Byculla Zoo replica planned in Thane: The proposed botanical garden and zoo will come up on a 10-hectare site at Chitalsar-Manpada. Thane: Thane is set to get a state-of-the-art botanical garden and zoo modelled on Mumbai’s iconic Jijamata Bhonsle Udyan and Zoo, with the Maharashtra government earmarking an initial ₹10 crore for the project, Transport…
Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi labeled the BJP IT cell as a pit of toxic masculinity (Photo credit: X/@Gaurav Gogoi) NEW DELHI: Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Sunday termed the BJP IT cell a “pit of toxic masculinity”.He alleged that while women felt safe at physical protest sites such as Jantar Mantar, they were being targeted…
The Madras High Court has suspended a three-year sentence for a man. He was convicted under the Pocso Act for his actions (Representative image) CHENNAI: Whistling at a minor girl and pulling her hand when she did not respond is not sexual harassment, Madras high court has said. “Such act cannot be straightaway termed as…
Ahmedabad: Adani Total Gas Ltd (ATGL) has increased the retail price of compressed natural gas (CNG) by Rs 4 per kg in Gujarat, taking the rate from Rs 90.02 to Rs 94.02 per kg with effect from Aug 1. This is the second CNG price hike by the company in less than two weeks.ATGL had…
The midday meal Mega Kitchen of the Iskcon was inaugurated by the CM at Taratala. Students from many school were invited… Sukhomoy Sen Kolkata: The mid-day meal scheme through Iskcon rolled out from Saturday with a target to serve nutritious meals to more than two lakh students every day. Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari, from the…
Opposition parties alleged students washed BJP corporator Varsha Sathe’s feet during the ceremony (Photo credit: X) PUNE: A simple Guru Purnima event at a pre-primary school snowballed into a controversy after the opposition party members alleged that students washed feet of BJP corporator Varsha Sathe, 41, at the programme.Sathe, the corporator of Ward 39 (Upper…
Villagers reiterated their demand that the piggery either be shut down or relocated away from habitation Margao: Villagers of Costi-Kalay in Sanguem taluka have threatened to intensify their agitation against a piggery unit they allege is contaminating local water sources unless a permanent solution is found before Ganesh Chaturthi. While a joint inspection of the…
NEW DELHI: India’s warm-up match against a Sri Lanka XI ahead of the two-Test series has been shortened from four days to three days, the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) confirmed. The practice match will now be played from August 7 to August 9 at the Nondescripts Cricket Club (NCC) Ground in Colombo.In a statement, SLC…
Jon Bon Jovi’s youngest son said he is more interested in building genuine connections with fans than chasing celebrity status as he develops his music career.Image credit (Instagram) Romeo Bongiovi, the 22-year-old youngest son of Jon Bon Jovi, has opened up about his relationship with fame, admitting he’s not really trying to think about that”…
Workers inspect debris of the Kinparo inn, founded in 1910, for conservation of a possible rebuilding in Yatsushiro, southern Japan An elderly woman apparently died of heat stroke while sheltering in her car, after the massive earthquake that killed over 30, as authorities warned of growing heat-related risks for evacuees amid sweltering temperatures.The woman, believed…
