One of the objectionable posters Dhanbad: Police have launched an investigation after posters containing allegedly objectionable remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and an illustration resembling an AK-47 rifle were found pasted on a municipal shelter near SSLNT Women’s College Road.ABVP members removed the posters and lodged a written complaint with Dhanbad police station, seeking…
Cuttack: National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought responses from Odisha govt authorities, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and a private aluminium manufacturing company on allegations of illegal river water extraction and discharge of untreated industrial effluents into Bheden river in Jharsuguda district.Taking cognisance of a petition filed by Jharsuguda district resident Shuvadendu Panda, the NGT’s…
Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill passed in Rajya Sabha NEW DELHI: The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026, which seeks to increase the number of Supreme Court judges from the present 33 to 37, excluding the Chief Justice of India.The bill, approved through a voice…
Scientists have solved the mystery of unusually high concentrations of chlorophyll detected more than 1,000 metres beneath the ocean Scientists have solved the mystery of unusually high concentrations of chlorophyll detected more than 1,000 metres beneath the ocean surface by autonomous underwater robots after years of puzzling. The discovery, which took place between 2014 and…
A Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officer, a US Marine Corps veteran, was killed in a shootout with an armed suspect while responding to a report of a man waving a firearm, authorities said. The suspect was also killed in the exchange.The incident unfolded shortly before 4 pm on Tuesday after police received reports of…
William James Sidis could read at 18 months and entered Harvard at 11, but his adult life stunned everyone: Here’s why the child prodigy ended up doing menial jobs. Picture a toddler being able to read whole newspapers, front and back, when others were just scribbling with crayons. William James Sidis was that child! At…
The bill was deliberated and passed in the cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta NEW DELHI: Businesses in Delhi could soon be spared lengthy approval processes and repeated inspections, with the Delhi Cabinet clearing the draft of the Ease of Doing Business Bill, 2026, which proposes self-certification for low-risk industries, deemed approvals and…
One of the biggest milestones parents eagerly wait for is their baby’s first independent step. Every stumble and every tiny stride feels like progress. So when a claim goes viral saying that diapers can set babies back by “four to eight weeks of walking practice,” it’s understandable that many parents feel alarmed.Should babies spend more…
Bombay high court ordered Meta and X Corp to remove defamatory content MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Wednesday directed social media giants Meta and X Corp to immediately take down all content, including Artificial Intelligence (AI)-generated material, allegedly defamatory towards Union minister Nitin Gadkari regarding the government’s ethanol-blended petrol policy.Sandeep S Ladda, the advocate…
‘LIVE’ snakes during Bihar’s Nag Panchami mela (Instagram) Nag Panchami is probably one of the most famous snake festivals celebrated annually across India. But how Samastipur in Bihar celebrates Nag Panchami is not for the faint hearted! A quiet riverside town in Bihar, Samastipur transforms into one of India’s most extraordinary religious gatherings on this…