Author: Rohit Rattan

A small-town Mexican village mayor sealed the nuptials with a kiss with an “alligator bride” in a colorful ceremony as traditional music rang out and revelers danced. “You may now kiss the bride” would be the words that one expects to hear at the end of a wedding. However, what if the bride at the altar is not a human but an alligator? Yes! You read it right. This is exactly what happened at a mayor’s centuries-old traditional “wedding” in a Mexican village. While it may seem bizarre, he was only following an old-age tradition. Huamelula, San Pedro Mayor Victor…

The Jammu Smart City Limited (JSCL) on Saturday set up WiFi zones at three key locations, including the base camp of Bhagwati Nagar here, in an effort to make it easier for Amarnath Yatra pilgrims to stay connected with their families back home. The Jammu Smart City Limited (JSCL) activated public WiFi zones at three key locations in the city on Saturday, an official said. One of them will be the base camp at Bhagwati Nagar here. The two other locations are the Jammu railway station and the main bus stand. The three locations are among over two dozen already…

The Uttar Pradesh cybercrime team claimed to have exposed a ₹215 crore ITC (Input Tax Credit) fraud, with the arrest of Sanjay Singh Yadav, 30, from Lucknow on Thursday. He was committing fraud by generating fake invoices and E-way bills in the name of bogus companies established by him for this specific purpose. UP police cybercrime cell has unraveled a multi-crore racket on Thursday with the arrest of one from Lucknow. Officials state that the accused is connected to the identical nexus wherein the Items and Companies Tax (GST) division had exposed the ₹1700 crore ITC fraud within the title…

The chairman of the African Union made a statement on Wednesday and urged both Ethiopia and Sudan to cease armed hostilities in the region and hold talks for peace. The African Union has requested a calm along the Ethiopia-Sudan border as it is deeply concerned by “the escalating military tension” between both the countries after seven Sudanese troops and a civilian were killed in the border dispute. The incident occurred in the disputed area of al-Fashaqa, which is known to Ethiopians as Alfashga. The soldiers were held captive in a location within Sudan on June 22. According to the Sudanese…

Neeraj Chopra is close to confirming a medal at the World Championships in Eugene next month. The star javelin thrower is making anticipation for a medal as he started his season with full enthusiasm and determination. The Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is primed to clinch his maiden Diamond League medal in his first appearance in four years in the prestigious one-day meet here on Thursday. After finishing second in his event at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Turku with a huge national record throw of 89.30 meters, the 24-year-old Chopra went on to win it in the Kuortane…

The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) on Tuesday has approved Serum Institute’s COVID-19 vaccine Covovax for restricted emergency use in children aged 7 to 11 years subject to certain conditions. The drug regulator board of India, DCGI gave clearance to the SII’s COVID-19 vaccine Covovax for restricted emergency use for children between the age group of 7 and 12 years. The agency’s nod for restricted emergency use came after the subject expert committee on Covid-19 of the CSDCO recommended emergency use authorization to Covovax last week for the children of the concerned age group. The Drugs Controller General of…

England World Cup-winning captain Eoin Morgan England World Cup-winning captain Eoin Morgan is set to announce his retirement from international cricket. England white-ball captain Eoin Morgan is set to announce his retirement from international cricket on Tuesday. The 35-year-old English skipper led his team to the 2019 World Cup crown with both the ODI and T20 sides rising to No 1 in the world rankings under his leadership. His 16 years of cricketing career includes a shining record of over 10,000 runs across ODIs and T20Is. As per sources, the Dublin-born Eoin Morgan wanted to play for England at this…

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka has announced a two-week halt to all fuel sales except for essential services and appealed to the private sector to work from home as it ran out of supplies. Sri Lanka fuel crisis is a worrisome situation. Debt-ridden Sri Lankan government has announced a two-week halt to all fuel sales except for necessary services in the country. It has also appealed to the private sector employees to work from home as it is out of supplies. Sri Lankan high commissioner Milinda Moragoda called upon Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri to discuss the…

Activist Teesta Setalwad and former Gujarat DGP RB Sreekumar have been detained in police custody for four days by a metropolitan magisterial court in Ahmedabad on Sunday in connection with the criminal case of the alleged fabrication of evidence and tutoring witnesses of 2002 post-Godhra riots to frame innocent people. A metropolitan magisterial court in Ahmedabad has given the orders to remand Mumbai-based activist Teesta Setalvad and retired Gujarat cadre IPS officer R B Sreekumar to police custody till 2. They both have been connected with the alleged fabrication of evidence in an attempt to frame innocent people for an…

Iran released footage featuring an Iranian satellite-carrier rocket, called ‘Zuljanah’ blasting off from an undisclosed location in Iran. The Zuljanah satellite carrier test is the second of three tests scheduled for the long-range ballistic launcher, which could be used to launch nuclear warheads as the US fears. Iran has successfully completed the testing of its Zuljanah satellite launcher for the second time for research purposes, according to state media reports. Iranian defense ministry confirmed that the satellite vehicle was launched with a suborbital target and the data gathered from the second launch will inform a third planned launch. State television…