Two people were detained by the Mumbai Police NEW DELHI: Two people were detained by the Mumbai Police from the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre (NMACC) in Mumbai, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to attend an event, police said.According to the police, one of the detained individuals claimed to be an official from…
File photo: King Charles and Prince Harry with wife Meghan Markle Prince Harry and his wife Meghan were surprised by a letter sent on behalf of King Charles III clarifying that they remain non-working members of the British royal family and private citizens, their spokesperson said.The letter, authorised by Charles and sent to senior British…
Minister for Backward Classes Welfare V Sampathkumar moved the resolution. NEW DELHI: The Tamil Nadu Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution asking the Centre to use only officially recognised caste names while collecting data on Other Backward Classes during the second phase of the 2027 Census.The resolution covers Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and…
As the world grapples with mounting waste and rising carbon emissions, a bridge project in New York is offering an unusual example of how something destined for a landfill can be given a second life. In June 2024, construction began on a $21.2 million project in the Village of Whitney Point, where New York is…
A bench of Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and R Mahadevan was hearing a plea. The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would examine on September 10 whether the issues arising from the Satya Niketan building collapse in Delhi should be taken up by the top court, potentially bringing the case under its ongoing pan-India proceedings.A bench…
The project is a brilliant example of the circular economy in action; used diapers are not treated as waste to be sent to landfill, but are instead recovered for their materials and given a new lease of life. What if the disposable diaper changed a baby’s day, and then went on to help build the…
Police complaint lodged against Dhirendra Shastri NEW DELHI: The West Bengal Congress on Tuesday lodged a police complaint against Bageshwar Dham head priest Dhirendra Shastri over his recent “avoid non-veg during Durga Puja” remark, asserting that the call was “intended to create disharmony.”In the complaint submitted to the officer-in-charge of Kolkata’s Bhawanipore police station, the…
Robin Williams’ Napa Valley estate, known as Villa Sorriso, was an extraordinary private retreat that combined a vast mountain property with a mansion of nearly 20,000 square feet. Williams commissioned the estate in the early 2000s, creating a secluded compound spread across about 640 acres in the Mayacamas Mountains between Napa and Sonoma valleys. The…
Calgary police have released photos of 15 Indian-origin charged in a series of extortion/Image: Calgary police/ Enhanced by AI Canadian police have released photographs of 15 men charged over a series of extortion investigations that allegedly targeted members of the city’s South Asian community.The Calgary Police Service said 16 people have been charged with a…
About 600 oak trees were eventually used to build the Globe. Shakespeare’s Globe in London is preparing for a major roof replacement nearly 30 years after the reconstructed theatre opened. The work will use traditional thatching methods rather than modern roofing materials, keeping the building’s historic character intact.The project will require about 14,000 bundles of…