File photo: Visuals of past protest in Jantar Mantar NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Monday criticised the decision to remove Jantar Mantar as a designated protest venue, accusing the government of targeting the right to dissent.“They have removed Jantar Mantar as a designated protest site. Yes, it’s no longer a…
Millions of insecticide-treated mosquito nets distributed across Africa to prevent malaria are being repurposed as fishing gear, raising concerns about declining fish populations, damage to aquatic habitats and the unintended consequences of humanitarian aid. The issue, highlighted in reporting by the International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF) and National Geographic, illustrates how equipment designed…
Brooklyn store posts their clarification over Kelly Clarkson’s post about being treated like Julia Roberts from ‘Pretty Woman’. (Instagram) Following Kelly Clarkson’s claims of being treated unfairly like Julia Roberts’ character in ‘Pretty Woman,’ New York City is finally clarifying its side on social media amid the ongoing backlash. Over the weekend, the powerhouse vocalist…
Nathan McSweeney used YouTube videos of Virat Kohli and Steve Smith to prepare for the challenge of batting against spin in India. His preparation proved effective as the Australia A batter topped the run charts in the one-day series against India A, helping his team secure a 2-1 win in Puducherry.McSweeney scored 194 runs in…
In Bronze Age communities of present-day Serbia, boys and girls did not have the same burial treatments as adult men and women. Even children who died at a young age received different burial treatment, with rules that distinguished males from females, with the direction of their heads and position of their bodies following different traditions….
Dipke also criticised the move, alleging that Jantar Mantar had been turned into a “war zone” NEW DELHI: Delhi Police has removed Jantar Mantar from the list of designated protest venues in the national capital, prompting reactions from Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders Ashutosh Ranka and Abhijeet Dipke.Ranka questioned the decision in a post on…
An infant diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy at five weeks received crucial early treatment from doctors (Representative image) BENGALURU: In one of the early-diagnosis cases of Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), a rare genetic disorder that causes progressive muscle weakness, an infant diagnosed at just five weeks of age received gene replacement therapy at seven months….
Jantar Mantar no longer protest site NEW DELHI: The ministry of home affairs (MHA) on Monday de-notified Jantar Mantar as a designated venue for protests and demonstrations, listing three new other venues.In a notice issued by Delhi Police commissioner Anurag Kumar, the police said the ministry of home affairs had constituted a committee to examine…
PC: Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher visited the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in Kenya, where they spent time with orphaned elephants at the Nairobi Nursery and older animals at Ithumba. The Trust’s account described the actors as captivated by the project and the individual stories of the elephants they encountered. Their visit…
Global stock markets opened on a mixed note on Monday as investors braced for the earnings season. South Korea’s benchmark index fell 2.2%, while Taiwan’s shares slipped 0.5%. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares excluding Japan declined 0.3%, while China’s blue-chip index edged up 0.1%. In the US, S&P 500 futures rose 0.3% and Nasdaq…
