PC: Public Works Authority (‘Ashghal’) in Qatar Public Works Authority Ashghal has completed a pilot of cool pavement on roads in Qatar. The authority announced the work on 19 August 2019. An asphalt-cooling material was applied to up to 200 metres of vehicle lanes on Abdullah bin Jassim Street, beside Souq Waqif, and to 200…
Dipke questioned the decision to shut the park, saying the authorities could not close every location where the outfit might organise a demonstration NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Thursday claimed police personnel were keeping him under surveillance and said he could be detained overnight or on Friday morning, ahead of…
Helen Mirren and her husband, filmmaker Taylor Hackford, have returned their long-held Hollywood Hills property to the market, asking $12 million for a residence with more than a century of history behind it. The latest listing, reported by Architectural Digest, represents a substantial reduction from the $18.5 million sought when the couple first put the…
File photo: A fish swims through a coral reef in the Dutch Cays of Guna Yala on Panama’s Caribbean coast (Picture credit: AP) A potentially record-breaking super El Niño could push the world’s fragile coral reefs closer to extinction as ocean temperatures soar to unprecedented levels, David Obura, chair of the UN’s expert scientific panel…
Rajasthan BJP President Madan Rathore also accused Rahul Gandhi of attempting to create unrest in the country. NEW DELHI: Rajasthan BJP president Madan Rathore has drawn criticism from Congress after saying that India would stand with Pakistan if a war broke out between the United States and Pakistan, citing Pakistan’s status as India’s neighbour.“If war…
Inside alleged plot against Hindu temple TOI correspondent from Washington: A malfunctioning rifle stood between a 19-year old white supremacist and his alleged intention to massacre Indians at a temple near Chicago. Alexandros Paporakis’s plan reportedly came unstuck when his gun got jammed and he contacted a co-worker to say he had escaped “super-fast” and…
Three witnesses told they heard loud booms in the vicinity of the palace. (Photo/X user) The Houthi rebels fired several missiles at a presidential palace complex in Yemen’s Aden. The attack marks a massive escalation by the Iran-backed militias, supposedly aimed at expanding their dominance beyond the territory they currently hold in the region.Yemen’s prime…
US President Donald Trump. US President Donald Trump has urged voters to treat the November 3 midterm elections as a referendum on his presidency, warning that Democrats could undo his administration’s policies if they regain control of Congress.Trump, who is not eligible to run in the congressional elections as a candidate, made the appeal while…
Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav addresses a press conference at the party headquarters in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. He defended the right to peaceful demonstrations and questioned why people in civilian clothes who allegedly attacked protesters during a demonstration in Delhi had not been arrested. NEW DELHI: With the 2027 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections on…
NEW DELHI: The BJP on Thursday targeted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over the protests against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, describing the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) as “anarchic, immature and irresponsible” and accusing him of undermining constitutional institutions.Addressing a press conference, BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia also alleged that Gandhi had violated the dignity of…
