The look of Kolkata’s trams has changed down the years, from this one negotiating a busy junction, to a more modern avatar (below) rolling down the leafy Maidan At the Tollygunge Tram Depot, amid rows of ageing tramcars that have quietly watched the city change, one vehicle still draws attention. Tram No. 201 stands ready…
The cross-border healthcare system between the ACT and NSW is under scrutiny after a Googong resident claimed they were denied treatment in Canberra due to their place of residence. The resident posted to a Facebook group last week to say her husband had been denied a transfer to the University of Canberra Hospital in Bruce,…
Mahua Moitra’s message to Wangchuk (Photo source: X, ANI) Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra on Thursday expressed support for activist Sonam Wangchuk, while accusing the BJP of attempting to divert attention from the issues raised by his hunger strike.In a post on X, Moitra wrote, “Sir @Wangchuk66 we are with you. But it is…
Welcome back to your weekly federal politics update, where Gina Rushton is filling in for Courtney Gould to get you up to speed on the happenings from Parliament House. The disproportionate excitement from those in the Canberra bubble that Parliament House’s beloved Aussie’s cafe had upgraded its ageing coffee machine could have been a warning…
A coalition of conservationists, artists and forest industry figures has called for an end to old-growth logging in Tasmania but major environmental groups have distanced themselves from the “shared vision statement”, saying it does not go far enough. The Forest Congress began in 2023, when artist Kirsha Kaechele from Hobart’s Museum of Old and New…
Jobs, exports, talent and investment increasingly depend on urban India. Three reforms can turn cities from growth constraints into productive assetsIndia’s economic destiny will be decided in its cities. This is a no brainer. They concentrate people, ideas, capital and markets in ways no other mode of human habitation can. India’s transition to a high-income…
The livelihoods of thousands of families will be at risk if a major coal mine expansion is not approved, the New South Wales planning watchdog has been told. The Independent Planning Commission (IPC) is holding public hearings into the proposed Hunter Valley Operations (HVO) Continuation Project, which would see mining continue at the site near…
What would you do for the love of nature? Apparently, live on a remote island with no roads for 53 years, preserving it for the world. Every year, 84-year-old Carol Ruckdeschel walks along the beach on Cumberland Island, Georgia. Donning her white boots, hair in pigtail braids, she takes notes of her home in a…
AI Image Used For Representational Purpose Only BENGALURU: After nearly 19 years of service at Jain College, a 52-year-old assistant professor was abruptly issued a one-line termination notice, triggering a legal battle that ended in her reinstatement. Usha PS joined the Jain Group of Institutions in 2005 as a lecturer in life sciences at JC…
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced a new testosterone screening program that he says will help troops operate at their “absolute best”. Troops under 30 will be able to volunteer for testosterone testing and service members above that age will undergo compulsory screening as part of their annual medical review. Mr Hegseth said in…