‘NCPI requested recognition, how can you ignore?’ Kiren Rijiju after opposition walkout over TMC rebels invitation NEW DELHI: Union parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday defended the government’s decision to invite the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI) to the all-party meeting, questioning the opposition’s protest and asking how the party’s request for recognition...
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July 19, 2026July 19, 2026Science & Tech
How did we identify fossil fuels to be remains of fossils, particularly those of dinosaurs?
— Vivek Keshri, Patna A: Scientists identified fossil fuels to be the remains of ancient life using physical and chemical evidence. Early on, some scientists thought oil was a mineral ‘sweated’ out of the earth’s interior. But in the 16th century, naturalists found imprints of leaves and tree trunks inside coal seams, suggesting that coal...
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New bills, old battles, changed equations: What awaits Parliament this Monsoon Session
NEW DELHI: Parliament’s Monsoon Session, beginning Monday, could provide the Narendra Modi government a second shot at passing its flagship delimitation bill linked to the Women’s Reservation Bill after it suffered its first floor defeat in Parliament since 2014 during the Budget Session earlier this year.Much has changed in the three months since. A bruised...
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‘Not conducive to patient’s care’: Safdarjung hospital responds to Wangchuk wife’s claims
The response came after Angmo said she had approached the Delhi high court seeking permission to transfer Wangchuk to a private hospital of her choice NEW DELHI: Safdarjung Hospital on Sunday said claims made by activist Sonam Wangchuk‘s wife, Gitanjali Angmo, during his ongoing treatment were “not conducive to the smooth management of the patient’s...
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July 19, 2026July 19, 2026Science & Tech
India’s rice fields now rank among world’s top methane hotspots
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from paddy fields worldwide have doubled since the 1960s, a new study in NatureFood has found. In the most recent decade, 2011-2020, paddy fields around the world produced around 1.1 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalent (CO2-e) emissions every year — a 90.4% increase from the annual emissions between 1961 and 1980,...
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‘I don’t want to go to jail’: Spain star’s Donald Trump joke before World Cup final
Borja Iglesias and Donald Trump NEW DELHI: Spain forward Borja Iglesias made a light-hearted comment ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026 final, saying he hopes he does not have to spend much time shaking hands with US President Donald Trump during the trophy presentation after Sunday’s title clash against Argentina at the MetLife Stadium...
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July 19, 2026July 19, 2026Environment, Science & Tech
‘Cruel, wasteful’: Dakar port a hotspot for illegal shark fins
In the high seas off west Africa, a fisherman on a Chinese longline tuna vessel cuts the fins off a live shark before throwing it back in the water to suffocate and drown. Its lucrative appendages will be landed at the port of Dakar before being shipped onward to Asia for use in shark fin...
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Russia rains missiles on Kyiv in one of biggest overnight attacks since war began
At least one person was killed and 13 others injured after Russia launched one of its largest ballistic missile attacks on Ukraine overnight into Sunday, targeting Kyiv and the surrounding region, Ukrainian authorities said.The barrage sparked fires across multiple districts and damaged residential, commercial and industrial buildings.Ukraine’s Air Force issued a ballistic missile alert shortly...
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Ex-techie suffering from mental health issues walks naked to temple, dies by suicide
A 25-year-old former techie died by suicide after experiencing mental health issues. She walked naked to a temple and then jumped into a pond. HYDERABAD: A 25-year-old former techie, who was suffering from mental health issues, died by suicide after walking naked to a temple and later jumping into a pond.The woman had previously worked...
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‘Tear gas guns arrived’: CJP says BJP ‘goons’, Delhi Police lurking to ‘create mischief’
CJP posted a photo of a security personnel sitting with a tear gas gun at the protest site. NEW DELHI: Cockraoch Janta Party (CJP) Sunday claimed 30-40 “goons” from the ruling BJP and the Delhi Police are lurking to “create mischieve” at the Jantar Mantar protest site, which remains tense after Sonam Wangcuk was removed...
