Police stop protesters from taking out a procession from the Chachal site in Guwahati Guwahati: Tension prevailed at the Chachal protest site here on Saturday as nearly 300 people gathered for a satyagraha demanding the resignation of chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the withdrawal of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.The protest…
On Sept 28, a Supreme Court Bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant asked the Centre to consider binding rules that would make 18 the minimum age for opening a social media account, because a minor cannot sign a contract under Indian law.The Solicitor General’s reply was unusually direct: “Something can be done, something should…
Jaipur: Rajasthan Police Saturday announced they will deploy women personnel in plain clothes, conduct decoy operations and step up patrolling at Garba and Dandiya venues during Navratri.Police will draw up security and traffic plans for major venues and maintain vigilance after events end.Women police personnel and Kalika teams will patrol crowded and sensitive venues.Police will…
Internet restrictions and arrests during Cockroach Janta Party-led anti-SIR protests in New Delhi triggered sharp political reactions Saturday, as J&K CM Omar Abdullah said the “Kashmir model” had reached the capital, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti called the restrictions a reminder of Kashmir’s 2019 lockdown, and CPM described the atmosphere as “akin to the Emergency”.Omar said…
In February 1969, Beth Temple agreed to meet a surgeon she had never met after colleagues decided the two might suit each other. Beth was a young mother and teacher. Dr Arvid Temple was an older doctor with a dairy farm in eastern Will County, Illinois, which he had bought several years earlier. They married…
Representative Image of a luxurious superyacht conducting marine science research in the Antarctic waters under clear skies ( AI Generrated Image) Superyachts are usually associated with luxury travel, but the 68-metre Archimedes, owned by Jim and Marilyn Simons at the time of the research, also became a platform for marine science. During several deployments between…
General:Your efforts carry weight today. Saturn makes you seem serious, and the Moon helps highlight you in the public eye, which means your superiors, elders and authority figures are more likely to notice what you’re doing. There’s always respect when you’re prepared and when the timing’s right, and it’s all these right now.In your inner…
New Delhi: Quasar Akhtar Khalil was having his first chai of the day with a biscuit, standing alongside some women constables at a shop on Leo Tolstoy Marg, when some cops in uniform suddenly closed in on him from both sides and grabbed his arms. Within seconds, he was on the verge of being bundled…
Navi Mumbai: A 62-year-old landlord has been arrested by Turbhe police for allegedly sexually abusing an 8-year-old daughter of his tenant when the minor girl’s parents, who are daily wage labourers, had gone to work and she was alone at their chawl home in Mahape village on Fri around 9 am. The arrested accused has…
Hyderabad: A two-year-old girl died after allegedly consuming cyanide kept within her reach outside a jewellery store in Chintal, prompting police to register a negligence case against the shop owner and an employee after relatives complained about the handling of hazardous chemicals.The incident occurred on Oct 7, but came to light only on Saturday when…
