K C Venugopal, Congress, FCRA Panaji: Congress remains open to the idea of a “grand alliance” with other opposition parties as long as the other parties are sincere about defeating BJP, said AICC general secretary K C Venugopal on Wednesday.Venugopal, who arrived in Goa for a meeting of the parliamentary public accounts committee, joined Congress’…
File picture of investigators at the house in Godavadi Surat: A month after 22-year-old computer engineer Nidhi Patel was murdered in Godavadi village, Surat police remain without a clear lead, with narcoanalysis and psycho-analysis reports on two suspects yielding no leads.The investigation turned to the Directorate of Forensic Science in Gandhinagar, after police received specific…
MUMBAI: The insurance regulator has sought to curb distribution costs and misselling by tightening limits on commissions and other expenses, after a reform meant to give insurers greater flexibility instead resulted in a big chunk of premium income being gobbled up by distributors.The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai), in a consultation paper,…
Anahat Singh’s first reaction after winning the World Junior Squash Championship was not about what the title might do to her profile.This was her last year in the junior circuit, and after years of playing squash, she finally had the title she wanted before moving fully into senior competition.“I think it’s a good way to…
Harvey Weinstein appears in Manhattan Court for sentencing Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026 in New York. (Steven Hirsch/New York Post via AP, Pool) Harvey Weinstein has been sentenced to 15 years in prison in a #MeToo reckoning redux after the disgraced movie producer’s original conviction was overturned and a retrial last year ended with a jury…
Image: Colleen Williams/Ken Bramer More than 30 years ago, a South Dakota collector who goes only by Rick paid $750 for a 30-gallon Red Wing stoneware crock at an auction, storing it in an old granary on his farm, where it sat largely forgotten for decades. It wasn’t until he saw photos of a nearly…
Carbon dioxide is abundant but chemically inert, which makes it difficult to turn into useful polymers. A study describes a closed-loop platform that uses carbon dioxide with bicycloalkanes to make high-performance, recyclable polyesters. They used bicyclic butane, or BCB, and bicyclic pentane, or BCP, monomers in a direct alternating copolymerization. A simple organic catalyst initiated…
If you’ve ever spotted a dog with a tongue that looks almost bruised-purple or blueish-black instead of the usual pink, your first instinct might genuinely be to worry something’s wrong. But according to the American Kennel Club, for a small handful of breeds, that unusual colouring is completely normal, just a quirky, genetically inherited trait…
General:There’s warmth in the air for you today, Leo. Not loud firecracker energy, but a steady golden glow. The Moon supports partnership, and Venus adds charm, so people respond well when you speak with grace instead of pride.One important point to be aware of. Respect your fellow humans in all interactions particularly when you are…
Ek Lamhaa Zindagi is a captivating biographical play that delves into the lives of renowned writers Razia Sajjad Zaheer and Sajjad Zaheer. Starring Juhi Babbar Soni, who masterfully embodies various roles, the narrative intertwines the couple’s dynamic relationship with pivotal historical moments, such as the freedom struggle and India’s Independence. This performance, hosted at Prithvi…
