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SIR row: DMK to skip INDIA bloc meet again, blames Congress for Akhilesh’s ‘absence’ | India News
NEW DELHI: DMK on Tuesday said it would not attend the INDIA bloc meeting scheduled for September 30, asserting that it is no longer part of the opposition alliance after Congress broke ties with it and extended support to Vijay’s TVK following the Tamil Nadu assembly elections.DMK spokesperson TKS Elangovan said several parties were reluctant…
‘Affects freedom of speech’: Kunal Kamra moves SC over legislative privileges issue in Shinde row | India News
Kunal Kamra seeks to join SC case examining the limits of MLAs’ legislative privileges and their constitutional interplay with free speech NEW DELHI: Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court seeking to intervene in a case concerning the scope of legislative privileges enjoyed by MLAs and their interplay with the fundamental right…
An Illinois waterfall and canyon photographed as a tourist attraction in 1903 remained largely closed to the public for generations; its corporate owner has now donated more than 50 acres so it can become a public park
Historic photographs and postcards show the waterfall as a local scenic attraction as early as the beginning of the 20th century A more than 50-acre property containing a waterfall, canyon and sandstone walls in North Utica, Illinois, could eventually become a public park after its corporate owner donated the land to the village. Covia transferred…
Two MHA officials held for allegedly seeking bribe to facilitate FCRA registration | India News
Delhi Police apprehends two MHA officials in alleged FCRA bribery case NEW DELHI: Two officials of the Union home ministry have been apprehended for allegedly seeking a bribe from an association to facilitate its registration under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), PTI reported on Tuesday.The Delhi Police Special Cell, in coordination with central agencies,…
A Maryland factory built in 1920 once employed thousands making furniture, food and WWII rations; after sitting vacant, it has been restored as a business hub with a new $1 million oyster center
The Packing House’s history is closely connected to the industries that shaped the Eastern Shore. A historic factory in Cambridge, Maryland, built in 1920 has been transformed from a vacant building into a centre for businesses, entrepreneurs, food production and community programmes. The Packing House, in Dorchester County, was once linked to one of the…
Scientists in Thailand hid fruits in an opaque box; 16 Asian elephants learned to navigate it for rewards and followed it along
Asian elephants can abandon a familiar way of reaching food when it stops working, as per a new study conducted in Thailand. In tests with 16 animals, researchers found evidence of inhibitory control, the ability to hold back an unhelpful response and switch to a successful one in seconds.The research, published in PLOS One on…
Pakistan’s Hangor-class submarine fires missile, raising stakes in the Arabian Sea
Pakistan’s newly commissioned submarine PNS Hangor, has undergone its first missile firing. (image credit: PN) Even as India’s long-delayed P-75(I) project for six new-generation submarines continues to hang fire, Pakistan on Sunday announced that its newly inducted Chinese-built AIP submarine had successfully test-fired an anti-ship cruise missile in the North Arabian Sea. Sources in the…
Nitin Gadkari says Rs 61,500 crore, 630-km highway corridor to link Siliguri with Guwahati, Shillong; high-speed between UP & North East in works to cut travel time drastically
Gadkari described the 630-km corridor as the “lifeline” of the North East. (Image for representative purpose only) High-speed highway connectivity is in the works for the North-East connecting it to Uttar Pradesh in the future. Road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday said that the government will soon take up construction of a…
Delhi HC quashes FSSAI order directing Red Bull to drop ‘energy drink’ label | India News
NEW DELHI: Delhi high court on Tuesday quashed an order issued by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) directing Austrian beverage maker Red Bull to stop using the “energy drink” descriptor on its cans.The court set aside the June 30, 2026 order, saying that the regulator had taken the decision “without affording…
Rahul Gandhi backs Gen Z protests: ‘Stop punishing women for crimes against them’ | India News
“Stop punishing women for the crimes committed against them,” Rahul Gandhi said in a post on X. NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday backed the ongoing student-led protests over women’s safety, accusing the government of responding to violence against women by restricting their movement instead of making public spaces…
