GONDA: In intensely hot and oppressive Gonda, at the Nandini Nagar Mahavidyalaya where wrestling mats have replaced school desks, hundreds of athletes wait endlessly for their bouts. In that wait, one name has dominated every conversation — Vinesh Phogat.The Katha Vachak central hall at the university complex in Nawabganj has turned into one giant wrestling…
Sometimes discoveries do not begin with certainty, but with confusion. That was exactly the case when US astronomer James Christy was reviewing photographic plates of Pluto at the US Naval Observatory. He was not actively searching for anything new at the time and was reportedly preparing for personal plans, which makes what followed feel almost…
NEW DELHI: “We were only four girls in the maths honours class. We were wanted everywhere — societies, sports, drama club — because there were hardly any women on campus.”When Nandita Narain walked into St Stephen’s College in 1976, women were still a novelty at the institution that had opened its doors to female students…
Chennai: Better garbage collection and disposal by panchayats beyond Uthandi, curbing the burning of plastic waste, reducing groundwater contamination and addressing traffic issues. This is the wishlist of residents in areas adjoining East Coast Road (ECR), which has now turned into a VVIP neighbourhood after C Joseph Vijay took charge as chief minister.Completion of the…
HC flags non-compliance of pre-arrest norms, CCTV lapses in detection case A view of Telangana High court in Hyderabad on Sunday. Pic: Suman Reddy D Hyderabad: Telangana high court has recently held that non-compliance with Section 41-A of the CrPC while investigating criminal cases, and failure to preserve CCTV footage (at police stations during the…
KOLKATA: IIEST, Shibpur in collaboration with GIZ Germany (the German Agency for International Cooperation) hosted the “Indo-German Living Lab Initiative” at its sprawling campus on May 7. The international programme focused on building AI-driven academia–industry innovation partnerships between India and Germany, with special emphasis on strengthening collaboration among Indian MSMEs, German SMEs, research institutions, and…
Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent appeal to citizens to prioritise domestic tourism over foreign travel has sent fresh tremors through Gujarat’s already stressed travel industry. At a time when the industry was still nursing wounds from the ongoing West Asia conflict, the PM’s announcement not only translated into weak demand for international travel but…
Samrala: Residents of Papraudi village in Samrala, birthplace of renowned writer Saadat Hasan Manto, prize the library built in his memory. For them, it is part of the identity of the village.Although there have been differing claims about Manto’s birthplace, residents firmly believe he belonged to their village. Each year, on his birth anniversary, they…
Pune: The district rural police on Monday video recorded statements of three boys, who saw the arrested daily wage worker, Bhimrao Kamble (65), with the three-year-old girl in the Nasrapur cowshed on May 1, hours before she was found dead there.A Pune Rural police team camping in Nasrapur for the minor girl’s death and murder…
Prateek Yadav, step-brother of Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and husband of BJP leader Aparna Yadav, died in Lucknow on Wednesday morning under what officials described as “mysterious circumstances.” LUCKNOW: Prateek Yadav, step-brother of Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and husband of BJP leader Aparna Yadav, died in Lucknow on Wednesday morning under what officials…
