Aizawl: The executive committee of Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP), the apex Mizo student organisation, on Friday objected to any move making it mandatory to sing or render all stanzas of “Vande Mataram” in educational institutions.In a press release, MZP said it had earlier opposed MHA directive mandating the singing or playing of the revised “Vande…
CJP’s Ashotosh Ranka had reached Jodhwas in Alwar to join students protesting the condition of their government school. ALWAR: A heated confrontation broke out between Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) co-convenor Ashutosh Ranka and Thanagazi SHO Mahavir Singh during a protest by school students in Jodhwas village of Rajasthan’s Alwar district on Friday, with Ranka invoking…
Two BJP MPs have moved motion against Rahul Gandhi. NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha Secretariat has sent notice to the leader of the opposition Rahul Gandhi, seeking a response to two separate complaints alleging a breach of privilege over his remarks against Union home minister Amit Shah during a debate on the anti-paper leak bill.The…
Dorset Osprey. Credit: Birds of Poole Harbour In 2017, conservationists began moving young ospreys from Scotland to Dorset. Five years later, the birds bred in southern England for the first time since 1847. A long-term study led by Bournemouth University (BU) has now shown why the project worked and how similar methods could help birds…
Sunil Lahri says Gen Z and Gen Alpha labels distance youth from Indian culture. Ramayan actor Sunil Lahri, who became a household name for playing Lakshman in Ramanand Sagar’s iconic television show Ramayan, has sparked a fresh debate with his comments on Gen Z and Gen Alpha. The actor recently took to his official X…
Wasim Akram, Shoaib Akhtar Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar believes he could have taken 400 Test wickets if he had played under Imran Khan‘s leadership earlier in his career.Shoaib took 178 wickets in 46 Tests during his international career, which ended during the 2011 World Cup in India amid reported differences with then Pakistan…
New Delhi: Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has secured the extradition of fugitive drug kingpin Virender Singh Basoya from UAE under Operation Global Hunt, marking a major victory in India’s crackdown on transnational drug cartels. Detained in June via an Interpol Red Notice, Basoya was linked to Delhi’s biggest cocaine seizure of Rs 13,000 crore, besides…
Mumbai: Bombay High Court on Friday granted interim protection from arrest till Aug 31 to a former student of Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), who was booked for allegedly raising inflammatory slogans for the release of jailed UAPA accused Umar Khaled and Sharjeel Imam at an unauthorised campus event.Justice Prafulla Khubalkar continued interim protection…
Salim Ahmed has emerged victorious as the chairman of the Karnataka Legislative Council, winning against the BJP-JDS candidate by a mere eight votes in a well-contested election BENGALURU: In an election that neither the Opposition nor the ruling party wanted, three-time Congress MLC Salim Ahmed was elected as the new chairman of the Karnataka Legislative…
Chennai: DMK leadership is considering a plan to increase the number of district units from the present 78 to over 100. The proposal is likelybe discussed at the forthcoming executive committee meeting scheduled for Aug 22.The move would facilitate better administration of party units while creation of new posts for the additional district units would…
