In a stark Soviet laboratory in the 1950s, a photograph captured a scene that still unsettles viewers today. A large dog stood while the head and forelimbs of a smaller dog had been surgically grafted onto its body, both heads alive and responsive. The man behind this experiment was Vladimir Demikhov, a surgeon working at…
Conceptual Illustration of the ‘Hindu Temple and Community Centre’ LONDON: When a Hindu charity discovered it could bid for a piece of land allocated for faith/community use in the new town of Northstowe in Cambridgeshire, the 150 Indian-origin Hindu families living there were thrilled as there is no Hindu temple for 40 miles, leaving them…
JAMMU: Two workers died after a portion of an under-construction bridge in the Bantalab-Thathar area on the outskirts of Jammu collapsed Friday, prompting a massive rescue operation by multiple agencies, including Army, NDRF and SDRF.A 55-year-old worker, Tarsem Lal, was rescued and admitted to Govt Medical College and Hospital in Jammu with injuries, while two…
Mangaluru: Based on a tip-off, Panambur police arrested two persons for allegedly extracting diesel from a tanker at Meenakalya on Thursday. Police said the complainant Harris VM, food inspector, received information about unauthorised diesel extraction from a tanker near Meenakaliya. Accordingly, around 8.15 pm, he went to the location with Panambur police personnel and conducted…
Bengaluru: In a daring overnight burglary straight out of a crime thriller, burglars recently broke into a jewellery shop by drilling a hole in a rear wall and made away with a haul of silver worth nearly Rs 1.2 crore.The burglary at MB Jewellers, located in RSK Complex, Havanur Extension, Hesaraghatta Main Road, came to…
Mark Allen during his match against Yize Wu on day fourteen of the World Snooker Championship 2026 at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England, Friday May 1, 2026. (Mike Egerton/PA via AP) The evening session at the World Snooker Championship was moving into rhythm at the Crucible Theatre when everything abruptly stopped, with a power issue…
SRINAGAR: Environmentalist and Leh Apex Body (LAB) member Sonam Wangchuk met Union home minister Amit Shah in Leh along with a clutch of other leaders from the Union territory late Thursday, with the interaction largely focused on Buddha and spirituality.Shah was on a two-day Ladakh visit to attend an international exposition of Buddha’s holy relics….
JAMMU:Security forces busted a terrorist hideout in J&K’s Kishtwar district Friday and seized a massive cache of arms, ammunition and explosive material.“The recovery included one Under Barrel Grenade Launcher with one 51mm rocket, a carbine, one pistol, a sling, four detonators, 97 live rounds of 9mm, 18 live rounds of 7.62mm, one pull-through, 1kg of…
Mangaluru: The state cabinet has approved an estimated Rs 13-crore development project for the Guruvayanakere–Uppinangady state highway, a key road passing through challenging terrain in Dakshina Kannada district.The clearance was accorded at the cabinet meeting held Thursday at Vidhana Soudha, district in-charge minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said.The highway, marked by steep slopes, hills and sharp…
US President Donald Trump has told Congress that hostilities with Iran have “terminated”, even as American forces remain deployed in the region and tensions persist.The assertion came in a letter sent on Friday ahead of a May 1 deadline under the War Powers Resolution of 1973 requiring congressional approval for continued military action.“The hostilities that…
