The Supreme Court has clarified its order will not stop states from withdrawing student protest FIRs NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) chief spokesperson Saurav Das on Monday said the Supreme Court had clarified that its order would not prevent states from withdrawing FIRs registered against student protesters.Das said the clarification came amid reports of…
Members of the Tibetan community and supporters participate in a peace march demanding a free Tibet and protesting China’s ‘Promoting Ethnic Unity and progress Law’, in Chennai on Sunday. Chennai: A group of nearly 100 Tibetans from across Tamil Nadu and Karnataka on Sunday conducted a peace march against China’s ethnic unity and progress law,…
Jewellery worth Rs 20 lakh was stolen Kolkata: A 69-year-old woman has complained that gold and diamond jewellery estimated to be worth Rs 20 lakh was allegedly stolen from a locked almirah in her Woodburn Park Road home. According to sources, the theft came to light around noon on July 28 when the victim discovered…
Pune: A 33-year-old IT professional died after falling from the balcony of his 15th floor flat located in an upscale society in Hadapsar early on Saturday morning.The incident caused panic in the housing society. Later in the day, Hadapsar police registered an accidental death report (ADR).Senior inspector Hemant Patil of Hadapsar police station told TOI,…
Bicholim: Karapur villagers opposed the proposed mega housing project and demanded its cancellation at the Karapur-Sarvan gram sabha on Sunday, citing its impact on ecology, landscape and water resources.Sarpanch Avni Sawant chaired the gram sabha. Police were deployed at the venue as a precautionary measure.Biodiversity management committee president Gauresh Ghadi said the lake in Survey…
August is set to bring a series of bank holidays, so if you’re planning a visit to your bank branch, it may be worth checking the holiday calendar first. Banks are scheduled to remain closed on different dates across states due to regional festivals and local observances, with the holiday calendar varying from one state…
Manu Bhaker (Image credit: Instagram) NEW DELHI: Double Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker has urged young people to avoid using abusive language, saying that “using bad language is not cool” and that the words people use reflect their personality.The 23-year-old shooter, who won two medals at the Paris Olympics, shared a long message on X on…
After days of speculation sparked by Salman Khan’s appearance on the sets of Alliance, the superstar has finally made his on-screen entry. The makers had been teasing his arrival by sharing brief moments from his interaction with brother Sohail Khan in recent episodes. In the latest episode, Salman walked into the Alliance headquarters and immediately…
Image(s): Left/Taner Yildirim/Right/Aileen M. Smith/European Environment Agency For decades, the quiet fishing city of Minamata on Japan’s southern coast appeared to be thriving. Families depended on the sea for food and livelihoods, unaware that an invisible poison was steadily moving through the marine ecosystem. The first signs did not appear in people but in animals….
A Yurok Tribe crew member plants native seedlings along the restored Klamath River (left). Image: Yurok Tribe The removal of four ageing hydroelectric dams from the Klamath River marked a historic moment for conservation in the United States, reopening hundreds of miles of waterways that had been blocked for more than a century. But while…
