NEW DELHI: Dismissing the claims made earlier by the Canadian government, David Eby, premier of the province of British Columbia, said at a press conference on Friday that the information provided to him by the Prime Minister Justin Trudeau-led federal government regarding India’s involvement in Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s assassination was “an open source information” that was...
September 2023
NOIDA: A couple has been charged by the police for allegedly assaulting a man at a high-rise building in Sector 75, Noida earlier this week. The incident took place on September 20, stemming from a dispute over posters related to the woman's missing pet dog. A video capturing the incident emerged on social media on Saturday.According to the police, the woman had recently lost her pet dog within the...
MUMBAI: On the fifth day of the Ganpati festival in Mumbai, a total of 8,198 idols were immersed in beaches and artificial ponds, according to an official from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). This included 61 'Sarvjanik' Ganeshas, 7,398 household idols, and 739 Gauri idols. The immersions took place at designated beaches and artificial ponds organized by the civic body until 6pm, and...
BENGALURU: The Chandrayaan-3 rover Pragyan, whose rear wheels are embossed with the Indian national emblem and the Isro logo on the lunar soil, has been unable to leave a “clear” imprint of the two, which is a good sign as it gives a new understanding of the properties of the lunar soil in the south pole region. New information about the soil in the south pole region, which is a target for multiple...
THANE: The Bhiwandi Crime Branch unit of the Thane Police has arrested a gang of four men involved in the theft of auto-rickshaws from Mumbai and Thane districts.The gang used to sell the autos in the interior regions of Maharashtra after altering their number plates. Law enforcement has successfully recovered 18 stolen auto-rickshaws from the accused.The arrested men have been identified as Rashid...
NAMAKKAL: Chief minister M K Stalin unveiled Tamil scholar and writer 'Silampoli' Su Chellappan's statue at Siviyampalayam in Namakkal district on Saturday. He unveiled the statue through video conferencing from Chennai. Recalling Chellappan's passion for Tamil, Stalin said he was the first student who raised voice against the Hindi language when the then central government attempted to make it the...
NEW DELHI: Two persons have been arrested in connection with the alleged murder of a 43-year-old man in the Alipur area of north Delhi, police said on Saturday. The arrested suspects are identified as Mohammad Irshad (29) and Dinesh Kumar (38), both hailing from Bihar.According to the police, Irshad had rented a pan shop from the victim. It is alleged that Irshad carried out the killing to evade paying...
PALGHAR: Police were rushed to tackle chaos at a hospital in Maharashtra's Palghar district in the early hours of Saturday after an injured teen, who apparently tripped trying to escape cops, was declared dead, an official said on Saturday.The police asserted that Vinod Bhoir (18) likely experienced a heart attack while attempting to flee, leading to his demise. However, the family members of the young...
Non-communicable chronic diseases (NCDs) are a big cause of death worldwide. The mix of bacteria in our gut (intestinal microbiota) can change and play a role in NCDs.A recent study published in the Journal ‘Foods’, titled “Evidence for the Beneficial Effects of Brazilian Native Fruits and Their By-Products on Human Intestinal Microbiota and Repercussions on Non-Communicable Chronic Diseases—A...
New Parliament is ‘Modi mulitplex’, says Congress; BJP chief hits back at party’s ‘pathetic mindset’
NEW DELHI: After Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Saturday took a potshot at the new Parliament building and termed it "Modi Multiplex or Modi Marriot", BJP president JP Nadda hit back, saying the remark betrayed the party's "pathetic mindset".Calling Ramesh's statement on the new Parliament an "insult to Indians", Nadda said that "even by the lowest standards of the Congress, this is a pathetic...