Climate activists have sounded a ‘wetland emergency’, as three key flamingo habitats in Navi Mumbai have turned toxic, with tests of water samples revealing alarming results.Activists flagged the deteriorating condition of the DPS, NRI, and T S Chanakya lakes at Nerul, which serve as satellite wetlands for the Thane Creek Flamingo Sanctuary (TCFS), a Ramsar…
NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday criticised the Narendra Modi-led Union government over the depreciation of the Indian rupee, questioning the Prime Minister’s ability to lead the country.Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, Raut recalled a remark made by PM Modi during his tenure as Gujarat chief minister, in which…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a high-level meeting on Sunday evening to review India’s energy preparedness amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, with senior ministers set to assess the situation in the petroleum, power and fertiliser sectors, PTI reported citing sources.The meeting will focus on ensuring uninterrupted supply, stable logistics and…
NEW DELHI: The just-concluded Rajya Sabha election has done more than reshuffle numbers in the Upper House – it has once again exposed the widening divide within the opposition’s INDIA (Indian National Development Inclusive Alliance) bloc. What was stitched together as a united opposition front, led by Congress, against the BJP ahead of the 2024…
Every year on March 21, the world observes World Down Syndrome Day, a date that reflects the very nature of the condition it represents. The symbolism of 3/21 marks the presence of three copies of chromosome 21, a genetic variation that shapes millions of lives across the globe.Down syndrome, or Trisomy 21, is the most…
World Water Day 2026: How India’s Jal Sahelis are leading the way (Image credits: Unicef) In the parched flatlands of Bundelkhand, one of India’s most water-stressed regions, a woman wakes before sunrise. She does not head to a well. She heads to a meeting. As a Jal Saheli — a “Friend of Water” — she…
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday named M Arulmurugan as its candidate for the upcoming Puducherry assembly elections, set to be held on April 9. The announcement follows the BJP’s release of the first list of candidates a day earlier. Arulmurugan will contest from the Karaikal South constituency in the Union territory.With…
PM Narendra Modi (Image/PTI) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday became the longest-serving head of a government, completing 8,931 days in office. He surpassed the previous record held by Pawan Kumar Chamling who served as Sikkim’s chief minister for over 24 years, remaining 8930 days in office.PM Modi served as the chief minister…
US House(L); refugees fleeing East Pakistan in 1971 (R, AP file photo) US Congressman Greg Landsman has introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives seeking to recognise the atrocities committed by Pakistani army and its allies, against Bengali Hindus in 1971, as war crimes and genocide.Landsman, a Democrat from Ohio, moved the resolution on…
S Jaishankar, Abbas Araghchi (File photos) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday greeted his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi, and discussed the ongoing conflict in West Asia.In a post on X, Jaishankar said, “Spoke this evening to FM Araghchi of Iran. Conveyed greetings for Navroz and Eid. Our conversation was on the latest developments regarding…