NEW DELHI: It has been two months since the launch of the central portal mandating that details of all registered waqf properties are uploaded within six months as stipulated by law, but data shared by the govt in Parliament on Wednesday showed that only 69 “makers of waqf” have submitted details of property on the…
Lucknow: To improve the quality of early police response to crimes involving women and children, a two-day specialised training programme was held in Lucknow to equip women help desk personnel with both legal knowledge and an empathetic approach to victim support.Organised by the Lucknow police commissionerate in collaboration with Unicef, the training took place on…
Indian-origin scientists have become some of the most influential figures in American science, technology, and policy. Many began their journeys in Indian classrooms and went on to pursue higher education and research in top U.S. universities. Their stories show how education can shape not just careers, but also the direction of global scientific progress. Venkatraman…
KOLKATA: Calcutta high court’s Jalpaiguri circuit bench has commuted the death sentence of 22-year-old Aftab Alam to life imprisonment without parole for 20 years, ruling that justice must not be “bloodthirsty” and punishment should focus on reform, not revenge.Aftab had been convicted of murdering his maternal uncle Mehtab during a robbery attempt at the victim’s…
Lucknow: In view of Rakshabandhan and Janmashtami, to be celebrated next week, the state govt released pensions for destitute women ahead of time.The department of women and child development said that Rs 1,115.64 crore for the second quarter of the year (July to Sept) was released into the accounts of 36,75,623 beneficiaries in the first…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court has ruled that the doubtful conduct of an accused cannot be the sole criterion to convict him if there is no other evidence to prove his involvement in a crime and acquitted a murder convict who was sentenced to life imprisonment.Setting aside the trial court and high court’s order of conviction,…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed all states to survey orphaned children who were denied education under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act.A bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice KV Viswanathan asked the Centre to consider including data of such children in the upcoming census, scheduled to be…
In response to the controversy surrounding Shah Rukh Khan‘s recent National Award win for the movie “Jawan,” filmmaker Imtiaz Ali has publicly defended the actor, telling IANS that it was a proud moment while speaking on the sidelines of an event in Mumbai. “No, no. If the country has honoured him, it’s obviously a big…
TRICHY: Two kids at home. A breast pump by her side and 300 litres of mother’s milk. One mission – to feed babies she would never meet.Selva Brindha, 33, a homemaker from Kattur in Trichy district, has donated 300.17 litres of breast milk over 22 months, helping save the lives of countless premature and sick…
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…
