National Investigation Agency: NIA raids 10 locations across Jammu & Kashmir in LeT-linked terror conspiracy case | India News

NIA searches J&K locations to trace LeT handlers’ local support network (file photo) NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday conducted searches at 10 locations across Jammu and Kashmir in connection with a cross-border terror conspiracy involving Pakistan-based handlers of the proscribed Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and their alleged network of local Over Ground Workers…

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160-year-old St. Louis church went through a fire, 37 service requests and 2 structural condemnations; after a year-long legal fight, a neighbourhood group has won control to rehabilitate it

For years, a 160-year-old church in St. Louis stood as a reminder of a neighbourhood’s past while steadily becoming one of its most troubled properties. The vacant structure had endured a fire, repeated complaints and two structural condemnations. City records showed 37 service requests connected to the property, as concerns about its condition continued to…

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Around AD 310, a Roman emperor had a private bath built with three pools, heated floors and a sauna; archaeologists have now uncovered its unusual design

The bath was incorporated directly into the emperor’s palace, with its heating system, bathing areas and sophisticated architecture working together within a relatively compact space. Nearly 1,700 years ago, an emperor could retreat from the demands of the Roman court without leaving his palace. Beneath a monumental tower in what is now eastern Serbia, he…

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Manoj Bajpayee recalls working with Yash Chopra in Shah Rukh Khan and Preity Zinta starrer ‘Veer-Zaara’: ‘He didn’t promise me anything, but I was very happy just facing the camera’ |

National Award-winning actor Manoj Bajpayee recently looked back on some of his most memorable experiences from working on the iconic romantic drama ‘Veer-Zaara’. The actor recalled shooting for the film alongside director Yash Chopra and revealed that he had no expectations from his relatively small role, even though he was thrilled to be part of…

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai’s IIT batchmate became a famous monk; what he told Pichai when they met years later: “You deal with Google, which creates stress. I deal with…”

Pichai completed his BTech at IIT Kharagpur in 1993. He later moved to the US for higher studies. One went on to lead Google. The other chose a life of spirituality. Both were IIT graduates from the same year, but their careers took them in entirely different directions. Google CEO Sundar Pichai and ISKCON monk…

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Nandigram bypoll: Rebel TMC faction says it will back Mamata if she contests | India News

Nandigram by poll to take place soon NEW DELHI: A five-member delegation of the rebel Trinamool Congress (TMC) faction, led by West Bengal LoP Ritabrata Banerjee, on Saturday met officials at the India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management (IIIDEM) in Delhi over the party’s claim to the TMC symbol.The delegation included Ritabrata Banerjee,…

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Indian man jailed 27 years in Australia for fatal stabbing, faces deportation | World News

Robin Robin/Image: Jay Kogler/AAP PHOTOS A 30-year-old Indian-origin man has been jailed for 27 years in Australia for fatally stabbing a fellow international student and attempting to kill another after a drunken argument in Melbourne.Robin Robin was sentenced in the Victorian Supreme Court on Friday for murdering 22-year-old Navjeet Singh Sandhu and attempting to murder…

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CAS closing price under review: Sebi proposes 2 options for expiry settlement

Sebi proposes 2 options for expiry settlement The closing auction session (CAS) could see a change in how its closing price is used for settling index and stock derivative contracts on expiry, with markets regulator Sebi proposing two alternative methodologies after reviewing the newly introduced framework.Sebi’s consultation paper released on Saturday seeks stakeholder views on…

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Archaeologists found a shellfish-covered island in Fiji dating back 1,200 years, possibly created by ancient food processing |

PC: Study: Shell-Dense Island Off Culasawani, Vanua Levu Island, Fiji: Midden or Muddle? Archaeologists investigating Fiji’s Vanua Levu have identified a small coastal island whose sediments are made up largely of discarded shellfish remains. The site, near Culasawani on the island’s north coast, covers about 3,000 square metres and contains a shell-rich deposit that makes…

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