What words come to mind when you think about pigeons? Nasty, dirty, gross — maybe just plain “ew”? Pigeons are ubiquitous to urban life, but humans are not generally fond of them. And while they may have a reputation for being the rats of the sky, author Rosemary Mosco is here to change that. In her new…Continue Reading
Mike Pence, Donald Trump, and the Trump supporters mobbing the US Capitol building on January 6, 2021. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images) This article originally appeared on Raw Story Speaking to Vanity Fair, a friend of Mike Pence says the former vice president is still upset over the fact that Donald Trump put him and…Continue Reading
Security forces have busted a terror hideout that led to the recovery of some arms and ammunition during a search operation in Bhatti Durrian forest in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said. The operation in Bhatti Durrian in Mendhar, along with Surankote forest in Poonch and Thanamandi in Rajouri, continued for the 16th day…Continue Reading
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday invited foreign defence companies to participate in the next edition of the DefExpo, saying India is open to conducting business on a mutually beneficial and collaborative approach in the spirit of “give and take”. In an address at an ambassadors’ roundtable on the upcoming expo, Singh said India’s defence…Continue Reading
Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman participated in the 6th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) via video conference on Tuesday. Every year at the Annual Meeting, the Board of Governors meets to take key decisions on important matters relating to AIIB, and its future…Continue Reading
Adverse impact of climate change on nature is well known but often when things are expressed in monetary terms the enormity of the problem at hand is fully realised The latest report from the United Nations has said that climate related hazards have cost developing and developed Asian economies billions of dollars The report said…Continue Reading
The Bombay High Court did not grant bail to Aryan Khan, one of the 20 arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau in relation to a drugs seizure case. Khan and others were arrested by NCB during a raid of a party on a cruise off the coast of Mumbai. Aryan is Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh…Continue Reading
Taking suo-motu cognizance of the well-being of students at the Sunshine English Medium School and Higher Secondary School at Mahaling in Kalahandi, the Odisha State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (OSCPCR) issued a notice to Kalahandi SP on Tuesday seeking action-taken report within seven days.The Commission said it is under the impression that the…Continue Reading
The Centre Tuesday justified before the Supreme Court its decision to set the limit of Rs 8 lakh annual income fixed for determining the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) category for reservation in NEET admissions for medical courses.In an affidavit filed by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment before the apex court, it said the…Continue Reading
A city-based special NDPS Court in Mumbai on Tuesday granted bail to two youths from Odisha, who were arrested in the sensational drug bust on a cruise ship off the Mumbai coast by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB).As per reports, the NCB had nabbed Manish Rajgaria with 2.4 grams of Ganja on the latter’s arrival…Continue Reading