Spread the love       Volunteers at work — from clearing garbage to making human chains (Photo credit: Devanshi Mehta, Piyal Bhattacharjee) NEW DELHI: Under humid conditions, an informal network of volunteers is holding the CJP protest together.From afar, it is a sea of anger, loud chants; up close, it is a tapestry of care, held together by shared shade and hand-woven...

Spread the love       Protestors at Jantar Mantar NEW DELHI: Twenty-year-old Aaheli Bhattacharjee from Asansol sat near the stage at Jantar Mantar, the one dismantled Monday, her arms and legs wrapped in bandages. Barely able to make out the figures approaching her after losing her spectacles during the July 20 police action, she nevertheless returned to encourage fellow students.“My mother doesn’t...

Spread the love       A worker ant of the species Temnothorax nylanderi infected with the tapeworm Anomotaenia brevis, recognizable by its yellowish coloration, alongside an uninfected worker (Credit: Susanne Foitzik) Deep inside the damp leaf litter of the Lenneberg Forest near Mainz, Germany, tiny worker ants of the species Temnothorax nylanderi are living surprisingly long lives. While a normal worker ant...

Spread the love       Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah. (AFP file photo) NEW DELHI: Nepal prime minister Balendra Shah is set to break his self-imposed rule of avoiding one-on-one meetings with foreign diplomats by holding separate talks with Indian ambassador Naveen Srivastava and Chinese ambassador Zhang Maoming this week, a diplomatic reset that comes as his govt faces growing street protests...

Spread the love       File photo: US President Donald Trump with Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and field marshal Asim Munir Pakistan has quietly approached the Trump administration for a $10 billion “exchange stabilization facility,” a financial lifeline that would shore up its fragile economy even as it seeks to capitalize on its renewed diplomatic importance in the Middle East.The request,...

Spread the love       Argentina’s Lionel Messi reacts after losing to Spain in the World Cup final. (AP Photo) The mystery surrounding Lionel Messi‘s viral dressing-room speech before Argentina’s 2026 FIFA World Cup final has finally been addressed, with Alexis Mac Allister’s father dismissing speculation of an internal crisis and insisting the captain’s words were taken completely out of context.Carlos Mac...

Spread the love       The escalation came hours after an ACP-rank officer was injured in stone-pelting near Tolstoy Marg NEW DELHI: Fresh clashes broke out between protesters and security personnel at Jantar Mantar on Wednesday, with police firing tear gas shells and resorting to a cane-charge to disperse the crowd. At least six police personnel, including two ACP-rank officers were injured...

Spread the love       File photo: Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s initial appearance to face US federal charges (Picture credit: Reuters) Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, will go on trial in the United States on June 1, 2027, over drug trafficking charges after a federal judge approved the schedule on Wednesday.Maduro, 63, and Flores, 69, have...

Spread the love       India’s favourite summer delicacy has just crossed a new milestone. A 12.5-tonne shipment of Dashehari and Langra mangoes from Uttar Pradesh has reached Dubai by sea after a 25-day journey, with nearly 90% of the fruit remaining market-ready. The successful shipment could pave the way for cheaper and larger exports of Indian mangoes.The journey was made possible...

Spread the love       People move to a safer place in a flood-affected area following incessant heavy rainfall in Sivasagar district GUWAHATI: At least 31 people have died and over 100 reported missing in the last 24 hours, authorities said early on Wednesday, as Assam’s flood situation turned catastrophic with eight lakh people affected across 16 districts, raising the overall toll...