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Protesters continue march despite police action in Ranchi NEW DELHI: Echoing scenes from Bihar where student protesters recently danced under police water cannons, Jharkhand job aspirants on Monday broke followed suit as police turned water cannons on them during their ‘Vidhan Sabha Gherao’ march in Ranchi.Thousands of protesters breached multiple barricades while marching towards the…

Germany commercial property saw a fall of over 1% Commercial real estate prices in Germany fell in the second quarter, breaking a five-quarter run of gains as renewed inflation fears, higher interest rates and geopolitical tensions put pressure on a property market still recovering from a deep downturn, banking association VDP said on Monday.The decline…

File Pic: FIFA President Gianni Infantino (AP Photo) UEFA, CONCACAF and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have launched a stinging attack on FIFA president Gianni Infantino, accusing him of a “fundamental breach of trust” over his reported plans to sell an interest in the FIFA World Cup.In an open letter to the “football family” released…

Pakistan’s elections were marked by protests and violence, raising concerns over security, political stability and the credibility of the electoral process. Polling for Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir’s so called assembly elections entered its final phase on Monday amid heightened security and reports of Islamabad-backed crackdown in the region.Voting is being held despite boycott calls from…

Amit Shah set to respond in Parliament on student protest crackdown NEW DELHI: Union Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday said Union home minister Amit Shah is prepared to respond in Parliament on the student protest crackdown, while asking opposition members not to disrupt the proceedings when the statement is made.“The offer made by…

Image Used For Representational Purpose Only GUWAHATI: At least 18 Assamese villagers were injured, four of them critically, after unidentified men from the Arunachal Pradesh side opened fire during a confrontation along the disputed Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border, triggering fresh tension between the two neighbouring states.The incident, which reportedly stemmed from a dispute over alleged encroachment…

The project showed how an urban waterway could be designed to serve several functions at once. (Pictures: Landazine) In 2012, Singapore turned a major urban drainage channel into natural-like river. The project was part of Singapore’s Active, Beautiful, Clean (ABC) Waters Programme.According to Water Online, a 2.7-km section of the Kallang River at Bishan-Ang Mo…

An underwater explosion as part of a subsurface naval demolition exercise. (Image credit: US DoW) The Indian and the US navies have begun a five-day specialised bilateral exercise focused on Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) at the Southern Naval Command in Kochi. The exercise, which will conclude on August 14, is aimed at sharpening interoperability between…

When it comes to solar panels, they are usually spread across rooftops or open fields where they serve more purposes than just providing energy. But near Chandrasan village in the western Indian state of Gujarat, a roughly 2,460-foot ribbon of panels sits above moving irrigation water, turning an existing canal into both a power site…

Rahul steps up attack at Centre NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi has stepped up his attack on the Centre, taking direct aim at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah over the police crackdown on students protesting at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar over the NEET paper leak.The students’ prolonged…