Indira Gandhi and son Sanjay in a file photo from 1977 NEW DELHI: Over 1.07 crore people were sterilised during the National Emergency from 1975 to 1977, exceeding the “targets” set by the then Indira Gandhi govt by 60%, as per the findings of the Justice J C Shah Commission shared by the Union home…
NEW DELHI: The central government has said that it intends to control street dog population only through its animal birth control (ABC) programme that mandates civic bodies to catch and release strays to their original locations post-sterilisation.The ABC rules, framed under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, align with global standards set by…
NFL fans love a good crossover between sports and pop culture just look at how Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift turned into a global spectacle. So when Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert was spotted with singer Madison Beer, the internet went into full detective mode. Photos of the two together had fans convinced another…
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah (File photo) BENGALURU: After decades of deliberations, agitations and commissions, Congress govt in Karnataka on Tuesday decided to rework the internal reservation structure for Scheduled Castes (SCs).An official announcement on this will be made during the ongoing assembly session on Wednesday.According to some cabinet ministers, the Justice Nagamohan Das Commission, which had…
IgniteTech CEO Eric Vaughan stands by his radical decision to replace nearly 80% of his workforce in 2023 after employees resisted the company’s aggressive artificial intelligence adoption mandate. The enterprise software executive told Fortune he would repeat the mass personnel overhaul despite describing it as “extremely difficult.”Vaughan’s dramatic restructuring began in early 2023 when he…
NEW DELHI: Observing that it was not a crime to love and teenagers falling in love should not be treated as criminals and sent behind bars, Supreme Court on Tuesday stressed the need to protect mutual romantic relations between adolescents instead of criminalising them under Pocso Act.At a time when the Centre is strongly objecting…
LUCKNOW: A mother pitted against a crocodile, her five-year-old son in its jaws. A desperate fight in a village drain that lasted five minutes, every second a struggle between life and death. She struck, scratched, and pulled with such ferocity the 7-foot reptile gave way and slipped back into the nullah.The drama unfolded on Monday…
In exactly a month, the MiG-21 will make its final touchdown in Chandigarh after six decades of service in IAF. The pilots who’ve flown it and known it inside out say this legend will forever stay in their heartsCHANDIGARH: Dec 1971. An Indian fighter pilot has just dropped two 500kg bombs on Pakistan’s Rafiqul air…
CHANDIGARH: In a major respite to suspended special CBI judge Sudhir Parmar, arrested by ED in connection with an alleged Rs 400-crore money-laundering scam involving real estate developers, a departmental committee has given him a clean chit. However, the inquiry officer’s report is yet to be accepted by HC administration. Parmar faced charges of misconduct…
MUMBAI: Tuesday’s heavy rain, which justified IMD’s red alert, crippled Mumbai more than Monday’s, with 400 residents from low-lying areas around Mithi river evacuated after water levels rose, several roads waterlogged, 11 flights diverted to other airports and 24 arriving flights forced to do a ‘go-around’. One person was electrocuted after coming into contact with…
