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NEW DELHI: The rebels of the Trinamool Congress on Thursday upped their ante against Abhishek Banerjee and explained the reason for their dissent.Expelled TMC MLA Sandipan Saha told PTI that the breaking point came during a post-election meeting where legislators were allegedly told that criticism of party national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee would not be…
A well-intentioned biological control attempt on Japan’s Amami Oshima island backfired spectacularly. Introduced mongooses, meant to control venomous snakes, instead decimated native wildlife due to a mismatch in hunting times. Image Credit: Ministry of Environment /Government of Japan The concept of biological control often sounds perfect in a boardroom. When a place is struggling with…
Several staff and crew members were injured after a Lufthansa flight’s nose gear collapsed on Thursday at Germany’s Frankfurt airport.“Passengers had not yet boarded,” a company spokesperson said in a statement, adding that crew members and ground staff were on board the aircraft at the time of the incident, as quoted by Reuters, citing Bloomberg…
The couple were among the 12 foreign nationals who lost their lives in Wednesday’s blaze at the Flourish Stay B&B in Hauz Rani NEW DELHI: An African couple undergoing IVF treatment in Delhi were found dead in each other’s arms after a devastating fire swept through a hotel in south Delhi’s Malviya Nagar area, killing…
AI-generated representational image. NAGPUR: Days after an 18-year-old NEET aspirant from Madhya Pradesh allegedly died by suicide in Maharashtra’s Nagpur, her family found a handwritten note in which she apologised to her parents and said she did not have the courage to appear for the re-examination of the medical entrance test.The student, Akanksha Chaturvedi, wrote…
The minimally invasive intervention involved specialists from gastroenterology and interventional cardiology Chennai: Doctors at Kauvery Hospital in Vadapalani treated a 73-year-old woman suffering from a long-standing colovaginal fistula by repurposing a cardiac occlusion device, originally designed to close holes in the heart, to seal an abnormal connection between the colon and vagina. The procedure offered…
Ram Charan and Janhvi Kapoor’s ‘Peddi’ has sparked massive backlash within hours of its release. Fans are calling out the film for reducing Janhvi’s character to an object of male desire, with many also questioning the censorship board’s silence over her degrading portrayal on screen. Ram Charan and Janhvi Kapoor‘s ‘Peddi’ has been out for…
An assistant professor at Delhi University’s Shivaji College was found murdered in her Vasundhara Enclave apartment on Thursday. NEW DELHI: A 49-year-old Delhi University assistant professor was found murdered inside her apartment in east Delhi’s Vasundhara Enclave on Thursday.The victim, identified as Debosmita Paul, taught at Shivaji College and lived alone in the apartment, police…
On the narrow lanes of Malviya Nagar, the signs are disappearing. Banners have been pulled down, shutters lowered, and several properties linked to arrested hotel owner Lavkesh Bajaj have fallen silent in the aftermath of the fire that killed 21 people. NEW DELHI: On the narrow lanes of Hauz Rani, Malviya Nagar, the signs are…
Former Lt Governor of Puducherry and IPS (retd) Kiran Bedi pins a badge on a cadet on completing his training programme during the convocation ceremony for the 150th Course of NDA in Pune on Friday. Pune: The greatest responsibility of those in uniform is to uphold public trust, said Kiran Bedi, former lieutenant governor of…
