Chelsie Anderson was the ideal sweet girl next door. She earned money waitressing at the Blue Ocean Seafood Restaurant in South Carolina and as a mom it provided her all the stability she needed. Her mom had experienced addiction and her dad had spent time in prison, which is why she wanted to offer her…
For most people, conservation is associated with large mammals, forests or national parks. Phil Pister spent his life proving that the survival of tiny desert fish could matter just as much. The California fisheries biologist became known for an extraordinary moment in 1969 when he realised that the last remaining Owens pupfish were in immediate…
Pradeep Rawat‘s battle with blood cancer took a rapid and unexpected turn, according to his son Vikramaditya, who noted that the actor’s routine medical tests had returned normal results only two months before he was diagnosed. Speaking to the media following the last rites in Mumbai on Wednesday, Vikramaditya recounted his father’s final moments, revealing…
Millions of tiny oysters are being returned to the Chesapeake Bay in an ambitious conservation effort that scientists hope will transform one of the United States’ most important estuaries. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF), in partnership with the Severn River Association, recently planted three million juvenile oysters in a protected sanctuary reef in Maryland’s Severn…
Govt rules out ethanol diversion as cause of sugar price rise, cites lower output, festive demand and crop damage NEW DELHI: Sugar production during the current season (Oct-Sept) is estimated around 306 lakh tonnes, 11% lower than the initial projection of 343 lakh tonnes for the year by sugarcane-growing states, govt said Friday. It also…
After taking over the small screen, the world of Westeros is all set to conquer the big screen with ‘Game of Thrones: Aegon’s Conquest’. As per the latest reports, Aegon’s Conquest will be developed as a theatrical event movie and will be the first feature film set in the Game of Thrones universe.The announcement was…
An FIR was registered against a suspended Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee employee (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Uttarakhand government has directed the chief executive officer of the Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC) to initiate action against officials and employees found responsible for alleged financial irregularities, following an inquiry into payments made for the accommodation, food and other…
Michael Thompson and Kimberley Thompson A UK man has been found guilty of raping and killing his estranged wife after a six-week trial, with jurors returning unanimous verdicts at Nottingham Crown Court, BBC reported.Michael Thompson, 56, was convicted of murdering and raping Kimberley Thompson, 43, who died at the home they still shared on Pinewood…
Who is Sharan Sharma? Meet the ‘Gunjan Saxena’ director who just married Akansha Ranjan Kapoor Actor Akansha Ranjan Kapoor and filmmaker Sharan Sharma have begun a new chapter in their lives after getting married in an intimate ceremony attended by family members and close friends. The wedding took place on Saturday in Mumbai and received…
Offshore funds seeking tax exemption on their global income will no longer have to comply with conditions such as maintaining at least 25 investors. The government has proposed a major easing of the eligibility norms for Eligible Investment Funds (EIFs) managed from India as part of its efforts to establish the country as a global…
