Kolkata: Speaking on the removal of the ‘football-man’ with a Biswa Bangla logo in front of Salt Lake stadium, former CM Mamata Banerjee said, “I feel very bad. I created that logo with the help of an artist and drew it myself. You can be angry with me, but why destroy the installation? Sports-lovers and…
India’s first hydrogen train (Photo: Ministry of railways) India’s first hydrogen-powered passenger train has begun running on the Jind-Sonipat route. Its promise lies not in burning a new fuel, but in using hydrogen to generate electricity onboard — with water vapour as the only direct emission.A hydrogen train is, in effect, an electric train that…
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann will meet President Droupadi Murmu on May 5. CHANDIGARH: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday said he will meet President Droupadi Murmu on May 5 regarding the merger of seven Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MPs with the Bharatiya Janata Party.Mann said the President has given him an appointment…
Jaipur: Rajasthan’s Drug Control Department Monday banned the sale and use of TOCIN (Oxytocin Injection 5 ml), manufactured by Jackson Laboratories Pvt Ltd, after a sample of the drug failed in the quality tests. The department has so far seized around 3,500 vials from Kota govt hospital and other stockists linked to the medicine’s supply…
The monsoon doesn’t just change Karnataka’s landscape—it rewrites it. Forests turn emerald green, rivers swell, and waterfalls that lie dormant for months come crashing back to life. Across the Western Ghats and Malnad region, some of the state’s most spectacular cascades can only truly be experienced during the rainy season. Most waterfalls in Karnataka look…
The UK government is considering granting enforcement officers of the Environment Agency (EA) police-style powers to strengthen the crackdown on waste crime, including fly-tipping and illegal dumping, ministers announced ahead of the upcoming Waste Crime Action Plan.Under the proposals, EA officials could be authorised to search premises without a warrant, seize assets and arrest suspects…
Today will bring with it an upbeat feeling. Thanks to Jupiter and the Moon’s relationship, your mood is lifted like the clear morning air after months of oppressive heat – this shows in your smile, patience, and walking to the bus stop!Good news from children or younger ones lands nicely. A call after school, a…
Kolkata: Police on Tuesday gunned down one of the four accused in the Baruipur rape-murder case after he allegedly snatched one of their guns and fired at them. Prabash Mondal was shot at 12.45am, about 30 metres from the scene of the grisly crime in the Suryapur neighbourhood of Baruipur, when he was taken there…
Meenu Batra’s lawyer Deepak Ahluwalia spoke about what’s next for their legal fight after Batra was released from ICE detention after six weeks. Indian-origin Meenu Batra, who was detained by the ICE for being an undocumented individual in the US living since 1991, is still not in the clear after she was released from six-week…
Dhubri: A Dhubri Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) nurse who allegedly posed as a gynaecologist, her husband and an alleged tout arrested after a woman died during an alleged illegal abortion at an unauthorised clinic, were sent to judicial custody on Thursday after their two-day police remand ended.Police produced Habiba Yasmin, the nurse, her husband…
