A police team arrived soon and seized the pigeon with the items. (File photo) JAMMU: A suspicious pigeon carrying a coded ring, a chit written in Urdu and Pakistani currency was caught by locals along the border in Jammu’s Samba district on Saturday, officials said.An official pointed out that such episodes are not uncommon in…
For more than 150 years, a reported 16-minute train delay in Exeter, England, was cited as a possible early example of a solar storm disrupting human technology. But a railway timetable revealed a problem with the story: the railway line in question did not exist in 1841. According to a report published by ScienceDaily on…
At present, the optional travel insurance facility is available only for reserved tickets bought online. NEW DELHI: From Tuesday (Oct 27), all railway passengers buying reserved tickets from reservation counters can opt for travel insurance. At present, optional travel insurance facility is available only for reserved tickets bought online.The insurance premium is only 45 paise…
Vashon was known for his contributions to law, education and civil rights in US. (Photo:Sotheby’s) A photograph that sold for just $882 at a New York auction last year has fetched $230,400 a year later after experts discovered the identity of the man pictured in it. The 170-year-old image, which had been listed as a…
Keralam Chief Minister VD Satheesan along with Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar and Keralam Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala NEW DELHI: The Congress high command has directed the Karnataka government to investigate alleged attempts to conduct sting operations targeting chief minister D K Shivakumar and his Keralam counterpart V D Satheesan, party sources told PTI on…
A New York appeals court has upheld the dismissal of a mortgage foreclosure lawsuit after the lender waited three years to seek a default judgment against a defendant who had not responded. The decision enforces state rules that require lenders to take legal action within set deadlines. The ruling was issued on 22 October 2026…
NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi high court’s order quashing a money laundering case against news portal NewsClick and its editor-in-chief, Prabir Purkayastha, over alleged violations of foreign direct investment (FDI) rules.The ED argued that the high court quashed its Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) without examining…
Redditor explains why he went back to India from the US 7 years ago and why he is planning to leave India. A Redditor made a social media post about how priorities change based on situations and how he did not think about any of the issues that he is thinking about right now seven…
Congress alleged that crores of voters across the country had been unfairly deprived of their voting rights due to large-scale deletions and discrepancies in electoral rolls. NEW DELHI: The Congress will hold marches, conduct door-to-door visits and organise awareness meetings to address alleged irregularities in electoral rolls. The party will also ensure all eligible citizens…
Pic credit: Critter Creek Farm Sanctuary When Erin and Chris Amerman purchased a 210-acre farm near Gainesville, Florida, in 2015, they had no idea how much their rescue efforts would grow. A year later, they turned it into Critter Creek Farm Sanctuary. They started with three rescued cows. By 2019, they had expanded their…
