Guwahati Police have arrested another couple for celebrating a birthday on the Kumar Bhaskar Varma Setu, following similar action against 14 individuals. Guwahati: A day after 14 people were arrested for celebrating a birthday on a bridge over the Brahmaputra, police on Thursday apprehended another couple for a similar act.In a Facebook post, Guwahati Police…
NEW DELHI: Government continues to be in touch with the Iranian authorities for the safety of Indian ships for their safe exit through the Strait of Hormuz, external affairs ministry said Monday, while emphasising that New Delhi attaches very high importance to the safety and security of mariners and transit through the Strait should be…
For centuries, shellfish poisoning has been a threat to humans, and we have had no way to stop it. The ‘red tide’ algal blooms found on the Pacific coast are deadly contributors, producing one of the most vicious neurotoxins known: saxitoxin (STX). Eat the wrong shellfish, and paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) follows. There is no…
Singer and composer Palash Muchhal, who has been courting controversy over the past couple of days, on charges of cheating and caste-based abuse, shared photos on social media of his visit to Khatu Shyam Ji and Salasar Balaji temple.Posting photos of himself offering prayers to the deity, Muchhal captioned the post as, “Jahan sir jhuka,…
CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke writes to PM Modi as Jantar Mantar protest enters Day 15 NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Saturday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to break his silence over education activist Sonam Wangchuk’s indefinite hunger strike and demanding the resignation of union education minister Dharmendra…
The foxes reduced seabird populations, which meant less nutrient-rich guano reached the islands. Arctic foxes introduced to more than 400 Alaskan islands for fur changed far more than the local wildlife. According to a study published in journal Science, by preying on seabirds, they disrupted the flow of nutrients from the ocean to land and…
Edappadi K Palaniswami campaigning in Coimbatore on Thursday. Photoby J Jackson COIMBATORE: Extending support for Centre’s delimitation bill, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Thursday said Union home minister Amit Shah had assured that Tamil Nadu would not be affected by the exercise. He said the Modi govt would implement the delimitation bill in…
Calcutta High Court on Monday allowed the filing of a PIL challenging alleged “oral instructions” of the state govt for removal of loudspeakers from mosques. The matter may be heard on Thursday. Senior advocate Kalyan Bandopadhyay mentioned the PIL before the division bench of ACJ Tapabrata Chakraborty and Justice Atarup Banerjee. END Source link
Mumbai: A nine-year-old boy was killed in a road accident on Friday morning in the Appapada area in Malad (East) after the cycle he was riding pillion on was allegedly hit by a BEST bus.The deceased was identified as Rupesh Dhotre. Sources said that Dhotre, along with his 14-year-old cousin, was returning home on a…
Last week, the residents of Old Goa staged a peaceful protest march near Monte Chapel, demanding that the TCP department immediately review approvals granted for proposed farmhouse developments in the area Panaji: An objection has been filed with the chief town planner (CTP) seeking the cancellation of technical clearances granted for three proposed farmhouses near…
