NEW DELHI: Landslides that hit the ecologically fragile region of Wayanad in Kerala on Tuesday is a stark reminder of the failure of successive govts in notifying the Western Ghats as an eco-sensitive area (ESA) – a prerequisite to preserving the terrain by banning environmentally hazardous human activities.Despite five draft notifications by the Centre since…
The Israeli military confirmed that its fighter jets “eliminated” Hezbollah’s senior military commander Fuad Shukr during an airstrike in Beirut on Tuesday. The military accused Shukr of orchestrating a rocket attack on the annexed Golan Heights that resulted in the deaths of 12 youths.“Israeli air force fighter jets eliminated the Hezbollah terrorist organisation’s most senior…
POTOBERA/RANCHI: Two people were killed and eight injured early Tuesday after the Howrah-Mumbai Mail derailed 60km from Jamshedpur in Seraikela-Kharsawan district of Jharkhand, after it hit a derailed wagon of a goods train running on the adjacent track.Seventeen coaches of the Mumbai-bound train detached – including a pantry car and a power car – in…
NEW DELHI: In a big development for India’s atomic energy programme, the country’s most advanced and complex nuclear reactor, 500 MWe sodium-cooled prototype fast breeder reactor (PFBR), located at Kalpakkam in Tamil Nadu, has finally got approval from atomic regulator Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) to start operationalising the reactor by loading nuclear fuel and…
When Ajit Samal (34) and P Bikash Rao (27) left their homes for Tatanagar on Monday, little did their families know that would be the last time they would see them alive. Early on Tuesday the two friends lost their lives when the 12810 Howrah-CSTM Mumbai derailed in Seraikela-Kharsawan district of Jharkhand.Residents of Malgodown and…
US Vice President Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic nominee for the upcoming presidential election, expressed support for Israel‘s actions following a controversial airstrike in southern Beirut. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Harris affirmed Israel’s right to defend itself, particularly against Hezbollah, which she labeled a terrorist organization.“Israel has the right to defend itself against a…
NEW DELHI: In less than two months, three rail accidents have claimed 21 lives and left dozens injured. These fatal accidents and some recent derailments of both passenger and goods trains have brought the focus back on safety issues.Officials said the exact cause of Howrah-Mumbai Mail train derailment, which claimed two lives would be known…
NEW DELHI: Another Indian working as a helper with Russian army in Ukraine is reported to have been killed in the ongoing war. Ravi Moun, 22, of Haryana was sent to frontline by Russian army to fight Ukrainians, as per his family.While ministry of external affairs is yet to confirm the death, Indian embassy is…
MUMBAI: As reported by TOI on July 25, Mahayuti government has expanded Mukhyamantri Annapurna Yojana, which was meant to provide three free gas cylinders per year to 52.2 lakh households, to include beneficiaries of Ladki Bahin Yojana for underprivileged women. This is expected to triple the number of beneficiaries and raise the cost of the…
Violent clashes have erupted between demonstrators on Wednesday and law enforcement after a sizable group assembled near a mosque in Southport, UK.Videos of the demonstration shared on social media platforms depicted a police vehicle engulfed in smoke and crowds launching bottles and bricks at police officers huddled together behind riot shields. A video shared by…
