Gorakhpur: A 24-year-old newly-married woman was found hanging inside her house in Rampur khurd village under Pipraich police station on Monday morning. The deceased was identified as Kavita Chaudhary, wife of Mahesh Chaurasia. According to family members, Kavita had married Mahesh on May 7 this year. Around 8pm on Monday, relatives allegedly found her hanging…
Jaipur: Rajasthan ATS Friday said it detained a man in Punjab for interrogation over allegations of circulating anti-national and separatist content on social media while also recording videos of strategic border areas.Police have identified the suspect as Guruvinder Singh. Preliminary investigation found pro-Khalistan and pro-Pakistan posts, videos and comments on his social media accounts. Investigators…
Kolkata: The ED on Friday filed its second supplementary charge sheet against Sona Pappu in the land grab and money laundering case it is probing, accusing him of embezzling around Rs 38 crore.In the nearly 100-page charge sheet, the agency has listed around 200 witnesses. Apart from Pappu, former DCP Shantanu Sinha Biswas and businessman…
In the drought-ridden Anti-Atlas Mountains of Morocco, women have adopted fog-harvesting technology to extract potable water from clouds that pass over the fringes of the Sahara Desert. In the villages surrounding Ait Baamrane, a lack of water sources, desertification, climate change, and the drying up of wells previously made it necessary for women and children…
Gym operators have also been directed to prominently display information related to women’s safety helplines and grievance redressal mechanisms All trainers and coaches are also now required to carry their identity cards while on duty Gym operators have also been directed to prominently display information related to women’s safety helplines and grievance redressal mechanisms All…
Panaji: A four-year-old doberman afflicted by maggot-infested wounds was rescued from a trench near the Fatorda stadium. Locals said the animal had been trapped there for close to eight days.A distress call was received by the executive secretary of the District Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, South Goa, Virginia Simoes, who rushed to…
Lucknow: Public participation is essential to make Lucknow the country’s number one city in sanitation, said state urban development minister, AK Sharma, on Wednesday while chairing a review meeting on Swachh Survekshan 2026 at Sangam Auditorium.The minister said that Lucknow had improved its standing in sanitation, but officials must now focus on achieving the top…
Chennai: Students who have created portfolios on platforms such as ‘GitHub’ and ‘Behance’ are likely to get weightage for admissions to computer science-related courses and creative courses such as visual communication. Some colleges wanted to conduct one-to-one counselling with students before the admissions to give them an idea about the programmes started in emerging areas.With…
Haven or trap? Study finds sinkholes protect endangered tree at evolutionary cost China’s huge sinkholes, known as tiankengs (“heavenly pits” in Chinese), are both helping and harming one of the region’s most endangered plants at the same time. They protect the rare Magnolia aromatica tree from climate change, but they also keep its populations isolated,…
Chandigarh to measure its carbon footprint Chandigarh: How much greenhouse gas pollution does Chandigarh generate, which sectors contribute the most, and how much of it is offset by the city’s extensive green cover? To find answers, the Chandigarh administration will soon launch a comprehensive scientific assessment of the city’s carbon footprint and carbon stock, an…
