SRINAGAR: Twelve bikers from Gurgaon were fined a cumulative Rs 1.2 lakh for allegedly riding into the ecologically sensitive Tso Moriri — a pristine, high-altitude lake in the remote Changthang region — as part of Ladakh administration’s continued crackdown on off-roading in protected wildlife areas. Administration also slapped a Rs 50,000 fine on an SUV…
The former New England Patriots’ wide receiver Stefon Diggs witnessed a brutal loss in the Super Bowl against the Seattle Seahawks but his performance had impressed many across the league, ahead of the new season. While Stefon Digs dealt with a controversial legal drama, he was released by the New England Patriots just days after…
Image Credit: San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance A 12-year-old western lowland gorilla at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park has undergone what experts believe is the first reported skull surgery of its kind ever performed on a gorilla. The groundbreaking procedure was carried out after veterinarians discovered a serious infection in the bone behind the…
Do you also Google to know about your lifespan? If yes, you will be surprised to know that the answer actually lies within your body. For decades, scientists believed that one tiny organ in the human body had little purpose after childhood. Hidden behind the breastbone and rarely discussed outside medical textbooks, the thymus was…
File photo: Supreme Court of India NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Tuesday raised the issue of whether English could be considered an indigenous language as it refused to stay the implementation of CBSE’s decision to make the three-language scheme mandatory for Class 6 from the current academic session.CBSE’s plan, it said, appeared to advance the…
File photo: Air India crash NEW DELHI: More than a year after Air India’s London flight crashed in Ahmedabad, killing 260 people, the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) Tuesday told SC that the complex inquiry involving international agencies could be completed in six weeks, but the draft final report would be ready only by October…
The bench further directed that no structural alterations be made to the complex without the apex court’s permission NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to stay a Madhya Pradesh high court judgment declaring the Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Mosque complex a temple and disallowing Muslims from offering namaz there. However, it agreed to hear three petitions…
NEW DELHI: The government has reiterated its position on the South China Sea issue, saying India emphasises the importance of upholding freedom of navigation and overflight, other lawful uses of the sea and unimpeded commerce consistent with United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).The ministry of external affairs (MEA) was responding to…
NEW DELHI: After the recent row over remarks by government officials that a passport is not proof of citizenship, the MEA reiterated Tuesday that it is a document that, per Passports Act, 1967, is issued by Indian government to regulate the departure of citizens from India.“…The issue of passports to Indian citizens or any other…
Phu Quoc chief rejects allegations of delayed rescue CHENNAI: “It all happened in the blink of an eye, and only those who were seated at the front of the speedboat and jumped into the water after the captain jumped managed to survive,” Nirmal Kumar, one of the survivors of the July 11 Vietnam boat tragedy,…
