Mumbai: Sahar police arrested a passenger for allegedly smoking in an aircraft toilet aboard a flight from Saudi Arabia to Mumbai on July 30. Despite a no-smoking sign being visibly displayed aboard the Saudi-Mumbai flight, the passenger committed the offence after the flight took off from Saudi.The passenger, identified as Nurry Bahuleyan (34) from Kerala’s…
Abhijeet Dipke questioned the appointment of Pralhad Joshi as the new education minister NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke said the Centre was yet to fulfil several commitments made after the NEET protest, warning that the organisation would return to the streets if the remaining demands were not implemented.His remarks came days…
(L-R) Vitor Silva, President, Michelin Africa, India and Middle East Region, Shantanu Deshpande, MD, Michelin India and Jean-François RENE, Executive Director, Michelin Chennai Chennai: Michelin is broadening its ambitions in India beyond tyre manufacturing, positioning the country as a strategic base for production, engineering, artificial intelligence, research and development, global sourcing and exports as the…
A garbage heap near Kurji road in Patna Patna: Heaps of uncollected waste in residential neighbourhoods have begun decomposing rapidly due to intermittent rainfall, emitting a foul odour amid the ongoing sanitation workers’ strike.Residents said garbage collection remains irregular in several localities, particularly in inner lanes where waste has accumulated for days, raising concerns over…
Chandrajit MukerjeeRanchi: The Jharkhand high court on Monday directed the state govt to inform what action has been taken against senior police officials posted in Bokaro for not being able to make a breakthrough in the recovery of a girl lmissing since July 2025. The court was hearing a petition filed by Rekha Devi, the…
Students Protest in Ranchi Ranchi: The ongoing protest by job aspirants at Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium in Ranchi against the alleged exam irregularities is now drawing support from politicians from the governing INDIA bloc parties.Congress functionary Bandhu Tirkey on Monday arranged breakfast for protesters camping at the stadium. The agitation, which began on July 25,…
Glaw Lake in Himachal Pradesh NEW DELHI: India’s one more wetland, Glaw Lake of Arunachal Pradesh, has entered the global list of protected wetlands as a Ramsar site. It is the country’s 101st such site and the state’s first to join the elite club for additional care and conservation.Located within the Kamlang Tiger Reserve and…
A policeman speaks to Aditya Singh’s grandmother at their Howrah home Howrah: Posing as a committed BJP supporter, Aditya Singh, a second-year BCom student at Umesh Chandra College in Kolkata and an alleged associate of suspected militant Hamim Mondal, had reportedly been gathering information on minister of state Umesh Rai and his family, according to…
This is the third such plea against FDA action before Bombay HC in recent days Mumbai: Bombay HC on Monday directed the state Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to restore a Navi Mumbai restobar’s food licence, which was suspended on June 30, after it was informed that the establishment had reported 100% compliance compliance with…
(L) Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke and exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen (R) NEW DELHI: Responding to remarks by exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen, Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Monday said comparisons between the group’s protests and student movements in Bangladesh and Nepal were misplaced.“Protests in Bangladesh, Nepal are being…
