Swatantra Bhardwaj NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Tuesday granted Swatantra Bhardwaj interim bail for three weeks in connection with the alleged assault of the father of a Dalit student-activist during a protest at Jantar Mantar.Bhardwaj is facing charges in connection with the alleged assault during the Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) protest at Jantar Mantar...
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Historic Yorkshire mill seen in Peaky Blinders and Downton Abbey catches fire
Photo credit: West Yorkshire Police Dalton Mills in Keighley has lived several lives. Built as a Victorian textile complex, it once employed more than 2,000 people and helped drive the town’s industrial growth. Decades later, its empty rooms found a new audience as filming locations for productions including Peaky Blinders and Downton Abbey. Now the...
Himalaya approaching tipping point, report says
The Himalaya are approaching a tipping point as glaciers melt faster than a decade ago, threatening water security as the region approaches “peak water“ by mid-century, according to a study released this month. The findings come after the collapse of a Himalayan glacier in late August along the Nepal-Tibet border, which caused cascading landslides and...
‘Police action delayed’: Gurgaon biker Sia after accused arrested in hit-and-run case
The arrest came two days after his speeding car allegedly rammed into her Aprilia RS 457, sending her skidding on the road. GURGAON: Victim Sia, whose two-wheeler was allegedly hit by a car on Golf Course Road on Sunday, said she had posted a video of the incident the same night and alleged that police...
Satellites, missiles or something else? US admits it has ‘on-orbit’ weapons for first time
The United States has publicly acknowledged for the first time that it has weapons deployed in orbit, revealing a previously undisclosed capability. US Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink said on Monday that the US now had “on-orbit space control weapons” capable of defending American forces against hostile action. Speaking at the Air &...
Tendulkar’s ODI record broken: Zimbabwe’s Brendan Taylor makes history
Sachin Tendulkar, Brendan Taylor Zimbabwe veteran Brendan Taylor has gone past Sachin Tendulkar to become the longest-serving player in men’s ODI history after taking the field in the first ODI against Australia in Harare on Tuesday.Taylor’s ODI career now spans 22 years and four months, moving him ahead of Tendulkar, whose ODI career lasted 22...
Fake cancer drugs and ICU injections sold at 50% off, and hospitals bought them
The probe spanned several states, pointing to organised networks rather than isolated retail-level fraud. (Representative Image) NEW DELHI: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into a suspected fake-drug network in Bengaluru has raised a question that goes well beyond one pharmacy or one city: how easily can spurious or diverted medicines enter India’s legitimate healthcare...
‘Once again surrendering to US pressure’: Rahul slams govt over UPI fee exemption limit
UPI transactions of up to Rs 2,000 to remain free of charge. NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul on Tuesday accused the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government of “surrendering to pressure from American corporations” by reportedly paving the way for charges on certain Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions.Rahul argued that although the government has said consumers...
‘Umar Khalid is a nationalist’: Cong leader hits out at ABVP amid documentary row
The screening was recently postponed by the organisers, who cited security and administrative reasons. NEW DELHI: Karnataka Congress president BK Hariprasad on Tuesday hit out at the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) over its demand for the permanent cancellation of a proposed documentary screening on jailed activist Umar Khalid at the National Law School of...
Over 200 SpiceJet passengers protest at Delhi airport over repeated flight delays
Flights SG 5111 and SG 5105 were scheduled to depart for Dubai on Monday morning and evening Protests erupted at Delhi airport after two SpiceJet flights to Dubai were repeatedly rescheduled, leaving around 200 passengers facing prolonged delays, news agency PTI reported.Flights SG 5111 and SG 5105 were scheduled to depart for Dubai on Monday...
