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Nitish’s act sets off hijab row in J&K; Omar, PDP trade fire

SRINAGAR: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar’s act of removing the face veil of a Muslim woman during a public function has set off a war of words far away in J&K, where CM Omar Abdullah has accused former CM Mehbooba Mufti of committing similar “unsecular act” by removing the burqa of a legitimate voter years ago.“Have...

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Shocker! 27,397 births in 3 months in a village of 1,500

BJP leader Kirit Somaiya visited the village on Wednesday and demanded a thorough probe By: Bhaskar.MehareYAVATMAL: A Yavatmal village with a population of 1,500 has clocked 27,397 births in the civil registration system (CRS) in three months from September to November, ringing alarm bells about a massive cyber fraud. The shocker came from Shendursani Gram...

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Nehru papers dispute: BJP questions Congress over 51 cartons taken in 2008; seeks return to PMML

New Delhi: Asserting that “51 cartons of Jawaharlal Nehru papers” were formally taken back by the “family” in 2008 from Prime Ministers’ Museum and Library (then Nehru Memorial Museum and Library), culture minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat lashed out at Congress asking its senior leader Sonia Gandhi “why have these papers not been returned despite multiple...

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Lok Sabha passes civil nuclear bill, allows private sector entry; opposition walks out

NEW DELHI: : Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the nuclear energy bill that seeks to open the civil nuclear sector to private players, even as opposition members strongly opposed it in its present form over safety and liability concerns while seeking its further scrutiny. The govt, however, defended the proposed legislation, saying it retains “strong...

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Pakistan: Imran Khan’s sisters, supporters booked under anti-terrorism law; 14 arrested

Aleema Khan Pakistan police on Wednesday registered a case under the Anti-Terrorism Act against the sisters of former prime minister Imran Khan and dozens of his supporters after a protest sit-in outside Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi.The protest on Tuesday was held after authorities refused to allow family members and lawyers to meet Khan, who is...

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With shrinking wetlands, rising climate risks, is Chennai ready for the next flood?

Chennai residents were once again reminded of their city’s vulnerability last month, as Northern Tamil Nadu battled heavy rains that left streets waterlogged, homes damaged, and lives disrupted. The remnants of Cyclonic Storm Ditwah over the Bay of Bengal brought downpours, submerging several areas of Chennai and its northern districts. Residents waded through knee-deep water,...

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‘Waiting in vain’: Tharoor reacts to IND-SA match cancellation due to fog; cites Kerala’s AQI

Shashi Tharoor (PTI image) NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday questioned the decision to host the fourth India–South Africa T20I in Lucknow amid dense fog and severe air pollution, after the match was eventually called off due to poor visibility.Tharoor suggested the game should have been scheduled in Thiruvananthapuram, citing significantly better air...

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US warns EU over tech rules: Threatens action on Spotify & others; Cites Google, Apple fines

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-126041743,imgsize-1612149,width-400,resizemode-4/angry-us-warns-eu-we-will-do-to-spotify-and-other-european-tech-companies-what-you-did-to-google-apple-and-meta.jpg" alt="‘Angry’ US warns EU: We will do to Spotify and other European tech companies, what you did to Google, Apple and Meta" title=" AI generated image for representation ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> AI generated image for representation The US is ‘not happy’ with the European Union’s (EU) strict rules against major tech companies. The...

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