The photograph captures a haunting symbol of a family’s final journey.A dust-covered white Mercedes sits quietly outside the gutted structure of Flourish Stay Bed and Breakfast in Delhi’s Hauz Rani, silently telling a story words can hardly narrate. NEW DELHI: The photograph captures a haunting symbol of a family’s final journey.A dust-covered white Mercedes sits…
BENGALURU: India may have taken the term “filthy rich” literally. Indian cities’ growth remains tied to polluting fossil-fuel use and consequent pollution while China and several other countries have pulled ahead on cleaner urbanisation, according to a study in Nature Cities in which researchers analysed 5,435 cities worldwide between 2019 and 2024 using satellite-based nitrogen…
Bengaluru: Karnataka’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) office has directed election officials to let adult family members appear on behalf of senior citizens, persons with disabilities, sick persons and overseas electors during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.The decision follows requests from voters and political parties, after the Election Commission on Friday permitted…
Dipke announces hunger strike (PTI image) NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke on Saturday announced that he has begun an indefinite hunger strike, saying the fast starts “right now” after activist Sonam Wangchuk was removed from the protest site at Jantar Mantar earlier in the day.Announcing the decision on X, Dipke wrote, “I…
Itanagar: A senior leader of the NSCN-R faction surrendered before a joint team of security forces in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tirap district on Friday.The insurgent, identified as ‘self-styled lieutenant colonel’ Penngam Konyak, 42, formalised his surrender at the superintendent of police (SP) office in Khonsa, the district headquarters of Tirap.Konyak is a resident of Nyasa village…
Rajasthan govt has suspended 51 empanelled hospitals from the Rajasthan Govt Health Scheme (RGHS) in the past three months as part of a strict crackdown on financial and procedural irregularities JAIPUR: The Rajasthan govt has suspended 51 empanelled hospitals from the Rajasthan Govt Health Scheme (RGHS) in the past three months as part of a…
Vasco: A woman pedestrian was killed in an accident at Mangor-Hill, Vasco on Saturday, the second casualty involving a Thar within 24 hours.On Friday, a drunk man driving a Thar was hit by a scooterist, who later succumbed to injuries at the hospital the same day. The rider’s nephew, who was travelling as a pillion…
India coaches are getting valuable inputs from their Premier League counterparts Margao: India coaches have picked up valuable lessons from the Premier League coach developers’ team, currently in Goa as part of Dream Sports Foundation’s strategic partnership for the AIFF Junior League.The Premier League team is led by Carl Plunkett, lead coach developer, Chris Foreman…
Portland General Electric’s Harborton Reliability Project, which would cut down 400 trees on a 5-acre plot, is facing massive backlash from conservation groups. While the project is yet to gain final approval from City Hall, it is already facing contention.According to a report by Ecoticias.com, the project is vital to maintain reliable power for over…
A new study which was done across tropical countries suggests that non-native trees can become surprisingly common in young regenerating forests, especially where the canopy is still open. But as the forest matures and the canopy closes, their share tends to decline. The study was published in Nature’s July 2026 journal.The research analysed 1,561 forest…
