TOI Correspondent from London: Two thousand Jain manuscripts bought by British pharmaceutical entrepreneur Sir Henry Wellcome, which had been held by the Wellcome Collection in London, a museum set up after his death to hold all the items he had collected across the world, are now being returned to the Jain community.The collection, believed to…
‘Smoking gun’ evidence was found in AP’s granulite rocks, which showed same age and chemistry as those in East Antarctica VISAKHAPATNAM: Imagine a world where the lush Eastern Ghats of India did not face the Bay of Bengal (Indian Ocean) but instead merged seamlessly into an icy mountain range in Antarctica. For decades, geologists have…
AMRITSAR: A 21-year-old woman allegedly shot her father using his licensed revolver in Khalchian village, police said. The injured man, Parminder Singh, was rushed to Guru Nanak Dev Hospital, where his condition is reported to be stable.SSP (Amritsar Rural) Suhail Qasim Mir said the accused, identified as Snehdeep Kaur, has been arrested.The SSP said police…
NAGPUR: Maharashtra delivered a knockout blow to Maoist insurgency, effectively wiping out guerrilla presence in Gadchiroli district in a 100-hour coordinated action this week, leaving zero active Maoists in police records. This comes 45 days after Union home minister Amit Shah’s March 31 deadline to eradicate left-wing extremism in the country. The last four standing…
DHAKA: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman-led BNP in Bangladesh on Saturday said future Bangladesh-India relations would largely depend on renewal or conclusion of the Ganges water-sharing agreement, stressing that a short-term deal would be insufficient.“This treaty must be indefinite and remain effective until replaced by a future agreement,” said BNP secretary general and local govt, rural…
CHENNAI: Former chief minister M K Stalin on Saturday announced the constitution of a 38-member committee to travel across all 234 constituencies and conduct a field-level assessment of the reason for DMK’s electoral debacle in the recently concluded assembly election. He directed committee members to document criticisms levelled against him by party functionaries.Stalin held a…
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Congress party is close to finalising its key ministers after consultations and reconciliation efforts. CM-designate V D Satheesan, who will assume office on May 18, said he would submit the complete list of the cabinet to the governor on Sunday.Satheesan’s efforts to persuade Ramesh Chennithala to join govt have succeeded in the second…
HYDERABAD: Union minister of state for home Bandi Sanjay’s son, Bandi Bageerath, surrendered before the Telangana police on Saturday night at around 8 pm. He was later taken to Narsingi police station. Bageerath has been booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act after a minor girl’s family accused him of sexually…
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX wants the Federal Communications Commission to consider ending a $4.5 billion fund that subsidizes voice and broadband in rural areas. In a letter to FCC, Spacex argues that the satellite internet company has solved the connectivity gap by offering fast speeds at competitive rates. “The Commission’s universal service programs must adapt to…
