Spread the love Mustafizur Rahman (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Aminul Islam said the board will decide its next course of action only after receiving a response from the International Cricket Council (ICC), following Bangladesh’s formal request to move their T20 World Cup matches out of India citing security concerns.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube...
Former Union minister Suresh Kalmadi passes away at 81; funeral today in Pune
Spread the love Former Union minister and ex-IOA chief Suresh Kalmadi passes away in Pune PUNE: Former Union minister and senior Congress leader Suresh Kalmadi passed away at the age of 81 after a prolonged illness. He was undergoing treatment at Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital in Pune. According to his office, Kalmadi’s mortal remains will be kept at Kalmadi House in...
What remote-sensing reveals about plants, forests, and minerals from space
Spread the love Say you’re on a desert island on a quest for buried treasure. You’ve lost your map and run out of clues. Now you have two options: you could walk around with a shovel, digging holes at random and hoping for the best, or you could fly a drone overhead equipped with special cameras that can ‘see’ through...
Toxic smog: Delhi remains in ‘poor’ category as AQI hits 288
Spread the love NEW DELHI: Air quality in the national capital remained in the poor category on Tuesday, with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at 288, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board’s SAMEER app. A blanket of smog enveloped large parts of the city, with reduced visibility reported around the Indira Gandhi International Airport. Delhi’s...
Bangladesh unrest: 2 Hindu men murdered as violence surges — 6 such killings in 18 days
Spread the love Bangladesh unrest Bangladesh has seen a sharp rise in violence against its minority Hindu community, with six Hindus killed in the past 18 days. The incidents have triggered serious concerns over law and order and the safety of minorities.The latest incident occurred on Monday night, when Sarat Chakraborty Mani (40), a Hindu grocery shop owner, was brutally...
Japan: 6.2 magnitude earthquake jolts west coast; no tsunami warning issued
Spread the love A 6.2-magnitude earthquake early Tuesday struck the coast of western Japan, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, with no tsunami warning issued.The tremor was recorded at 10:18 am (0118 GMT) in Shimane prefecture, according to the agency.There were no immediate reports of damage, and the US Geological Survey gave a slightly lower reading of 5.8.The quake registered upper...
What explains inconsistencies in deciding bail pleas in recent past
Spread the love NEW DELHI: Holding that delay in trial and long incarceration cannot be a “trump card” to get bail in UAPA offences and that a court cannot treat liberty of an accused as the sole criterion and societal security as peripheral, Supreme Court Monday rejected bail pleas of student activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the Delhi...
Heavy gunfire reported near presidential palace in Venezuela days after Maduro’s ouster
Spread the love Gunfire was heard near Venezuela’s Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas on Monday night, just days after former president Nicolás Maduro was captured and brought to the United States. CNN obtained videos showed what appeared to be lights from drones and anti-aircraft fire across the night sky.On Monday morning, Maduro, handcuffed and flanked by armed federal agents, stepped...
SC: Fearless judges bedrock of judiciary, can’t be penalised for error of judgment
Spread the love NEW DELHI: Observing that a fearless judge is the bedrock of an independent judiciary, Supreme Court on Monday held that disciplinary proceedings can’t be initiated against a judge for an error of judgment on their part. It also expressed concern over frivolous complaints being filed against members of judiciary, which lead to trial court judges treading with...
$20,000 instead of Rs 20K: Bank clerk’s typo leaves Kerala Univ poorer by Rs 16 lakh
Spread the love THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala University’s Centre for Latin American Studies is paying the price for what could be the costliest ‘typo’ in its financial history — a careless bank clerk swapping ‘ ₹’ with ‘$’ while transferring funds to a Brazilbased journalist as remuneration for four online lectures he delivered in 2023.The difference between the intended fee of Rs...
