NEW DELHI: The winter session is headed for another showdown as Centre has proposed to include Chandigarh under the ambit of Article 240 of the Constitution, allowing for the appointment of a Lieutenant Governor to administer the Union territory, a move which instantly triggered protests from parties in Punjab. AAP, Congress and SAD have resolved…
The latest nighttime photograph shared by the International Space Station offers a striking view of how human activity shapes the Earth after dark. The image highlights cities across Asia and South America that stand out because of their dense networks of artificial light. Delhi appears especially radiant, its interconnected roads and neighbourhoods forming vivid patterns…
NEW DELHI: Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi talked about Operation Sindoor, drawing parallels with a “trusted orchestra” where “every musician played a simultaneous or a synergistic role.“. Speaking at an event in the national capital on Saturday, he explained how the armed forces destroyed nine targets in 22 minutes, despite the time crunch.“Operation Sindoor was…
File pic of PT display during an NDA convocation ceremony NDA’s training regimen takes cadets beyond mental and physical limits of endurance. For some, however, the going gets really tough and the road ends not in a quiet withdrawal, but in tragedy. Two recent deaths at the premier military training academy have forced deep introspection…
When Carnatic vocalist Bombay Jayashri Ramnath suffered a brain haemorrhage in March 2023, the singer was unable to sit, stand, or move. Involuntary neck and jaw tremors made even speech, an uphill task, forget singing. Traditional physiotherapy, with its repetitive routines, felt painful, monotonous and dispiriting. Recovery seemed distant, and she shut herself from social…
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi Saturday proposed a G20 Critical Minerals Circularity Initiative, saying for global growth, sustainability and clean energy are essential, and critical minerals have a huge role to play.“Under this, innovations such as re-cycling, urban mining and second-life batteries can be promoted,” said Modi, addressing a G20 meeting in Johannesburg. This comes…
NEW DELHI: The G20 bloc in South Africa adopted a landmark declaration, unanimously agreed upon despite opposition and boycott by the United States. In a break from tradition, the world leaders adopted the joint declaration at the start of the summit as opposed to concluding day of discussions. The US boycotted the event due to…
Gurgaon: A bank officer who noticed consecutive high-value money transfers from a customer’s account and, thinking on her feet, intervened with recipient banks to keep them on hold helped foil a ‘digital arrest’ scam in which a senior citizen could have lost more than Rs 6 crore.Thanks to Meet Sabharwal, a relationship manager with Axis…
Weavers work on handlooms in Assam’s Sualkuchi village; (bottom) Buyers with mekhela chador — traditional two-piece garment worn in the state — made of Pat and Muga silk Sualkuchi operates 12,000 handlooms, producing around 3 lakh sq m of silk fabric a year, and remains untouched by the clatter of machinesIn 1946, when Mahatma Gandhi…
MARGAO: Two women’s organisations in Goa have voiced strong opposition to a proposed ‘Tales of Kamasutra & Christmas Celebration’ event on December 25-28 and called on authorities to investigate and block the festival.Goa Women’s Forum (GWF) and Bailancho Ekvott have lodged separate complaints against the event, which they claimed would damage state’s reputation as a…
