Kolkata: The Bengal bill seeking to allow 12 months’ preventive detention of potential violators, which is likely to be tabled in the assembly on Monday, includes a clause that seeks to prevent detainees from engaging lawyers to argue against the internment, except in “appropriate cases and for reasons to be recorded in writing.” The detainees,…
Image Credit: stmarksuccallentown.org After its congregation dwindled to just 26 members, St. Mark’s United Church of Christ in Bloomington, Minnesota, made the difficult decision to close, turning its final chapter into an extraordinary act of generosity. According to Minnesota nonprofit Loaves & Fishes, which provides meals to people facing hunger, St. Mark’s distributed about $600,000…
Kriti Sanon who was recently seen in ‘Cocktail 2’ has been in the industry for 12 years and now has a list of achievements to her credit. Apart from winning a National Award, Kriti has been a part of some memorable movies and also achieved success in terms of wealth and luxuty. She has added…
Rishabh Pant (BCCI Photo) Rishabh Pant added another milestone to his growing list of Test records as the India wicketkeeper-batter surpassed Australia legend Adam Gilchrist to become the third-highest six-hitter in Test cricket during the second Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo on Monday.Pant’s aggressive approach once again came to the fore as he smashed…
Dehradun declares one-day holiday for schools and Anganwadi centres amid heavy rain alert Following a forecast of heavy rainfall by the Meteorological Department, the Dehradun district administration has declared a one-day holiday for all schools and Anganwadi centres on Wednesday, August 5.This order covers all government and private schools from Classes 1 to 12, along…
A bronze idol being restored at the lab Tucked away in an obscure, rundown building far from the galleries of the Government Museum in Egmore is the oldest conservation laboratory in India and the fourth oldest in the world.Established in 1930, the Chemical Conservation and Research Laboratory is tasked with preserving the collection of 50…
Petroglyph depicting a deer hunt at the rock shelter in Nandanam about 85km away from Chennai Chennai: Rock engravings are rare in the Chennai region. Now, alumni of Madras University’s department of ancient history and archaeology have unearthed petroglyphs (images carved on rock surfaces) and stone tools at Nandanam village in Nagalapuram mandal, Andhra Pradesh….
