BENGALURU: In the global battle against waste, two streams stand out for their notorious resistance to recycling: multi-layered plastics (MLPs) and synthetic textiles. Dubbed “untouchables” in the recycling world, these materials are complex, chemically diverse, and largely destined for landfills or incineration.But a new technology developed at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) may offer…
NEW DELIH: In a first, both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha simultaneously took up two bills of the same ministry – shipping – on the same day and passed both. The Merchant Shipping Bill, 2025, and the Carriage of Goods by Sea Bill, 2025, were passed after brief debate, amid opposition protest to demand a…
NEW DELHI: Matters pending before the judiciary cannot be discussed on the floor of the House, the govt asserted on Wednesday in Lok Sabha in response to continued demand from opposition parties for a discussion on the SIR exercise in Bihar.Addressing the House, parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijuju said the functioning of autonomous institutions, such…
NEW DELHI: Asserting that the Modi govt’s refusal to discuss the revision of Bihar’s electoral rolls in Parliament implies it has “a lot to hide”, the joint opposition on Wednesday announced it will march to the Election Commission on Aug 11 to lodge its protest against the “manipulation of votes”.The INDIA bloc held a joint…
NEW DELHI: Brushing aside the allegation by opposition MPs Asaduddin Owaisi and Randeep Surjewala that the special intensive revision of electoral roll in Bihar is an exercise in disenfranchising minorities and precarious communities, the Election Commission on Wednesday asked them to get all such electors to file their claims and objections before Sept 1.“Mr Owaisi…
DEHRADUN: The Kheer Gad river surged through without warning, tearing through Dharali – a village that holds its history in the soil. The flash flood halved the settlement, destroying homes and orchards, and burying what little remained of its oldest monument: the Kalp Kedar temple, a shrine dedicated to Shiva and, as local lore has…
A tech startup CEO recently declared that he is deleting his Instagram account. In a now viral post on social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) startup founder with an X username @Spor posted, “deleting my Instagram today not just the app, the whole account it’s time to be a man.” The post soon…
NAMAKKAL: A 36-year-old man beheaded his three daughters aged 10, 7 and 6, and died by suicide by slitting his throat at his residence in Veppagoundanputhur village in Namakkal district, early on Tuesday. The Mangalapuram police said, the crime was committed by M Govindaraj. “He had taken a loan of 20 lakh to start his…
JAMMU: A special NIA court in Jammu framed charges against three Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), J&K, operatives and a trust on Tuesday, for allegedly raising and utilising funds to further the activities of the proscribed outfit in violation of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), 1967.The accused are Amir Mohammad Shamsi from Rajouri’s Rehtal; Abdul Hamid Ganai…
In a shocking incident, a 19-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly gang-raped by five men in a forest near Churhat, Madhya Pradesh. The victim and her boyfriend were attacked; the boy was left unconscious. BHOPAL: A 19-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly gang-raped by five men in a forest area near Churhat in Sidhi district of Madhya…
