Spread the love NEW DELHI: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Sunday began an indefinite hunger strike at Jantar Mantar, where the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) has been staging a protest since June 20, demanding the resignation of education minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged irregularities in examinations.Hundreds of protesters, mostly students and young people, gathered at Jantar Mantar on Sunday as...
‘He is very clever, knows … ‘: What Eknath Shinde said on Uddhav-Fadnavis flight
Spread the love Eknath Shinde reacts to Uddhav Thackeray, Devendra Fadnavis sharing flight NEW DELHI: Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde took a swipe at Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, saying chief minister Devendra Fadnavis is “a very clever person” who knows “how dangerous a scheming friend could be.”Shinde’s remarks came on Saturday, a day after Fadnavis and Thackeray...
Europe heatwave turns deadly as France records 1,000 excess deaths
Spread the love File photo: People cool off in a water spray at the Eiffel Tower in Paris (Picture credit – AP) France has recorded around 1,000 more deaths than expected since June 24 during the record-breaking heatwave that swept across much of western Europe, with the vast majority of victims aged 65 and above, French health authorities said on...
‘Fake News’: Trump on book that says he leaves leftover snack, silverware on bedroom floor
Spread the love Donald Trump attacks NYT reporter over book, calls it ‘Fake News’ US President Donald Trump has launched a blistering attack on a new book by New York Times journalists Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan, calling it “mostly made up, Fake News, largely fiction” after it revealed that he leaves piles of chip bags, ice cream cartons and...
‘Officials flaunt RSS affiliation after BJP came to power’: MP minister’s remarks spark row
Spread the love Kailash Vijayvargiya’s comments spark row NEW DELHI: Madhya Pradesh minister Kailash Vijayvargiya has triggered a political controversy after claiming that administrative officials in the state have been competing to demonstrate their affiliation with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) since the BJP came to power.“When we were in the government, some officer came and said, ‘Sir, I used...
Thar stunt, Fortuner chasing gazelle: Ladakh fines 4 tourists in 1st crackdown
Spread the love While the cases of such illegal off-roading and stunts have been on the rise in recent times in Ladakh, it is for the first time that such a strict penalty has been imposed on the miscreants. SRINAGAR: For the first time in Ladakh, the Union Territory administration has acted against what it described as errant tourists for...
Garg Aviation cadet pilot hurt while deboarding training plane with propeller running
Spread the love NEW DELHI: In a shocking lapse, a trainee pilot was grievously injured while deboarding a twin-engine trainer aircraft of Garg Aviation with the propeller running at Kanpur’s Chakeri Airport Friday (June 26) night. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has taken a very serious view of this accident, which has left the woman cadet pilot hospitalised...
NASA rover detects potential signs of ancient life on Mars
Spread the love In a new study in Science Advances, an international team of researchers has reported finding organic matter on Mars. Using the NASA Perseverance rover, the team recorded a distribution of complex organic carbon within an ancient river valley on the red planet’s Jezero Crater. Using the rover’s SHERLOC instrument, the researchers detected a complex and hardy form...
Smart AI caching can keep the data flowing when disaster strikes
Spread the love Two years ago, Mundakkai and Churalmala in Kerala experienced powerful landslides that killed hundreds of people. Last year, a large village in Dharali, Uttarakhand, was washed away following heavy rains. In the monsoon season of 2025, the States in Northeast India were devastated by frequent floods. More than a hundred people lost their lives after heavy rains in...
Can Type 1 and Type 2 diabetics donate blood?
Spread the love Many people assume that having diabetes automatically makes them ineligible to donate blood. But is it true? According to Dr Ashish Saini, Consultant Endocrinologist, Kailash Deepak Hospital, Delhi, that’s a myth. “Having diabetes does not automatically make you ineligible to donate blood. In fact, many people living with diabetes can donate blood safely and regularly,” he tells indianexpress.com....
