NEET fast-track court’s first hearing stalled as CBI skips proceedings NEW DELHI: The first hearing before Delhi’s newly designated fast-track court for the NEET paper leak case ended without any substantive proceedings on Monday after no lawyer appeared on behalf of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), prompting the court to adjourn the matter.The case…
How Fossilised wood shows the history of Europe Imagine you are holding a piece of fossilized wood. It might, at first sight, seem to be nothing more than a well-preserved relic of some ancient forest. But within its crystalline framework is a geological diary, quietly recording the rise and fall of continents, extreme underground temperatures…
E20 fuel (AI-generated image) NEW DELHI: Delhi-based transport bodies are likely to hold a protest march to Parliament, demanding the withdrawal of ethanol-blended petrol.The planned protest would be led by the Delhi Taxi and Tourist Transporters and Tour Operators Association along with other groups.“We are planning to hold a protest march to Parliament on August…
Rajkot airport was informed about the emergency at 2.45 pm, following which a full emergency was declared. RAJKOT: An IndiGo flight from Dubai to Mumbai made an emergency landing at Rajkot Airport on Monday after smoke was detected in the aircraft’s cargo hold.According to airport authorities, Flight IGO1452, operated by an Airbus A321 aircraft, was…
MEA summons Ukraine ambassador after attack on ship with 4 Indians onboard NEW DELHI: The ministry of external Affairs (MEA) on Monday summoned Ukraine’s ambassador Dr Oleksandr Polishchuk following an attack on a merchant vessel near the Ukrainian port of Odesa that had 4 Indian nationals on board.The diplomatic move comes a day after the…
Kapil Sibal challenges tenth schedule: SC issues notice to Centre on anti-defection law NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Centre’s response to a plea filed by independent Rajya Sabha leader and senior advocate Kapil Sibal challenging the interpretation of the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution that allows legislators to avoid disqualification under…
CRPF to conduct ‘professional post-event assessment’ NEW DELHI: Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Director General Gyanendra Pratap Singh on Monday said the force would conduct a “professional post-event assessment” of the action taken by Rapid Action Force (RAF) personnel during CJP-led student protests, following the conclusion of the agitation.Singh said the review would be carried…
A 29-foot-tall limestone statue of Jesus sits atop Mount Cristo Rey in Lourdes Castanon, Mexico. More than 40,000 pilgrims from around the world journey to the sacred site annually where Texas, New Mexico and the Mexican state of Chihuahua meet. The statue has crowned the summit of the peak since 1939, when it was carved…
CJI said the Constitution guarantees the right to peaceful protest. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday said the right to peaceful protest is constitutionally guaranteed and that the mere existence of an agitation cannot justify alleged police excesses against demonstrators.A bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant made the observations while hearing…
US president Donald Trump on Sunday dismissed reports that the Pentagon is facing critical shortages of air defence interceptors. Insisting the United States has ample military stockpiles, Trump pushed back against growing concerns raised by defence officials and recent media reports over the ongoing conflict with Iran.In a statement to The Wall Street Journal, Trump…
