NEW DELHI: The Nirmohi Akhara has moved the Supreme Court seeking directions for what it calls the “proper implementation” of a Constitution bench’s November 2019 Ayodhya judgment that led to the cobstruction of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya.In a miscellaneous application filed through its Sarpanch, Mahant Raja Ramchandracharya Ateet Guru Mahant Raghunath Dasji Maharaj, the…

Free navigation in Hormuz essential: PM Modi to Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian NEW DELHI: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian briefed PM Modi about the recent developments in West Asia and the way forward in a phone call, said the Indian govt. On X, Modi said he reiterated the importance of freedom of navigation in the Strait…

A court probing the death of a wellness influencer after a freebirth has heard that emergency care was delayed for several minutes because her “birth keeper” would only call an ambulance if she consented. Melbourne woman Stacey Warnecke died of postpartum haemorrhage shortly after giving birth at home with only her partner, Nathan, and her…

Mining magnate Gina Rinehart’s suggestion of offering up Queensland islands to Elon Musk for launching satellites and setting up microchip manufacturing has been met with a mixed reaction from local tourism and business groups. In a speech on Thursday, Mrs Hancock said “sparsely or non-populated” islands off North Queensland’s coast should be offered to SpaceX…

It’s day two of Amazon Prime Day 2026, and beyond the bestselling deals still available from yesterday, there’s brand-new Prime member-exclusive discounts to explore across categories, up to 70% off. Not a Prime member yet but see something that catches your eye? There’s still plenty of time to join the loyalty program and get a…

A fertiliser company that piled chicken manure, coffee grounds and other waste up to twice the allowed height has been fined $35,000 by a South Australian court after more than 700 complaints about the smell. But a local resident said the fine was not enough of a deterrence and the odour from Neutrog Australia’s property…

It’s April 1992, and Carol Ryan has just welcomed her baby son Mathew into the world. For all intents and purposes, the Ryans exist in an exceptionally normal pocket of the Australian experience. The western Sydney suburb of Plumpton is rapidly developing from a semi-rural area to a bustling, diverse residential hub. It’s brick and…

A former special school principal has raised concerns around training and recruitment, as data from the education departments shows state-run special schools have fewer than their allocated number of full-time teachers. The data, provided by Education Minister John-Paul Langbroek in response to a question on notice about staffing allocations, showed out of the 2049.2 full-time…