NEW DELHI: Three days after the massive landslides in Kerala‘s Wayanad district, Centre on Friday released a sixth draft notification proposing earmarking of 56,825 sq km as ecologically sensitive area (ESA) to prohibit/regulate environmentally hazardous human activities within the fragile Western Ghats, spread over six states.The draft for the first time has a provision enabling…
NEW DELHI: Pulling up Delhi Police for failing to carry out a “scientific investigation” into the cause of death of three UPSC aspirants in a flooded coaching centre basement last week and pointing out “glaring omissions”, the high court Friday transferred the probe to CBI.It stressed that an independent agency must be roped in to…
JAMMU: Authorities in Jammu issued a high security alert after a 21-year-old Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist — who was out on bail — disappeared from his residence in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, officials said Friday. “He had carried out a grenade attack at Jammu bus stand in March 2019, killing two civilians and injuring 31 others,”…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, parliamentarians and hundreds of thousands of people offered funeral prayers in absentia on Friday for slain Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh, condemning Israeli military actions in Palestinian territories.Haniyeh and his bodyguard were killed in a pre-dawn bombing at their accommodation in Tehran on Wednesday. Just hours before his assassination, Israel…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Friday he had written a letter to the Chinese govt requesting debt re-profiling for Pakistan in an apparent bid to secure the International Monetary Fund’s approval for a $7 billion economic bailout by next month.Islamabad has also asked Beijing to change imported coal-based projects to ones using…
NEW DELHI: Manu Bhaker positioned herself for a historic third successive Olympic medal while Lakshya Sen progressed to the badminton semifinals after claiming a historic win at the Paris Games on Friday. The Indian hockey team also ended a 52-year drought defeating Australia 3-2 in their final Pool B game. But despite the achievements, India…
Bigg Boss OTT 3 is entertaining its fans one last time with a star-studded grand finale. Former participants who were evicted from the show during their time also made an appearance to cheer on their favoured contestants. The evening also featured Bollywood celebs Rajkummar Rao and Shraddha Kapoor.Anil Kapoor then asks Sana and Naezy to…
Kamala Harris officially secured the required number of delegate votes to become the Democratic US presidential nominee on Friday, making her the first woman of colour to lead a major party ticket.This announcement was made by the Democratic National Committee chairman Jaime Harrison . Harris’s nomination was confirmed through a virtual vote.Kamala Harris shared her…
Pavel Durov, the co-founder and CEO of the popular messaging app Telegram, recently disclosed that he has fathered over 100 biological children. Remarkably, he remains unmarried.Durov’s journey as a sperm donor began 15 years ago when a close friend approached him with a heartfelt request. The friend and his wife were struggling with fertility issues,…
The spotlight on Janel Grant kept getting brighter ever since she filed a lawsuit against the wrestling mogul Vince McMahon, accusing the former WWE Chairman of sex trafficking and sexual abuse. The scandal has rocked the wrestling community to its core, leading to McMahon resigning from his position from WWE and TKO Group Holdings.The lawsuit…
