‘Rise in instability in Iran’: Indian embassy sounds alarm; urges people to leave, postpone travel

Spread the love       ‘Rise in instability in Iran’: Indian embassy sounds alarm; urges people to leave, postpone travel NEW DELHI: The Indian Embassy in Iran on Sunday issued a revised travel advisory, urging Indian nationals to postpone all travel to the country.It also advised Indians already in Tehran to consider temporarily leaving the country using available commercial flights, as the...

Iran’s unseen Supreme Leader may turn to Putin as first foreign contact amid war

Spread the love       Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei will not make any public appearances until the war with the United States and Israel is over and security conditions improve, an Iranian source told TASS on Friday. The source also added that his first engagement with a foreign leader could be with Russian President Vladimir Putin.“His Excellency will not make any...

Rohit Sharma rewrites ODI history, sets record for most hundreds in a visiting country

Spread the love       Rohit Sharma plays a shot during 3rd ODI against England at Lord’s. (ANI Photo) Rohit Sharma etched his name into cricket’s record books on Sunday by becoming the batter with the most ODI centuries in a visiting country, producing a magnificent hundred at Lord’s that helped India stay alive in the series-deciding third ODI against England.The landmark...

Rohit Sharma scripts history, becomes first Indian to score ODI ton at Lord’s

Spread the love       India’s Rohit Sharma (ANI Photo) Rohit Sharma rewrote the record books with a landmark century at Lord’s on Sunday, becoming the first Indian batter to score an ODI hundred at the iconic venue while leading India’s chase in the series-deciding third match against England. The milestone knock came at a time when the veteran opener had been...

Dowry dairies: Inside the room where brides prove cost of their abuse

Spread the love       New Delhi: The Special Police Unit for Women and Children (SPUWAC) in Delhi buzzes with activity. Every few minutes, a couple is called into a counselling room, a file lands on an inspector’s desk, while another family takes a seat in the waiting area.On a weekday morning, every chair is occupied, women clutch toddlers too young to...

‘Stay here for the night’: Dipke calls for night-long vigil ahead of ‘Chalo Sansad’ march

Spread the love       Abhijeet Dipke is currently on a hunger strike at Jantar Mantar (Image/PTI) NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Sunday called on supporters to hold a night-long vigil at Jantar Mantar ahead of the outfit’s proposed ‘Chalo Sansad’ march to Parliament on Monday.Meanwhile, activist Sonam Wangchuk‘s wife said he would end his hunger strike...

How seagrass survives in low light could help future crops

Spread the love       Scientists have uncovered how Posidonia oceanica adapted to the dim light of the seabed. In the Mediterranean Sea, vast underwater meadows of seagrass grow in places where sunlight is weak. Yet these plants continue to photosynthesise efficiently, produce oxygen, store carbon and suppor marine life.A new study has revealed how one of these seagrasses has changed its...

‘Not in Iran’: Israeli source says supreme leader absent as internal power struggle deepens

Spread the love       Iran’s supreme leader ‘not in Iran’, Israeli source claims Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei “is not in Iran,” according to an Israeli security source cited by Saudi outlet al-Hadath said on Sunday. This is followed by reports of a major internal power struggle in Tehran.Khamenei, who was appointed supreme leader shortly after his father was killed in...

‘Intend to work with PM Modi’: Ex-TMC leader Kakoli announces NDA entry with 20 MPs

Spread the love       Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar (ANI file photo) NEW DELHI: Once a Mamata loyalist and now an NCPI leader after rebelling against the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress, Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar on Sunday announced that she would join the ruling NDA in the Lok Sabha ahead of Monsoon Session. She said 20 former TMC MPs, who have formed a separate...

‘Wangchuk to end fast if … ‘: Sonam’s wife Gitanjali on Parliament march

Spread the love       Activist Sonam Wangchuk may end his hunger strike if leaders assure parliamentary action NEW DELHI: Activist Sonam Wangchuk is ready to end his indefinite hunger strike on Monday if political leaders meet him and assure him that education system accountability will be raised during the Monsoon Session of Parliament, his wife Gitanjali J Angmo said on Sunday.Addressing...

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