Spread the love CCTV footage showed the couple carrying the suitcase to Chennai Central station CHENNAI: More than 15 days after a torso was found stuffed inside an abandoned suitcase aboard the Tamil Nadu Express when it arrived at Agra Cantonment railway station, police have identified the deceased as Haidul Nisha. She hails from Paramakudi in Tamil Nadu.While the suspects,...
‘Ensure end of caste system first’: Athawale calls reservation constitutional right
Spread the love Large gathering at Jantar Mantar over caste based reservation NEW DELHI: Union MoS for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale on Saturday said reservation is a “constitutional right” and termed demands for its abolition “unconstitutional”, arguing that several needy communities continue to benefit from the system.Addressing a press conference, Athawale said some people had demanded the abolition...
FIR against Dipke: CJP founder booked for ‘entering school without permission’
Spread the love Police registered a case against Abhijeet Dipke and others for entering a government school LATUR: Police in Maharashtra’s Latur district have registered a case against Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke and others for allegedly entering a government school without permission, disrupting classes and threatening teachers, according to news agency PTI.The First Information Report (FIR) was...
‘Meeting all about new ideas & perspectives’: PM Modi after engaging with ‘team Nabin’
Spread the love The meeting came days after the BJP announced its 65-member national team under party president Nitin Nabin. NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met the BJP’s newly appointed team of national office-bearers at the party headquarters in the national capital and posed for a group photograph with them.Sharing pictures from the meeting on X, PM...
‘India’s biggest asset’: Rahul Gandhi’s big women empowerment pitch in Pune
Spread the love Rejecting the idea of ‘manusmriti’, he asserted that a woman belongs to no one but herself. NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday described India’s 70 crore women as the country’s “biggest asset”, saying they are more forward-looking than men and have a crucial role in shaping the nation’s future. He also invoked the idea of...
Watch: Gaganyaan Episode 3: How India will save its Astronauts | The Scope
Spread the love In Episode 3 of The Scope’s Gaganyaan — India’s Leap, we explore the Crew Escape System the last line of defence for India’s astronauts during launch. From how its powerful motors can pull the crew module away from a failing rocket, to the forces astronauts can experience, discover why Gaganyaan uses a ‘puller’ design, how machines can...
Amrit Bharat 3.0: AC coaches with Vande Bharat-style features for common man soon
Spread the love Up until now, the Amrit Bharat Express has been a non-AC long-distance passenger train. After upgrading train travel for the common man with Amrit Bharat Express, Indian Railways is now set to introduce air-conditioned coaches in the Amrit Bharat 3.0 Express, expected to be rolled out this financial year.Up until now, the Amrit Bharat Express has been...
Being queer in Kashmir: Families, phones, friendships monitored, says report
Spread the love The report also documented exclusion from religious spaces, particularly among transgender Kashmiris. SRINAGAR: Phones monitored, friendships scrutinised, movements watched and marriage pushed as a “solution” — these were among the forms of control LGBTQIA+ people in Kashmir described during eight months of fieldwork for a report that documented how visibility could bring acceptance for some but surveillance,...
‘Mind your tongue’: Cong vs Cong erupts over ‘role model’ praise for Sajjan Kumar
Spread the love His remarks came amid a growing controversy over comments made by some Congress leaders including Deependra Hooda following Kumar’s death on Thursday. NEW DELHI: Congress MP and former Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi hit out at his party colleagues over their remarks describing former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar as a “role model”. Channi said those praising...
Why Assam wants to shrink Kaziranga National Park’s eco-sensitive zone – explained
Spread the love A one-horned rhinoceros grazes in the Burapahar Range of Kaziranga National Park (PTI Photo) At dawn, Kaziranga wakes to mist rising over its tall grasslands. Elephants move through the wilderness as jeep tracks wind past marshes, while one-horned rhinos emerge from the grass.By afternoon, the landscape transforms into a trail of wildlife sightings, wild water buffalo, deer,...
