An animal lover holds a placard The latest Supreme Court order to release strays back into streets after vaccination – modifying an earlier blanket directive to round up all street dogs and place them in dedicated shelters – was welcomed by dog lovers and animal rights activists across country, although many flagged concerns regarding the…
BHOPAL: Has the curtain finally and quietly come down on a three-decade saga – the elusive plan to bring Asiatic lions from Gujarat’s Gir sanctuary to Kuno in Sheopur district of Madhya Pradesh? Likely. Lions may sit at the top of the food chain, but the rumble in the jungle suggests cheetahs have outmanoeuvred them…
PATNA: In his first remarks on the Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill proposing removal of PM, CMs and minister if they are jailed on serious charges, PM Narendra Modi said opposition parties, such as RJD and Congress, were against it as many of their politicians were either in jail or out on bail. “They fear if…
NEW DELHI: The government on Friday clarified that no order has been issued to lift the ban on TikTok, news agency ANI reported, quoting sources. “The Government of India has not issued any unblocking order for TikTok. Any such statement/news is false and misleading,” ANI quoted government sources as saying.The clarification came after Chinese apps…
NEW DELHI: Former Australia wicketkeeper and Punjab Kings assistant coach Brad Haddin has described Shreyas Iyer‘s omission from India’s Asia Cup 2025 squad as an “extraordinary selection”, admitting he was left baffled by the decision of the Indian selectors.Iyer, 30, was not included in the 15-member squad announced by BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar on…
NEW DELHI: As the opposition is busy guessing former Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar’s whereabouts, he is keeping himself busy playing table tennis and practicing yoga, news agency PTI reported.Almost a month after he abruptly resigned from his post on the first day of the Monsoon Session, people in the know of his routine said he regularly…
Jerome Powell (AP file photo) US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell indicated on Friday that a potential rate reduction could occur during September’s central bank meeting. However, he maintained a balanced stance, refraining from making definitive commitments about interest rate cuts. His comments acknowledged mounting concerns about employment conditions whilst emphasising that inflation risks continue…
NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha terminated the services of two government employees in the Union Territory on Friday over their alleged involvement in terror activities, officials said. The dismissed employees were identified as Siyad Ahmad Khan, an assistant stockman in the Sheep Husbandry Department residing in the Keran area, and Khurshid…
NEW DELHI: If the Congress-led India bloc’s Vice President candidate, B Sudershan Reddy, had not delivered the Salwa Judum judgment, the extremist Left movement in the country would have ended before 2020, Union home minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah on Friday accused his of “supporting” Naxalism.Speaking after inaugurating the Manorama News conclave organised…
A drone video showing potholes on the Vashishti bridge in Chiplun, part of the Mumbai-Goa highway, has gone viral on social media. The footage, which users compared to the surface of the moon, highlights the poor state of the bridge where crater-like potholes stretch across the road. Heavy trucks are seen parked near the divider,…
