Spread the love NEW DELHI: Parliament’s Monsoon Session, beginning Monday, could provide the Narendra Modi government a second shot at passing its flagship delimitation bill linked to the Women’s Reservation Bill after it suffered its first floor defeat in Parliament since 2014 during the Budget Session earlier this year.Much has changed in the three months since. A bruised opposition has...
‘Not conducive to patient’s care’: Safdarjung hospital responds to Wangchuk wife’s claims
Spread the love The response came after Angmo said she had approached the Delhi high court seeking permission to transfer Wangchuk to a private hospital of her choice NEW DELHI: Safdarjung Hospital on Sunday said claims made by activist Sonam Wangchuk‘s wife, Gitanjali Angmo, during his ongoing treatment were “not conducive to the smooth management of the patient’s medical care”....
India’s rice fields now rank among world’s top methane hotspots
Spread the love Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from paddy fields worldwide have doubled since the 1960s, a new study in NatureFood has found. In the most recent decade, 2011-2020, paddy fields around the world produced around 1.1 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalent (CO2-e) emissions every year — a 90.4% increase from the annual emissions between 1961 and 1980, the study...
‘I don’t want to go to jail’: Spain star’s Donald Trump joke before World Cup final
Spread the love Borja Iglesias and Donald Trump NEW DELHI: Spain forward Borja Iglesias made a light-hearted comment ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026 final, saying he hopes he does not have to spend much time shaking hands with US President Donald Trump during the trophy presentation after Sunday’s title clash against Argentina at the MetLife Stadium in New...
‘Cruel, wasteful’: Dakar port a hotspot for illegal shark fins
Spread the love In the high seas off west Africa, a fisherman on a Chinese longline tuna vessel cuts the fins off a live shark before throwing it back in the water to suffocate and drown. Its lucrative appendages will be landed at the port of Dakar before being shipped onward to Asia for use in shark fin soup, a...
Russia rains missiles on Kyiv in one of biggest overnight attacks since war began
Spread the love At least one person was killed and 13 others injured after Russia launched one of its largest ballistic missile attacks on Ukraine overnight into Sunday, targeting Kyiv and the surrounding region, Ukrainian authorities said.The barrage sparked fires across multiple districts and damaged residential, commercial and industrial buildings.Ukraine’s Air Force issued a ballistic missile alert shortly before a...
Ex-techie suffering from mental health issues walks naked to temple, dies by suicide
Spread the love A 25-year-old former techie died by suicide after experiencing mental health issues. She walked naked to a temple and then jumped into a pond. HYDERABAD: A 25-year-old former techie, who was suffering from mental health issues, died by suicide after walking naked to a temple and later jumping into a pond.The woman had previously worked as a...
‘Tear gas guns arrived’: CJP says BJP ‘goons’, Delhi Police lurking to ‘create mischief’
Spread the love CJP posted a photo of a security personnel sitting with a tear gas gun at the protest site. NEW DELHI: Cockraoch Janta Party (CJP) Sunday claimed 30-40 “goons” from the ruling BJP and the Delhi Police are lurking to “create mischieve” at the Jantar Mantar protest site, which remains tense after Sonam Wangcuk was removed on the...
‘Forced to work 15 hours a day, no salary for 4 months’: Hyderabad woman stranded in Oman
Spread the love Image Credit: X HYDERABAD/ NEW DELHI: A Hyderabad woman has alleged that she was forced to work up to 15 hours a day, denied wages for months and subjected to poor living conditions after travelling to Oman for a housemaid’s job.The woman was identified as Shabnam Begum from Telangana’s Pahadi Shareef. The embassy Embassy of India in...
Mount Olympus, mythological home of Greek gods, may get UNESCO status
Spread the love Snow patches remain on the upper slopes of Mount Olympus in northern Greece, Tuesday, July 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris) Snow-capped for much of the year and often wrapped in mist, Mount Olympus has been watching over Greece for as long as anyone can remember. For ancient Greeks, it wasn’t just a mountain – it was home....
