NEW DELHI: Are fitness bands, popularly used for measuring and monitoring physical activities and vital parameters, a communication device?The Supreme Court has agreed to examine this question but has flagged that its Bluetooth connectivity capability could have been the reason for its classification as a communication device.Petitioner GOQii Technologies imported activity trackers/fitness bands, and the…
Baton Rouge, Louisiana: As a child, Leona Tate was one of the “New Orleans Four,” the first Black students to desegregate a public school in the deep South, enduring racial slurs and death threats as armed US Marshals escorted them to class.On Friday, more than six decades later, Tate told Republican state lawmakers that their…
Margao: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Goa president Valmiki Naik on Monday accused BJP govt of facilitating the “large-scale destruction” of Goa’s land through Section 39A of the Town and Country Planning (TCP) Act, alleging that the provision has been used to promote builder-driven development by converting environmentally sensitive areas into settlement zones.Addressing a press conference,…
Panaji: Youtuber Gautam Khattar, who caused an outrage in the state with his remarks against St Francis Xavier at an event in Vasco, was brought to Goa on Sunday by state police. Khattar had been arrested in Himachal on April 24, and after securing a transit remand, Goa police team landed with the accused at…
Panaji: With the summer entering its peak phase, only stray showers at isolated places have been recorded so far during almost two months, as the deficit of pre-monsoon rainfall rose to 72.3% on the weekend.An average of 8.7mm of pre-monsoon rain would be normal at this stage. But the India Meteorological Department (IMD) recorded only…
JAIPUR: In a move to improve work-life balance for police personnel, Sawai Madhopur SP Jyeshtha Maitreyi has introduced a policy allowing personnel leave on their own birthdays and that of immediate family members.Under the directive, casual leave applied for on the occasion of an officer’s own birthday or that of their spouse, children or parents…
Kolkata: The city has reported a surge in swine flu cases (H1N1) over the past fortnight, with several patients being hospitalised with severe symptoms. The surge peaked with monsoon rain gaining intensity, as H1N1—one of the several subtypes of swine flu—thrived in temperature fluctuation and high humidity, said experts.Common symptoms among Kolkata patients were a…
Jaipur: A search committee constituted by Governor Haribhau Bagde has finalised a shortlist of candidates for the post of vice-chancellor of Mohanlal Sukhadia University (MLSU), with University of Rajasthan Vice-Chancellor Alpana Kateja—currently under inquiry over alleged financial irregularities—among those named.Kateja, appointed RU vice-chancellor in Sept 2023, has faced scrutiny following complaints related to administrative decisions…
People have always thought that writers, artists, performers, and inventors are different from other people because they are creative. But could numbers tell us more about how creative someone is than just what they know and how they learned it? Numerology is an ancient method of employing symbols to discern the significance of numbers and…
Attendees sit under a globe in a lobby at the side events pavilions at the COP30 UN Climate Summit, Nov. 11, 2025, in Belem, Brazil. (File photo-AP ) New Delhi: India has withdrawn its offer to host the 33rd session of the UN climate conference (COP33) in 2028. The country has communicated its decision, expressing…
