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Damage of wars on oceans is everlasting, yet invisible There are some 16 US warships – stuffed with gazillion guns, aircraft, missiles, and ammo – in Arabian and Mediterranean seas. Strait of Hormuz is aflame, as Iran deploys explosive-laden boats, targeting fuel tankers. TV news runs, in a loop, videos of jet black plumes rising…
In an unprecedented move, the Metropolitan Police will use the River Thames to separate pro-Iranian protesters from counterdemonstrators in central London this Sunday, as the city braces for what police have described as a “highly volatile” situation.Interior minister Shabana Mahmood approved the Met’s request to ban the annual Al-Quds Day march, organised by the Islamic…
NEW DELHI: Faced with supply constraints in industrial gases and disruption in global shipping routes triggered by the West Asia conflict, steel companies across the country are cutting production, senior company officials said.They said the steel sector is facing pressure on several fronts, including shortages of LPG and LNG, which has started to affect production…
NEW DELHI: In a major departure from the existing law, The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill 2026 introduced in Lok Sabha on Friday proposed to omit the clause that allowed “self-perceived gender identity” to be the basis for self-determination and identification for approval for transgender certificate by the district magistrate.“The existing vague definition…
NEW DELHI: The joint opposition on Friday moved Parliament for removal of Gyanesh Kumar as chief election commissioner (CEC), a critical step that takes the anti-BJP camp’s protest against the nationwide SIR and conduct of elections to the extreme limit that would further widen its already yawning chasm with the NDA. The removal notice comes…
BENGALURU: Karnataka govt Friday ruled out supplying commercial LPG cylinders to hotels in the state for the next 7-10 days, dashing restaurants’ hopes of an early return to full-scale operations.At least 30% of hotels across the state have downed shutters and 50% of small eateries in Bengaluru have suspended or trimmed their operations over gas…
MUMBAI: The standing committee on finance has flagged concerns over the financial sustainability of digital payments, gaps in formal lending, cybersecurity weaknesses in banks, and declining insurance penetration in its 32nd report presented in March 2026 while examining the “demands for grants (2026-27)” for the Department of Financial Services (DFS)under the finance ministry.The committee, which…
BEU result 2026: Bihar Engineering University (BEU) has announced the semester results for several undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, including BTech, BArch today, March 13, 2026. The scorecards can be accessed online by students across all affiliated engineering colleges. The results have been published on the university’s official portal, beu-bih.ac.in. It will enable students to access…
Catch the quirky Malayalam horror-comedy ‘Prakambanam’ now available on ZEE5! After a successful run in theaters, this film tells the tale of a college student who experiences a wild ride when his friend’s blunder turns his grandmother’s ashes into a ghostly event. The Malayalam horror comedy ‘Prakambanam’ has officially arrived on OTT after a successful…
Having a piece of dinosaur history meant visiting museums or joining a fossil dig site. But today, fossil collecting is no longer just for scientists or museum visitors, as it has gone into the online marketplace. Dinosaur fossils, teeth, and other fossilised parts are now up for sale through various websites and social media sites,…
