration this time will have no precedent with a
devastating coronavirus locking down everything and a
heightened security bandobast with reports of armed Trump
protesters likely to re-enact the Capitol episode posing the
gravest threat to Biden, the President-elect, and others.
"We were taught to see a world beyond just ourselves. To be
conscious and compassionate about the struggles of all people."
- Kamala Harris, Vice-President-elect, United States of America.
She is releasing a series of her reminiscences of her early
period, of people and events that had deep influence on the
course of her life and thoughts, in the coming days leading up to
her inauguration as the Vice-President of America, the first
woman ever to occupy a position that high in the greatest
democracy yet.
The first woman Vice-President has become an inspiration for girls
of colour, and for all girls. Kamala Harris is becoming an icon. Her
passionate speech had a great, lasting impact on the listeners,
when she said, “While I may be the first woman in this office, I will
not be the last, because every little girl watching tonight sees that
this is a country of possibilities.”
Yet another helpless Indian woman having had to go to Saudi Arabia in search of work as maid servant has reportedly died of physical and mental torture
by her employer, it has been alleged. However, the Indian Foreign Ministry has
said after an inquiry that she died of natural causes.
Unlimited excitement will be on offer in Dubai as Lionsgate Entertainment
and The 20th Century Fox are building theme parks to provide the audience an
illusion of experiences of timeless horror of the Titanic disaster and the death and rebellion of the dystopia.
PUDUCHERRY (PONDICHERRY)
Promenade Beach, Paradise Beach, Auroville Beach, Serenity Beach, Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Church of the Capuchins, Manakula Vinayagar Temple, Thirukaameeswarar Temple (Periya Koil), Aurobindo Ashram, Auroville, French War Memorial, Romain Rolland Library, Governor's Palace, Bharati Park (Government Park), Light House, Chunnambar Beach, Backwater Resort
SC asks SBI to furnish complete details of electoral bonds, submit affidavit
NEW DELHI, Mar 19: A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Monday asked the SBI to furnish full details of the electoral bonds, including the alphanumeric bond number. The Election Commission has been directed to upload them. The bank CMD should file an affidavit by 5 pm on Thursday that it has disclosed all details, the court said.
Election Commission removes home secretaries of 6 States, Bengal DGP
NEW DELHI, Mar19: The Election Commission has removed Home Secretaries of six States - Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand - and the DGP of Bengal to ensure conduct of impartial elections. The Secretaries are in-charges of their respective Chief Minister’s Office. The 2024 Lok Sabha polls will be held in seven phases from April 19 to June 1.
Telangana Governor Tamilisai resigns, likely to contest LS elections
HYDERABAD, Mar 19: Tamilisai Soundararajan resigned from the offices of Governor of Telangana and Lt Governor of Puducherry on Monday. President Droupadi Murmu has accepted her resignation. Tamilisai is likely to rejoin the BJP and contest the Lok Sabha elections from Tamil Nadu. She was earlier the president of the Tamil Nadu unit of the BJP.
Deccan Chronicle quoted official sources as saying Tamilisai took the decision to resign after informing Modi, who had stayed put at the Raj Bhavan on Saturday night during his campaign in the State.
Flyer attempts suicide on flight, plane makes emergency landing in London
BANGKOK, Mar 19: An EVA Air flight (BR67) from Bangkok to London made an emergency landing at Heathrow airport after a passenger attempted suicide on board. The crew and a doctor onboard provided first aid to the passenger. The identity of the passenger and the motive for the act remain unknown. The incident took place on Friday.
Supreme Court issues contempt notice to Patanjali Ayurved over misleading advts
NEW DELHI, Feb 28: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued contempt notice to Patanjali Ayurved and its Managing Director Acharya Balkrishna for publishing false advertisements of products in violation of the Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act, 1954 despite an undertaking given to the court in November last. "The Government is (also) sitting with its eyes closed (against these violations)," the Supreme Court said.
Justice AM Khanwilkar appointed chairperson of Lokpal
NEW DELHI, Feb 28: Former Supreme Court judge AM Khanwilkar was appointed as the chairperson of the anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal on Tuesday. The post was lying vacant for two years. Justice Lingappa Narayana Swamy, Justice Sanjay Yadav, Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, Sushil Chandra, Pankaj Kumar and Ajay Tirkey have been appointed members.
Godrej Properties wins bid for 6.45-acre group housing plot in Noida for Rs 506 cr
NEW DELHI, Feb 28: Real estate developer Godrej Properties has won the bid for a 6.45-acre (26,000 sq mtr) group housing plot in Noida for Rs 506 cr, it was reported. The Noida Authority's group housing plot is located in Noida Sector 44. Godrej Properties and Max Estates participated in the e-auction on February 26.
15 killed, 44 injured in fire in apartment complex in Nanjing, eastern China
NANJING (Jiangsu province, China), Feb 24: Fifteen people were killed and 44
were injured in a fire in an apartment complex in Nanjing in eastern China on
Friday morning. The fire is said to have started from an electric bicycle in
the parking slot. Electric bicycles were being stored on the first floor of
the building.
The blaze engulfed the 34-floor building. Twenty-five fire engines and 130
firefighters were sent to tackle to the blaze.
A month ago 13 schoolchildren, aged nine and 10, were killed after a fire broke
out in a school dormitory in China's Henan province.
Jammu-Srinagar highway remains closed after massive landslide: One dead
SRINAGAR: A labourer identified as Desh Pal hailing from Uttar Pradesh died in a massive landslide in Ramban district along the Jammu-Srinagar highway on Thursday. The highway has been closed since Monday. Hundreds of vehicles are stranded on either side.
Ramban: The district in Jammu division is known for its sulphur springs. It is on the banks of the Chenab river, halfway on the 300 km Jammu-Srinagar National Highway-NH44.
Karnataka Assembly passes Bill to collect 10% of temple income to provide for welfare of staff
BENGALURU, Feb 23: The Karnataka Assembly on Wednesday passed the Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowment (Amendment) Bill to collect 10% of the income of temples which have revenue of more than Rs 1 cr a year. The fund collected will be used for temple amenities and welfare of the employees and their families.
Shooting at Kansas City Super Bowl victory rally: One dead, 22 injured
KANSAS CITY, Feb 15: Gunfire at a rally celebrating the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl victory marked by speeches by players and coaches in downtown at Union Station after a long-winding parade through the city claimed one life and injured 22 others on Wednesday. There were about one million people at the rally. More than 800 police officers were providing security for the event. Several firearms were recovered from the scene.