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Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party (File Photo) CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR: Fresh from the student agitation at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke returned to Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar on Wednesday to a hero’s welcome, but used the occasion to deliver a sharp warning to the Centre, claiming students remained angry over what…
Why August 2026 is a Numerologically Significant MonthSome months quietly pass by. Others become turning points. August 2026 appears to belong to the latter.What makes it unusual isn’t a single planetary event or a single numerological calculation. It is the convergence of several cycles. The month carries the vibration of Number 8, unfolds under a…
The Shenzhen Natural History Museum was finally opened to the public on 28 July 2026, which makes it the first large-scale institution of its kind in southern China, dedicated to natural history. Located in the Pingshan District, this world-class facility is part of the ‘Ten Cultural Facilities of the New Era’ initiative, representing a total…
Pic courtesy: X/ The Royal Family Telling someone they ‘look good’ is considered a compliment, and when it’s said to someone older, it’s a pleasant gesture. King Charles, 77, however, doesn’t pretend that age is just a number. The monarch’s response after being told he ‘looks good’ cuts straight through the pleasantries.On 22 July, while…
NEW DELHI: Exiled Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen on Thursday said the space for secular thought, religious criticism and intellectual debate in Bangladesh had “shrunk dangerously” as she prepared for her first public appearance in Kolkata in nearly 19 years, describing her return to the city as “coming back to my own country.“Nasreen, who will attend…
AI generated image used for representational purpose NEW DELHI: A Delhi consumer commission has ordered Northern Railway to pay compensation to a passenger who was made to share a single blanket and pillow with a stranger while travelling on an RAC ticket, holding that the railways had failed to provide the promised bedding despite charging…
The success of ‘Jana Nayagan’ has come as a big relief to all connected with the film. Director H. Vinoth had earlier shared his views on the movie’s journey, while producer K. Venkat Narayana has now also opened up about the challenges faced by the team before the release. The producer revealed that the film…
Image credit: Hockey India NEW DELHI: Hockey India (HI) on Thursday explained why the Indian men’s and women’s hockey teams will wear saffron jerseys instead of their traditional blue kits at the 2026 FIH Hockey World Cup, saying the decision was taken for both technical reasons and the colour’s national significance.The move drew criticism from…
A wind farm is usually thought of as a place where moving air is turned into electricity. Yet the flow does not simply continue on its way once it has passed through the turbines. It changes, rises and mixes with layers of the atmosphere above, leaving behind an invisible trail that can stretch far beyond…
Uttarakhand Ayurved University logo Students at Uttarakhand Ayurved University climbed a water tank on Wednesday after alleging that examination results have not been declared for the past four years, bringing academic progress at the institution to a standstill. The protest at the university’s Harrawala campus later escalated into a confrontation with police, even as officials…
