Guwahati: The Army and Assam Rifles, operating under the Spear Corps, in coordination with state police forces, apprehended 43 people and seized narcotics and other contraband worth an estimated Rs 76.12 crore during monthlong operations across four northeastern states in July.Describing the crackdown as a “Strike Against Narco-Terror”, the Spear Corps, in a social media…
India’s un-employment crisis and helplessness of modern life. (Representative image) Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis transformed an ordinary man into a giant insect to explore alienation, helplessness and the dehumanising pressures of modern life.More than a century later, India’s self-styled Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has adopted a similarly unsettling symbol, not to tell a work of…
Landslides cause about 25 deaths a year in the USA An estimated 6.5 million Americans live in homes built on or next to landslide-prone land, according to a major national study by the University of Washington.By studying 128 million buildings across the United States, researchers created the Landslide Exposure Database (LED). It is the first…
Shah Rukh Khan may have made his big-screen debut with Deewana in 1992, but it was his back-to-back performances in Baazigar and Darr in 1993 that firmly established him as one of Hindi cinema’s most promising stars. By taking on morally complex characters in both films, the actor showcased his versatility and quickly carved out…
Glasgow: India’s Jaismine Lamboria (PTI Photo/Ravi Choudhary) Jaismine Lamboria, one of India’s leading boxers, will carry the national flag at the Commonwealth Games closing ceremony in Glasgow on Sunday. The 24-year-old recently won gold in the women’s 57kg category, adding to the bronze medal she earned at the 2022 Birmingham Games.Lamboria has enjoyed a consistent…
NEW DELHI: A clash broke out at the residence of Independent MP from Purnea, Pappu Yadav, in Delhi on Sunday while he was addressing a press conference.According to news agency ANI, a man allegedly carrying a knife created a commotion during the event. The MP’s supporters intervened and overpowered him before the situation could escalate.Pappu…
Thane: A visitor to a housing society has been accused of allegedly misbehaving with a minor girl under the pretext of playing with her while inside a residential complex located along Ghodbunder highway.Kasarwadavli police said the incident was reported last week after the youth was spotted loitering in the society premises where other children were…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Tank Conservation and Development Authority (KTCDA) has granted conditional approval to the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) to construct a short tunnel through a portion of the Hebbal Lake premises for the proposed tunnel road project. The approval comes with a set of stringent safeguards aimed at protecting the lake’s ecology and minimising…
HYDERABAD: A 55-year-old man was killed and another person injured after a car allegedly driven by a 17-year-old boy crashed into a two-wheeler and seven other vehicles under the jurisdiction of Hyderabad’s Madhuranagar Police Station on Sunday, police said.According to news agency ANI, the accident took place around 11 am under the limits of Hyderabad’s…
Minister Agnimitra Paul in north Bengal on Sunday West Bengal Urban Development and Municipal Affairs Minister Agnimitra Paul participate in the ‘Mukhomukhi’ public grievance programme at the Siliguri Municipal Corporation on Sunday. Siliguri: From Sept 1, the govt would launch a state-wide enforcement drive against illegal construction, encroachment, plastic pollution and public nuisance. Builders found…
