PATNA: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief and former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad celebrated his 79th birthday on Thursday, with party workers and supporters holding events across Bihar to mark the occasion.One such celebration in Vaishali district grabbed attention after an RJD worker fell while cutting a cake atop a JCB machine.RJD worker Kedar Yadav…
Vishvendu JaipuriarChatra: A youth was detained by the police and let off with a stern warning for allegedly shooting reels on police station premises. The youth, identified as Mukesh Kumar and a resident from Pratappur block, was briefly detained on Thursday after he shot videos on the premises of Pratappur and Kunda police stations and…
Ranchi: To protect students, teachers and commuters from the perennial problem of waterlogging, mainly outside educational institutions, the Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) has launched a pre-monsoon drive across the city.Under the special initiative, a thorough desilting and cleaning operation will be carried out across all drains within a 500-metre radius of the approach roads to…
1. Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal confirmed that all three Indian sailors reported missing after a US attack on the MT Settebello near the Strait of Hormuz have died. The vessel, carrying 24 Indian crew members, came under attack while transiting the Gulf of Oman.2. Palantir CEO Alex Karp cautioned tech leaders against publicly boasting about…
KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress leader Jahangir Khan, also known as ‘Pushpa’, was paraded through the Falta area by police on Thursday after his arrest in connection with extortion and other charges.In the video, Khan is seen walking through Falta under police escort, with helmet-clad officers surrounding him.Khan, who is currently in police custody, was arrested near…
Mumbai: Passengers on an air-conditioned BEST bus were briefly alarmed on Wednesday morning after smoke was noticed near the vehicle’s rear left tyre at Jambhori Maidan. The bus, operated from the Kurla depot and heading towards J. Mehta Marg, was immediately stopped by the driver, who asked commuters to alight and move to a safe…
A protest was carried out by the CJP’s founding members at Jantar Mantar on June 6. (File Photo) GURGAON: A guest teacher at a government school in Haryana’s Rohtak district has been placed under suspension days after participating in a protest organised by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on June 6.The…
Tamil Nadu’s food system relies a lot on a workforce that rarely gets noticed. Bees. The primary pollinators of crops such as mango, coconut, sunflower and cotton, without them yields could reduce by 40%, or in some cases, 90%. Yet across the state, from Kanyakumari, the honey capital of India, to the Nilgiris, these pollinators…
Patna: Three separate deaths of prisoners and detainees in custody in different parts of Bihar within 24 hours have raised concerns over the condition of inmates and the circumstances surrounding custodial deaths.A 55-year-old inmate lodged in Chune Mandal Jail in Gopalganj district died while being taken to the hospital after his health suddenly worsened on…
Bokaro: Till some years back, Vibha Kumari’s family had to depend on her husband’s migration for livelihood. But all that changed in 2019. Vibha (25) of Murhulsudi village in Kasmar block of Bokaro planted mango saplings on 50 decimals of barren land. With patience and consistent effort, the orchard began yielding fruits.Last year, she earned…
