The first time I read Carol Ann Duffy’s collection Rapture, I finished it, took a breath, and read it again. I had rarely encountered anything so raw and it contains some of my favourite poetry. It tells the story of an affair – a modern one, for the digitised masses. “I tend to the mobile now … Read more
HARTFORD – Renewable energy producers say the state’s electricity is cleaner than ever, but the struggle with traditional power sources continues. “Renewable and traditional energy industry is at odds,” said Mike Trahan, executive director of Solar Connecticut. “Both can work together for the betterment of ratepayers,” Trahan said. “But I don’t see us both growing … Read more
A leopard was rescued from the bathroom of an empty house in Dandi village, Satpati, Palghar, by the forest department officials. Locals alerted the officials about the leopard. Meanwhile, on Tuesday morning the police released the leopard in a secluded jungle which was away from the residential areas. | Photo Credit: Times Now Mumbai: The Forest Department … Read more
Of all the bizarre images that have come from the Trump White House, this one will endure: On Monday night, as President Donald Trump hosted Clemson’s national champion college football team, a White House worker lit the candles of a gilded candelabrum in an elegant room, which had been laid out with a banquet. The … Read more
As the New Year quickly approaches you’re likely wanting to renovate your diet, wardrobe, fitness regime, work and even possibly your house. And while resolutions may quickly fall by the wayside, if it’s the home improvement suggestion you’re looking to hold strong to then look no further than sprucing up your bathroom tiles. By making … Read more
A gunman killed 3 and injured around a dozen at a Christmas market in the Strasbourg on Tuesday. (File) STRASBOURG/Paris: The suspected gunman who killed three people at a Christmas market in the French city of Strasbourg was shot dead on Thursday in a brief gunbattle with police after being on the run for 48 hours, … Read more
OneAssist, an assistance and protection company, has announced its foray into home appliances with the launch of ‘HomeServ’, a comprehensive protection plan that allows customers to protect all their key home appliances in just a single plan. The digital ad campaign, #RakhoSambhalKe, features stand-up comedian Rahul Subramanian who takes on the avatar of various appliances … Read more
Talented musician Hazel had gone to bed as normal but was found dead the next morning at her home in Caerphilly, South Wales Georgina’s mother said she had hugged and kissed her daughter goodnight after a ‘lovely chat’ on May 23 At 6.45am Hazel’s father Graham, 44, found her hanged in her school uniform at … Read more
Indonesia is recruiting tribespeople to help fight outbreaks of haze with a government deal designed to tap into traditional ways of containing forest fires. The region suffers every dry season from a haze caused by smoldering fires, often set deliberately to clear land for pulp and paper and palm oil plantations on Sumatra and Borneo … Read more
The Senate’s confirmation vote of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to become the next Associate Justice of the Supreme Court was the most partisan in modern history. The 50-48 tally continues a trend in which confirmations have devolved into strict party-line votes. While political pundits spent months pondering over whether centrist or independent-minded Republicans–Maine’s Susan Collins, Arizona’s … Read more