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Chamba: For four days, paws buried in snow, Jonu stood guarding his buddies Viksit and Piyush. Neither hunger and thirst, nor the freezing temperatures could budge the pitbull from its vigil.On Monday, when IAF pilots and mountain rescue teams came looking for cousins Viksit, 19, and Piyush, 13, they found them frozen to death atop…
New Delhi: A view of Supreme Court of India, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo/Shahbaz Khan) New Delhi: Terming a two-decade-old jurisprudence giving primacy to right of accused to fair and speedy trial and their release to avoid prolonged pretrial incarceration as “old-fashioned”, Supreme Court on Monday said the present jurisprudence gives equal weightage to justice…
NEW DELHI: Holding that a welfare legislation, enacted to extend benefit to a certain section of society, should be given a “liberal and purposive interpretation” in favour of beneficiaries, Supreme Court has said an employer has to pay penalty from his pocket for delay in payment under the Employees’ Compensation Act, even if the compensation…
Bank holiday today: Some parts of India are observing Ramzan-Id (Id-Ul-Fitr), Khutub-E-Ramzan, Sarhul today, on March 21, 2026. Hence banks in many parts of the country are closed this Saturday. March 21 is the third Saturday of the month and in normal course would not be a holiday, but festivals today mean that some states…
Shares of Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) fell 6% in early trade on Wednesday, after the government announced an Offer for Sale (OFS) to reduce its stake in the company. On NSE, the BHEL stock was down 16 points or 5.80% to 260.10 at 11:20 am. On the Bombay Stock Exchange, the share price was…
The Uttar Pradesh government has started the recruitment process for Anganwadi Workers in various districts, which has opened the door for eligible women candidates in the state. The advertisement has been posted on the official site on which recruitment is to be carried out in the case of UP Anganwadi, and the notifications on a…
Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel during a press conference ahead of the IPL 2026 season, in New Delhi. (PTI) NEW DELHI: In an era of fleeting flamboyance in cricket, Axar Patel is an outlier. The all-rounder played a pivotal role in India winning three ICC titles — two T20 World Cups and a Champions Trophy…
The Symbiosis Entrance Exam for Design (SEED) 2026 result will be declared tomorrow, January 19, for candidates seeking admission to the Bachelor of Design (BDes) programmes offered by the Symbiosis Institute of Design (SID). Thousands of students who appeared for the SEED 2026 exam are now waiting for their scorecards to move ahead in the…
Salman Rushdie, in ‘The Golden House,’ reveals love’s deeper truth: we’re drawn to strengths initially, but lasting love embraces weaknesses. This perspective challenges fairytale notions, emphasizing acceptance of the whole person, flaws and all, for genuine intimacy. It’s a call for authenticity over perfection in relationships. Salman Rushdie has always noticed the nuances of human…
Explosion at Bahrain oil refinery (Credit: Press TV X handle) A storage tank at a facility operated by Bapco Energies, the largest refinery in the country, caught fire on Sunday followinga missile attack from Iran.Iran’s state-affiliated media shared video on social media of the moment the facilty exploded and burst into flames. The 10-second clip…
