Expelled Bihar Congress functionaries protest outside party office, seek Rahul Gandhi meeting over state unit issues. NEW DELHI: A group of expelled Bihar Congress functionaries Tuesday protested in front of the party office here, and demanded a meeting with Rahul Gandhi so that they could “apprise” him of the realities of the state unit.The former…
NHRC has issued directions to Delhi chief secretary and chairperson of UGC NEW DELHI: Taking cognisance of the lack of adequate and affordable hostel facilities for students of the Delhi University, the National Human Rights Commission has issued directions to Delhi chief secretary and chairperson of the University Grants Commission to submit in consultation with…
Rajnath Singh became first Indian defence minister in nearly four decades to visit Sri Lanka for defence-level talks Defence minister Rajnath Singh said in Colombo on Tuesday that “India and Sri Lanka are close friends and India will always stand firmly with Sri Lanka whenever the island nation faces a crisis.”Rajnath, who is on a…
Congress SC/ST MPs seek FIR over ‘purification’ of Kharge rally venue NEW DELHI: Confrontation hit Parliament Street police station Tuesday after a group of Congress SC/ST MPs petitioned police for an FIR for the “untouchability-purification” committed against party president Mallikarjun Kharge, but cops refused to file the case. After three hours of deadlock, police informed…
Rachel Chen, 18, won $100,000 for her innovative quantum mathematics research. (Photo: Society for Science) At just 18, Rachel Chen has taken a decades-old mathematical idea and expanded it into a visual framework for understanding complex quantum systems, earning her a $100,000 award in the 2026 Regeneron Science Talent Search.Chen, a student at Marlborough School…
NCPCR summons Meta India chief (representative image) NEW DELHI: The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has summoned Meta India’s managing director and country head to appear before it on Wednesday over advertisements allegedly linked to child sexual exploitation and abuse material (CSEAM) on Instagram.The commission took suo motu cognisance of a BBC…
Rep. Chellie Pingree urges Speaker Johnson to sue Trump administration over Washington arch/Image: X A senior House Democrat has urged Speaker Mike Johnson to sue the Trump administration over plans to begin work on a proposed triumphal arch in Washington, arguing that Congress has not approved funding or authorised the project.Representative Chellie Pingree, the top…
Deep in Maine’s Muscongus Bay, a 330-acre island covered in spruce trees has survived a threat of clear-cut logging and, 90 years later, continues to serve as an international training centre for environmentalists and bird researchers. Hog Island Audubon Camp, near the coastal community of Bremen, marked its 90th anniversary in late August 2026. According…
A biological control project started half a century ago to destroy a stubborn invasive weed accidentally set off an ecological chain reaction that increased human exposure to a deadly virus. In 1973, wildlife officials and agricultural scientists in Montana released two species of European gall flies, Urophora affinis and Urophora quadrifasciata, to control the spread…
Andrew Flintoff has listed his £6.75 million Cheshire mansion for sale. (Photo: Getty Images/Rightmove) England cricket legend Andrew Flintoff has put his lavish Cheshire mansion on the market for £6.75 million, offering a glimpse into the luxury property where the former England all-rounder has lived with his family.The 48-year-old, widely known as Freddie Flintoff, purchased…