Chennai: Residents queue up with buckets and cans, waiting for water lorries. Not far away from their houses are five big waterbodies. For decades that’s how it’s been in Tambaram. These lakes were never used to supply water and now it could be too late. Reason: they have shrunk by 44% over the years because…
In Kankarbagh, an upscale locality in the heart of Patna, ‘pure milk’ does not mean any packet of pasteurized milk. It is a code word for expensive blended Scotch whisky, which comes in a tetra pack to avoid prying eyes.In dry Bihar, where prohibition for the past 10 years has turned ‘sonapapdi’ into code for…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday pulled up Centre and asked it to consider amending the law to permit rape survivors to terminate unwanted pregnancies even beyond 20 weeks.While hearing a plea by AIIMS seeking to set aside its order allowing a 15-year-old girl to medically terminate her 30-week pregnancy, a bench of Chief…
Kolkata: An intense thunderstorm lashed the city for around two hours on Wednesday evening, flooding various areas. The nor’wester pulled the mercury down by six degrees. Eight flights, including two international flights, were diverted and several arrivals and departures were delayed.The Met office did not rule out more spells of rain on Thursday. Some of…
Metro One delays after maintenance trigger overcrowding MUMBAI: Commuters on the Mumbai Metro One corridor faced delays and overcrowding on Thursday after the operator imposed temporary speed restrictions following rail grinding work.The maintenance exercise, carried out in collaboration with Bangalore Metro, is aimed at improving track quality and ride safety. However, the resulting speed curbs…
NEW DELHI: At least three children, aged between 8-10 years, drowned in a pond at a golf course in Dwarka’s Sector 24 area on Thursday, according to police. Sector 23 police station received a PCR call about the incident at 7.07am, following which a police team rushed to the spot. Fire brigade personnel and other…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu could serve as a model for India’s clean energy transition, with a new report pointing to the state’s growing role in attracting investments in the sector through stronger industrial policy.The India’s Climate and Energy Frontiers (ICEF) report, prepared by Schmidt Sciences with India Institute of Technology Madras and other leading national institutions,…
In a distressing turn of events, a 13-year-old boy has been taken into custody in Patna following allegations of raping a 17-year-old girl who lived in the same building. The harrowing incident reportedly took place while both were unaccompanied at home. The victim alerted her family as soon as they returned, prompting a swift response…
‘State bifurcation’, P 12 AmitAnand.ChoudharyNew Delhi: In a first, a criminal case has been quashed against a police officer on the grounds of delay in trial proceedings, which remained dormant for 35 years.“We are informed that in all, five accused came to be chargesheeted, including the present petitioner. Out of five, two co-accused passed away…
Image used for representational purpose only GAIGHATA: A controversy erupted during polling in the Gaighata Assembly constituency in North 24-Parganas after central forces personnel prevented several elderly men from entering a booth allegedly for wearing lungi, prompting charges of harassment and raising questions on the security forces’ role.This took place at Kuchulia Primary School in…
