Category: Events

The panel had asked for 6-month extension to submit report. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to give the expert panel examining the definition and protection of the Aravalli Hills another six months to submit its final report, telling it to “work day and night” and complete the exercise by November 30.A bench...

Ulrich Siegmund and his Alternative for Germany party have sent tremors across Berlin and Europe. Germany has just delivered a political shock that is reverberating far beyond its eastern border.The Alternative for Germany (AfD) won 44.5% of the vote in Saxony-Anhalt, more than doubling its 2021 tally and crushing Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democrats, which...

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Monday announced bypolls for five Assembly constituencies and one Lok Sabha seat, with polling scheduled for October 6 and counting of votes on October 9.The Assembly constituencies going to polls are Nandigram and Rejinagar in West Bengal, Dharapuram and Madurantakam in Tamil Nadu, and Thattanchavady in Puducherry. The Nagaon...

CM Suvendu Adhikari made the announcements at a coordination meeting at Milan Mela Prangan. NEW DELHI: West Bengal has announced a series of restrictions for this year’s Durga Puja, including a one-day ban on liquor sales, a complete prohibition on DJ music and curbs on the use of major roads for Puja-related activities.Chief minister Suvendu...

One year after beavers were released into the wild at Studland in Dorset, their activity has dramatically reshaped part of the local landscape A pair of wild beavers released in Dorset have transformed a dense woodland into a bright, wetland habitat within just 12 months of arriving in their new home. Data shared by the...

In the aftermath of the Satya Niketan building collapse, an alleged PG agreement was revealed, which relieved the hostel from any responsibility NEW DELHI: An alleged PG agreement signed for the very Satya Niketan building that collapsed, killing seven people, stated that the hostel would not be responsible for any casualties and would not pay...

Walk into a family kitchen, and you may find the refrigerator covered with colourful drawings, school certificates, photographs, tiny craft projects, or a child’s first medal. To some, it may look like a simple parenting habit. To others, it may seem like parents showing off their child’s achievements. But psychology suggests there can be much...

Roger Federer receives his Hall of Fame ring at the U.S. Open. (AP Photo) Roger Federer’s career was built on numbers that seem almost impossible to comprehend.Twenty Grand Slam titles. One hundred and three tour-level trophies. Three hundred and ten weeks as the world No. 1, including 237 consecutive weeks at the top. Five successive...

File photo: US President Donald Trump TOI correspondant from Washington: Somewhere between George Washington on horseback, a lunar conquest, and another imaginary demolition of Iran’s Kharg Island, the United States Presidency appeared to relocate from the White House to an AI image generator for several hours on Sunday.MAGA boss Donald Trump spent much of Sunday...

DRDO demonstrates the anti-satellite weapon on Kartavya Path during the Republic Day Parade. (Image credit: DRDO) Space, often called the final frontier, is fast becoming central to how wars will be fought on the planet. From communication to guiding weapons onto the cap of a bottle to keeping the adversary under persistent observation, a lot...