George crafted a special box for the kneecap and floor tile to make the journey back to Somerset. (Picture: Facebook/Glastonbury Abbey) A kneecap believed to have belonged to a medieval abbot has been returned to Glastonbury Abbey in Somerset, England, more than 70 years after it was taken by an 11-year-old schoolboy during an archaeological…
Rafale fighters of the IAF take fuel from an IAF aerial refueler. (Image credit: IAF) Bringing the acquisition of 114 Rafale fighters a step closer to fruition, French aerospace giant Dassault Aviation has formally submitted its technical and commercial proposal to New Delhi for the proposed Rs 3.25 lakh crore deal. The fighter, when delivered…
Students protest in Ranchi’s Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium. NEW DELHI: The protest by JPSC and JSSC aspirants in Jharkhand entered its 14th day on Thursday, with students demanding action over alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations, while political pressure on the Hemant Soren government intensified.The protest, launched on July 25 under the JPSC-JSSC Reforms Manch at…
Mist fans at Rome’s Colosseum as Italy issues highest heat alert Italy placed all its major cities under the highest heat alert Thursday as an intense heatwave swept across Europe, setting national temperature records in Austria and Slovakia, fuelling wildfires in France, and disrupting power generation, transport and tourism across the continent.Temperatures climbed above 40°C…
Trump signs orders to limit US birthright citizenship, despite Supreme Court ruling US President Donald Trump on Thursday signed two executive orders seeking to further restrict birthright citizenship, renewing his immigration crackdown weeks after the Supreme Court rejected his earlier attempt as unconstitutional.The new orders take a narrower approach than Trump’s previous directive and target…
Another 15% chose “applying for job” as their next step, without indicating whether the job would be in India or overseas NEW DELHI: The foreign degree may be global, but the career plan is largely homeward-bound: 81% of Indian study-abroad aspirants surveyed by Oxford International said they planned to return to India after completing their…
Both Rahul and Kharge have repeatedly questioned Shah’s absence from Parliament, demanding a debate on the Ram temple donation theft NEW DELHI: The BJP on Thursday accused Congress MPs Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge of deliberately spreading a false narrative of home minister Amit Shah not attending Parliament, saying he cannot be a part of…
The mediator informed that the parties have agreed to hold further discussions among themselves under his supervision NEW DELHI: After a bitter courtroom battle over the division of the late industrialist Sunjay Kapur’s assets, his family members are now cooperating in a Supreme Court-directed mediation process to arrive at an amicable settlement. The Supreme Court…
The Centre maintained that altering reservation policies requires empirical research and legislative action. NEW DELHI: Opposing the application of the ‘creamy layer’ criterion for exclusion of affluent members of scheduled caste and scheduled tribe communities from benefits of reservation in jobs and admissions to educational institutions, the government has told the Supreme Court that discrimination…
The minister termed the force the first responders, who provide immediate relief and support during natural calamities. NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday described the Territorial Army’s contribution as “significant” in advancing the government’s vision of ‘Viksit Bharat’ and emphasised that while the role of the defence forces revolves primarily around security-related aspects,…
