In what climbers are calling a miracle, a 52-year-old Sherpa guide who was presumed dead on Mount Everest after he vanished during descent on May 29 was found alive after six days near Base Camp on Thursday morning.Dawa ‘Hillary’ Sherpa — who earned the moniker for his mountaineering expertise – covered more than 12km from…
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s relationship takes a new turn weeks ahead of their lavish wedding. Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce seem to be enjoying one of the most exciting phases in their lives as they gear up to finally tie the knot.While their wedding is reportedly set to be held on 3rd July in…
NEW DELHI: Around 500 ethanol dispensing stations (E100) will be set up in the country by Dec and 5,000 by 2027, petroleum minister Hardeep Singh Puri said Thursday. The move is aimed at accelerating penetration of flex fuel vehicles (FFVs). Puri made the announcement at launch of India’s first flex-fuel car — WagonR by Maruti…
NEW DELHI: A 42-year-old assistant professor at Delhi University was found murdered at her apartment in east Delhi‘s Vasundhara Enclave on Thursday afternoon. Debosmita Paul taught in the Department of English at Shivaji College. She lived alone in a flat at Satyam Apartment while her parents resided nearby.Police said a PCR call was received at…
NEW DELHI: Subhash C Kashyap, whose encyclopaedic knowledge of constitutional law and parliamentary affairs made him the go-to person for politicians, bureaucrats and journalists alike, and whose books on Parliament became bestsellers and mandatory reading for students of political science and law, died at his residence following “cardio-pulmonary arrest” on Thursday morning. He was 97.Kashyap…
NEW DELHI: Holding that constitutional courts should not remain mute spectators when there is inordinate delay in concluding an investigation and a citizen has to run from pillar to post to raise his grievance, the Supreme Court took exception to the Gujarat police not wrapping up a probe which has been going on for over…
NEW DELHI: Cancer patients across India are scrambling to procure two life-saving chemotherapy drugs as a shortage of Cisplatin and Carboplatin begins to disrupt treatment schedules. Doctors at AIIMS Delhi, private hospitals and cancer centres across the country warn that prolonged shortages could affect outcomes for patients undergoing curative treatment.Hospitals are reporting dwindling stocks, while…
NEW DELHI: Congress has announced names of seven candidates for upcoming RS elections. Party chief Mallikarjun Kharge will file his nomination for RS from Karnataka.Local candidate Mansoor Ali Khan and AICC spokesman Pawan Khera are the other two candidates from Karnataka. In Jharkhand, Congress has decided to field Pranav Jha, who is an advisor to…
NEW DELHI: In view of the spike in bitumen prices and shortage of the key raw material for road projects due to prolonged West Asia conflict, highways minister Nitin Gadkari has said that his ministry is considering building cement concrete roads instead of bituminous stretches.Speaking at launch of the country’s first Flex Fuel Vehicle on…
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi called the death of Akanksha Chaturvedi “not suicide, but a consequence of a corrupt, broken system under PM Modi”. He said the PM had ruined the education system so much over 12 years that “an entire young generation of India is paying the price for it”. Rahul said Akanksha had wanted…