For weeks, salacious talk swirled in campaign circles, ricocheted through email chains and was served up, like a buzzy side dish, over gossipy lunches from Sacramento to San Diego. The talk revolved around Eric Swalwell, the 45-year-old congressman from the East Bay and one of the top Democratic contenders for California governor. The rumors involved…
The proposed location is in close proximity to the Chilika Lake, a Ramsar site and a wetland of international importance, the WII said. | Photo Credit: File Photo The Wildlife Institute of India (WII) has recommended against the establishment of a greenfield international airport in Puri, citing that migratory birds pose a huge risk to…
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — As Republicans vie for their best shot to win the California governor’s office in two decades, the fight between the most prominent candidates to win over the party of President Trump has switched from subdued to vicious. Conservative commentator Steve Hilton, at their first one-on-one debate in Rancho Mirage earlier this month, accused…
Allahabad High Court Judge Yashwant Varma tendered his resignation to President Droupadi Murmu on April 10, 2026 | Photo Credit: The Hindu Allahabad High Court Justice Yashwant Varma, facing a Parliamentary motion for his removal, submitted his resignation to the President of India on Thursday (April 9, 2026). His resignation came amid reports that a…
Four days after astronauts flew around the moon for the first time in a half-century, ground crews across Southern California are making final preparations for their high-energy reentry and splashdown off the coast of San Diego, expected around 5 p.m. Pacific time Friday. Southern Californians likely won’t be able to see reentry or splashdown in…
The high-security arrangements and surveillance measures initiated by the police ahead of the Assembly elections will be maintained for a few more weeks to pre-empt post-poll violence in Kozhikode district. Night patrol and flash inspections will continue in all the politically sensitive areas included in the vulnerability assessment map. According to senior police officers, the…
While many of us were worried in recent days about our president ending a “whole civilization,” one Silicon Valley tech company was warning, without much notice, it might accidentally disrupt all civilization as we know it. The San Francisco technology company Anthrophic announced Tuesday that it wasn’t releasing a new version of its Claude AI…
DCP Task Force Vaibhav Raghunath Gaikwad along with other officers during the checks. | Photo Credit: By Arrangement A total of 189 individuals tested positive for drug consumption during a surprise screening drive conducted on rowdy sheeters and known drug users by the Hyderabad Narcotics Enforcement Wing (H-NEW) and Task Force on Thursday (April 9,…
Record diesel prices are crushing California’s truckers, forcing them to adjust to avoid losses as they grapple with the most expensive pump prices in the country. Greg Dubuque’s 40 drivers are in a constant diesel-devouring loop. Their big rigs pick up loads of electronics, office furniture and other goods around Los Angeles. They drive close…
Residents of Akshaya Kshetram, a home for persons with intellectual disabilities, in Tirupati. File | Photo Credit: K.V. Poornachandra Kumar Thirty years since it was set up, Akshaya Kshetram, a home for persons with intellectual disabilities, continues to serve the community near Tirumala. Founded on October 2, 1996 by M. Ramaswamy and M. Varalakshmi, both…