At least 15 people were killed after a passenger bus crashed on Indonesia’s main island of Java early Monday, officials said.The inter province bus, carrying 34 passengers, lost control on a toll road just after midnight, struck a concrete barrier and rolled onto its side, said Budiono, a search and rescue agency chief who goes by a single name.According to officials, the bus was travelling from the...
Published on: Dec 22, 2025 06:44 am IST The protest was triggered when a team of government officials on Thursday visited the Doongerwadi land on the banks of the Purna river on outskirts of Navsari AI Quick Read Mumbai, Dec. 21: The Parsi community in Navsari is up in arms against the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI)’s plan to acquire a portion of the Doongerwadi (Tower of...
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KOLKATA: Shiraz Ali Khan, a Kolkata-based sarod player with family roots in Bangladesh, was to perform in a concert at Chhayanaut in Dhaka on Dec 19. But just hours before the programme, the culture hub was vandalised amid a nationwide spiral of unrest triggered by the death of radical activist Sharif Osman Hadi.Shiraz managed to “flee” to Kolkata on Saturday evening, suppressing his Indian...
Chennai: A slogan-led protest on Sunday turned into a public platform for the city's relocated urban poor to speak about crumbling buildings, drug abuse, unsafe schools, and punishing commutes in their resettlement colonies. These issues, they said, remain unheard despite affecting thousands of families.At a gathering organized by anti-corruption NGO Arappor Iyakkam under the banner ‘Kelu Chennai...
New Delhi: There was a time when the Delhi University vice-chancellor's office had no barriers and classes spilled out into the open lawns. These were memories that resurfaced on Saturday evening as some notable alumni gathered to reflect on a campus that has evolved with the city that has grown outside it. The Delhi University Alumni Leaders Meet, 2025, brought together former students at the India...
Mumbai: BMC is spending Rs 4.27 crores on an infection control product that infection control specialists do not seem to recognise. These are "anti-infective bed cover mats," and 43,000 of them are being bought for four medical college hospitals.These mats are supplied by a real estate firm, Veer Housing Projects LLP, procured from an Uttarakhand-based company called Pioneer Polyleather Pvt LTD....
Step right up to a visual test that will tickle your brain! Imagine a sea of numbers, predominantly '96', but lurking within is a sneaky '98' turned upside down. This playful optical challenge invites you to sharpen your observation skills with a mere 5 seconds on the clock. Ready to challenge your brain and your eyes at the same time? This optical illusion and IQ-style test is designed to check how...
KOLKATA: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday said seeing the Sangh through the lens of BJP would be a "big mistake". Bhagwat, who tried to define "Hindus" and the "Indian society", said the goal of the Sangh is organisation of Hindu society, but it is not aimed at opposing others.Speaking at Kolkata Vyakhyanmala, an interactive session to celebrate the centenary of RSS,...
The Sunderbans largely remains under-developed and can be developed to its true potential under proper political leadership, said Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav on Sunday.Yadav, who is also BJP's election in-charge in Bengal added: "There are problems of encroachment, illegal migrants and poor development of tourism infrastructure. This is a Unesco World Heritage site. But I believe there's...
Chennai: A shocking video of a heavy metal beam with a thick screw on the edge falling amidst moving vehicles from the CMRL work site near Satyabhama University went viral on Sunday. Officials confirmed the incident and said that the site engineer and the safety officer responsible for the stretch have been removed from service following the incident and a fine has been imposed on the contractor.The...
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