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What would happen without a Leap Day? More than you might think

NEW YORK, February 29, 2024 (AP) — Leap year. It’s a delight for the calendar and math nerds among us. So how did it all begin and why? Have a look at some of the numbers, history and lore behind the (not quite) every-four-year phenomenon that adds a 29th day to February. BY THE NUMBERS The math is mind-boggling in a layperson sort of way and down to fractions of days and minutes. There’s even a leap second occasionally, but there’s no hullabaloo when that happens. The thing to know is that leap year exists, in large part, to keep

Senior IAS officer Imtiaz quits service, joins ruling YSRCP in Andhra Pradesh

Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], February 29 (ANI): Senior IAS officer AMD Imtiaz quit the service on Thursday and joined the ruling Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) in the presence of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy. Intiyaz, who opted for voluntary retirement from the administrative service, previously served as the CEO of SERP (Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty) while also holding the position of secretary in the Minority Affairs department. The former IAS officer was formally inducted into the party at a ceremony held at the Chief Minister’s camp office on Thursday. The induction event was

Delhi High Court refuses to entertain PIL to merge NCR cities with Delhi

New Delhi, Feb 29 (PTI) The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to entertain a public interest litigation seeking merger of Delhi’s neighbouring cities like Meerut, Faridabad and Gurugram with the national capital. The petitioner said these cities are far away from their respective jurisdictional high courts and therefore should be made part of Delhi. Similarly, the petitioner also said a new high court should be established for Punjab in Jalandhar as the present high court in the union territory of Chandigarh was inconvenient to access for those residing in places like Amritsar. A bench headed by Acting Chief Justice

TMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan remanded to 10-day police custody

North 24 Parganas (West Bengal) [India], February 29 (ANI): West Bengal’s Basirhat Court remanded Trinamool Congress’ (TMC) Sheikh Shahjahan to 10-day police custody on Thursday. Lawyer Raja Bhowmick, who represented Shahjahan in court, said, “14-day police custody (of Sheikh Shahjahan) was demanded, but the court allowed 10-day custody.” “On March 10, he will be produced in court again,” Raja Bhowmick said. Shahjahan was arrested by West Bengal police on Thursday morning in connection with an alleged assault on ED officers during a raid in January earlier this year. West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose called Shahjahan’s arrest an ‘eye-opener’, adding

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