By Shloka A JatkarAs conversations about the portrayal of women in entertainment once again make headlines, a recently held seminar in Bengaluru focused on a larger question: Have we really moved beyond viewing women only through the lens of their bodies? Titled Gender, Gaze, and Authority: Challenges of Writing the Body and Gender Politics, the…
HC notice to TN on GO against religious events in schools Chennai: Madras high court on Monday granted the state govt four weeks to file its response to a batch of petitions challenging a govt order banning private schools from hosting political, religious and ideological programmes on their campuses.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Sushrut…
Hyderabad: Water quality in Telangana’s two major rivers — Krishna and Godavari — has deteriorated significantly, with bacterial contamination levels far exceeding permissible limits, according to data from Central Water Commission (CWC) .The latest water quality bulletin reveals that total coliform (TC) levels at several locations along the Krishna river are nearly 20 times higher…
Large stretches of the Aravalis continue to remain outside formal forest records despite possessing all ecological characteristics Gurgaon: Haryana lost 30 hectares of natural forest in 2025, generating an estimated 6.9 kilotonnes of carbon dioxide emissions, according to data released by Global Forest Watch (GFW), a platform that tracks forest change using satellite imagery.The loss…
Kolkata: Trinamool’s Beleghata MLA Kunal Ghosh was struck by an egg while speaking to the media outside party chief Mamata Banerjee‘s Kalighat residence on Monday. Trinamool seniors at the spot immediately dialled cops and alleged BJP involvement.Ghosh had come out after one of the near-daily meetings Mamata has been holding with senior party office-bearers. Walking…
The demonstration was called off on Sunday night after village elders urged them not to continue the protest on the day of the airport’s inauguration Noida: Even as Noida International Airport was inaugurated on Monday, the issue of employment for families affected by land acquisition for the project remains unresolved. A group of affected residents…
Panaji: In a significant move that could transform Goa’s night life and simultaneously address noise pollution concerns, the Goa State Pollution Control Board has told around 40 nightclubs and restaurants in the state that loud music can only be played indoors.The GSPCB has also concluded that the real time online noise monitoring system installed at…
Varanasi/Lucknow: The DP World PGTI NexGen Tour will make its debut in Varanasi with the sixth event of the season scheduled at the BLW Greens Golf Course here from June 16 to 18.The first-ever DP World PGTI tournament in Varanasi will offer a prize purse of Rs25 lakh and will be played over 54 holes…
The latest sanction covers installation on 598km spanning 48 block sections, at an estimated cost of Rs 140 crore Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad division of the Western Railway is set to become fully equipped with Kavach 4.0 after Indian Railways approved the expansion of the indigenous train protection system across the remaining sections of the division.The…
Hisar: Three people were killed and 28 others injured when an overcrowded private bus overturned into a field near Bhodi village on the Fatehabad-Tohana road on Monday morning.The 52-seater bus was carrying over 60 passengers from Fatehabad to Tohana when it lost control at a sharp turn. Nearby residents broke the bus windows to rescue…
