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A man has been charged over a fire that destroyed a law firm in Spotswood in Melbourne’s inner west two months ago. Police alleged the fire started after a ute rammed a converted factory on Hudsons Road around 2:30am on May 26, forcing a number of sleeping residents to evacuate neighbouring properties. More than 50…
India’s first hydrogen train (Photo: Ministry of railways) India’s first hydrogen-powered passenger train has begun running on the Jind-Sonipat route. Its promise lies not in burning a new fuel, but in using hydrogen to generate electricity onboard — with water vapour as the only direct emission.A hydrogen train is, in effect, an electric train that…
Members of the 1976 Australian Olympic swim team have returned to North Sydney Olympic pool to celebrate their 50-year reunion and revisit the venue that shaped their careers. The team trained at the iconic harbourside pool during a golden era of swimming, a period when the venue became one of the world’s most recognised competitive…
The ‘dockside derby’ between Port Adelaide and Fremantle kicks off a big Saturday of football ahead of tonight’s clash of old rivals Collingwood and Carlton. The injury-hit Power are all but out of finals contention, but they could put a small dent in the Dockers’ run to the minor premiership with a win at Adelaide…
If the walls of the old house in South Lismore’s Frank Street could talk, they would whisper of once reaching for the rainforest canopy that used to cover the Northern Rivers region of NSW. The house, built in the late 1800s, is proving to be a flashpoint for residents calling for a moratorium on the…
France and England agree on this: neither team wants to play on Sunday morning AEST. France was a favourite to win the World Cup. England was close to ending a decades-long wait for its first World Cup title since 1966. Both fell one match short of their ultimate goals after losses in the semifinals. And…
Dr Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital has been designated as the nodal centre for any medical emergency involving the protesters NEW DELHI: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk was shifted to VMMC & Safdarjung Hospital on Saturday morning after completing 20 days of his indefinite fast at Jantar Mantar, less than 48 hours after the Union health…
NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janata Party founder Abhijeet Dipke on Saturday claimed that he was “beaten and put under detention” by the Delhi Police as chaos erupted at Jantar Mantar after Sonam Wangchuk was taken to hospital.In a social media post on X, Dipke alleged that the Delhi Police was cracking down at Jantar Mantar and…
US health officials have identified lettuce served at Taco Bell restaurants across five states as one of the sources of a widespread outbreak of the diarrhoea-causing parasite cyclospora. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a warning to consumers on Thursday evening, local time, warning them not to eat shredded iceberg lettuce…
Sonam Wangchuk removed from Jantar Mantar NEW DELHI: Activist Sonam Wangchuk was removed from Jantar Mantar early Saturday and taken to hospital as his hunger strike against alleged irregularities in the NEET examination entered Day 21.Wangchuk was removed from the stage 48 hours before his planned march to Parliament, which is scheduled for the first…