Kochi: The Kerala High Court has set aside crucial stages of the land acquisition process for the proposed Sabarimala greenfield airport, holding that the state failed to properly assess the minimum land actually required for the project. On December 30, 2022, the state government issued an order granting sanction for the acquisition of 2,570 acres…
Dhaka: Security has been strengthened at the Indian Assistant High Commission office and the visa application centre in Bangladesh’s Sylhet city in the wake of heightened tensions following the death of prominent youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi, officials said. The enhanced security measures were put in place to ensure that “no third party can exploit…
Jammu: A court in Jammu and Kashmir’s Katra has dismissed a plea seeking registration of an FIR against Vaishno Devi shrine board officials for the death of 35 pilgrims in a landslide on the tracks to the shrine on August 26, holding that a natural disaster caused it. It, however, said the ruling will not…
New York: At least 16 files disappeared from the Justice Department’s public webpage for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein – including a photograph showing President Donald Trump — less than a day after they were posted, with no explanation from the government and no notice to the public. The missing files, which were available Friday…
New Delhi: Zonair3D, a European clean-air technology company that has forayed into the Indian market, unveiled its air purification solutions here. The company has opened experience centres in New Delhi and Mumbai and plans to add more such centres across the country. “These Experience Centres are designed to let people see, feel, and measure the…
Mumbai: Actress Nora Fatehi was involved in a minor car accident in Mumbai while heading to the Sunburn Festival on Saturday. According to Mumbai Police, a drunk driver rammed his car into her vehicle around 4 pm, but she sustained no injuries. She was taken to a nearby hospital for first aid, and her condition…
Guwahati: Alleging that the Congress has neglected Assam and the Northeast for decades, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the BJP-led government was correcting “mistakes” the grand old party kept making in the region. Modi said a conspiracy was hatched to make Assam a part of East Pakistan, and Congress too was going to…
Last week, I had the misfortune of running into a left-liberal masquerading as a journalist. One of those specimens who spent most of his career comfortably ensconced in a government-owned television channel, surviving not on merit but on entitlement, proximity, and ideological conformity. He greeted me with forced curiosity and then, with the characteristic smugness…
Along with the failure of governments, our lifestyle is also the biggest culprit for environmental destruction. When it comes to planting trees, enthusiasm is limited to government campaigns and photo opportunities. Saplings are planted on Tree Planting Day and forgotten the next day. No one takes responsibility for their conservation. This is why millions of…
