From screen to crime scene: How social media is becoming trigger, tool and stage

Spread the love       NEW DELHI: Last week, an 18-year-old boy was stabbed to death, allegedly by eight to 10 people, during an altercation between two groups in outer Delhi’s Paschim Vihar. What began as a tiff sparked by a comment on social media ended in the fatal street assault, underscoring a concerning pattern in modern-day crime.From online confessions of murderers...

‘CJP stands with students’: Abhijeet Dipke backs Jharkhand protest

Spread the love       RANCHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Sunday extended support to students protesting in Jharkhand over alleged irregularities in the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) and Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC) recruitment examinations.In a post on X, Dipke said, “Spoke to the students who are protesting in Jharkhand over irregularities in JPSC and JSSC recruitment...

5 women killed, 4 injured in lightning strikes in Jharkhand

Spread the love       RAMGARH/GODDA: Five women were killed and four others injured after lightning strikes in Jharkhand’s Ramgarh and Godda districts on Sunday, police said.Of the five deaths, three were reported from Patratu block in Ramgarh district, while two women died in Maheshpur-Rampur village under Basantrai block in Godda district, officials said.All the victims were killed while sowing paddy in...

Locked, loaded … and put on hold: Another bewildering Trump pivot on Iran

Spread the love       Donald Trump says he is holding off US strikes on Iran as negotiations over the Strait of Hormuz continue. TOI correspondent from Washington: US President Donald Trump on Sunday announced yet again that he was calling off a threatened American military strike on Iran for now in the diplomatic equivalent of hitting the brakes on sighting a...

Watch: Firefighting helicopters collide mid-air as Greece battles massive wildfire

Spread the love       The collision occurred during a firefighting mission in western Attica, where emergency crews have been battling a fast-moving wildfire Two firefighting helicopters collided while battling a major wildfire in the Attica region west of Athens on Sunday, as crews worked to contain a blaze that has destroyed more than 100 homes and scorched thousands of hectares amid...

India’s deep-sea bet: Centre’s ‘Samudra Manthan’ to churn crude — How it works

Spread the love       Months of turmoil in the Middle East have wrecked global energy supplies, forcing countries to rethink their energy security strategies. India, however, is looking inward. Rather than relying more heavily on imports, the government is betting on finding more oil and gas beneath its own seas by sharing the financial risks of deepwater exploration, an area companies...

The common painkiller mistake that can put your liver at risk

The common painkiller mistake that can put your liver at risk

Spread the love       4 min readNew DelhiAug 2, 2026 09:00 PM IST A user on Quora recently posed a question that many people have probably wondered about but rarely ask: Can taking too many painkillers damage your liver? It’s an important concern. Whether it’s a headache after a long workday, joint pain from ageing or body aches during a viral...

New Orleans uses 9,000 Christmas trees to restore coastal marsh

Spread the love       A helicopter dropping its first bundle of trees for the Christmas tree drop restoration project (US fish and wild life service photos) Every year after Christmas, thousands of used trees are thrown away. In New Orleans, however, many of them get a second use. Instead of ending up in landfill, the trees are collected, tied into large...

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