Astronomers predict there will be a historic “once-in-a-lifetime” event that will cause Betelgeuse, one of the brightest and biggest stars that is visible from Earth, to momentarily vanish on Monday and earlt Tuesday. As asteroid Leona passes in front of the well-known star, skywatchers in central Asia’s Tajikistan and Armenia, Turkey, Greece, Italy and Spain,…
Frustrated over the alleged delay in settlement of a land dispute, a 40-year-old man tried to set himself on fire at the collectorate court in UP’s Deoria on Monday, police said. The man was identified as Amarjit Rao of Barnai Babu Tola village in the Mahua Dih police station area, they said. Mr Rao came…
Putting up wall posters and staging dharnas within 100 metres of the academic buildings at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) can lead to a fine of up to Rs 20,000 or expulsion, according to a new manual. The academic buildings of different schools house offices of chairpersons, deans, and other important office-bearers, apart from classrooms and…
TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu and actor Chiranjeevi were among the prominent personalities who called on BRS supremo and former Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao at a private hospital here on Monday, where he is recovering from hip replacement surgery. Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan telephoned Rao’s son and BRS Working President K T Rama Rao…
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s new bill, which seeks to send immigrants who arrive illegally in Britain to Rwanda, faces a contentious vote in parliament on Tuesday. A month after the British Supreme Court declared the policy unlawful, Mr Sunak hopes the new legislation will fulfil his pledge to stop people arriving across the Channel…
The Constitution’s Article 370, which gave Jammu and Kashmir its special status, had “led to separatism”, Union Home Minister Amit Shah told Rajya Sabha today, hours after the Supreme Court backed the Centre’s move to scrap the Article four years ago. “There are other states with more Muslim population than Kashmir. Then why only J&K…
In a landmark verdict, a five-judge constitution bench of the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud unanimously upheld the presidential order to abrogate Article 370 of the Constitution. Referring to Article 370 as a “temporary provision”, the bench said it was enacted due to wartime conditions in the state and…
A court here on Monday extended till January 10, 2024 the judicial custody of AAP leader Manish Sisodia in a money laundering case related to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam. Special Judge M K Nagpal also sought responses from Manish Sisodia and other accused on an application filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) seeking…
‘Tis the season to be jolly, and Bollywood’s very own Parineeti Chopra is revelling in the festive cheer as she celebrates her first Christmas post-marriage with AAP MP Raghav Chadha. The actress, who tied the knot in September 2023, in the picturesque city of Udaipur, has been generously sharing glimpses of her married life on…
A report on menstrual hygiene management in India released on Monday found that girls are “fearful” of using school toilets during menstruation owing to lack of water, soap, sanitation and due to missing doors. According to the report by NGO Sulabh International, the fear provokes absenteeism from schools during their menstrual cycle. “It emerges from…