Category: Events

File photo: Rahul Gandhi NEW DELHI: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi shot off a letter to Union home minister Amit Shah, demanding accountability for police’s alleged high-handedness against protesters at Jantar Mantar, signalling a fiery start to the second week of the Monsoon session, as govt is set to table in Lok Sabha on Monday a...

File photo: A merchant vessel carrying four Indian nationals was struck at Ukraine’s Port of Odesa NEW DELHI: Following the killing of five Indian nationals in the Russia-Ukraine conflict in recent days, the govt warned Indians intending to undertake employment on commercial vessels operating in or transiting the conflict-affected Black Sea region to carefully assess...

Delhi Taxi and Tourist Transporters and Tour Operators Association have announced a march to Parliament against E20 petrol on Aug 4 NEW DELHI: Inspired by Cockroach Janta Party’s campaign over the NEET paper leak that led to Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation as education minister, a new outfit – E20 Janta Party – has stepped into the...

File photo: PM Modi NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi Sunday asserted that India is continuously scaling new heights in defence production and military exports, as he cited commissioning of INS Mahendragiri, recent defence technology tests by DRDO and agreements on BrahMos and Astra missiles with Indonesia.In his monthly radio broadcast ‘Mann Ki Baat’, he also...

The Centre had asked CSIR-NEERI to develop green/low-emission fireworks with pollution reduction of more than 50% in association with fireworks manufacturers NEW DELHI: There is no unanimity on allowing commercial production of next-generation green firecrackers in the country, with two govt organisations taking contradictory stands in Supreme Court.Council of Scientific and Industrial Research – National...

China achieves 99% hybrid rice seed cloning with HUAXU gene, cuts annual seed costs China’s new hybrid rice can preserve its high-yield traits across generations, potentially allowing farmers to replant seeds instead of buying new ones every year.Scientists at the China National Rice Research Institute in Hangzhou have developed a self-cloning hybrid rice system that...

E20 Janta Party, which gained more than 25,000 followers on X within a few hours on Sunday NEW DELHI: Inspired by Cockroach Janta Party’s successful campaign that led to Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation as education minister over NEET paper leak, a new outfit — E20 Janta Party — has stepped into the ring, demanding that consumers...

A stormwater pond in Calgary appears filled with Prussian carp A stormwater pond in Calgary appears filled with Prussian carp; the invasive fish can produce all-female clone-like offspring and spread through drainage routes.Residents living in the northwest Calgary community of Evanston noticed that a local stormwater pond seems packed with Prussian carp, sparking serious concern...

Most Indians in the Gulf are employed in sectors like construction, retail, warehouses and automobiles, where occupational risks are high. HYDERABAD: Over 800 Indian expats died in workplace accidents between 2023 and 2025, according to MEA data. Of these, 55% occurred in Gulf countries, which recorded nearly three deaths a week on an average. The...

A Delhi man was arrested for masquerading as SP after he contacted a Gurgaon SHO to restore power to his wife’s shop (Representative image generated using AI) GURGAON: A 51-year-old Delhi resident was arrested after he allegedly impersonated a senior Himachal Pradesh Police officer to pressure a Gurgaon SHO into restoring electricity to his wife’s...