‘Politically motivated, highly malicious’: India denounces UN racial discrimination committee remarks NEW DELHI: India has rejected as politically motivated and highly malicious observations made by a UN committee on the alleged targeting of minority communities and Rohingya refugees.UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination had “highlighted” in a report the increase in law enforcement…
Number of overweight school-going kids and adolescents increased from 2% to 10% between 2000 and 2022. NEW DELHI: With obesity, particularly among children, turning out to be a major health concern and number of overweight school-going kids and adolescents increasing from 2% to 10% between 2000 and 2022, Supreme Court has indicated that the health…
An official said ex-mill prices increasing from Rs 48 per kg to Rs 58-60 per kg in just a few days showed that speculation and stocking were the main reasons behind the price spike. NEW DELHI: In what could improve availability of sugar in the market immediately and bring down prices, around 3-3.5 lakh tonnes…
CJI Surya Kant Wednesday said he has sought the ACJ’s response (File photo) NEW DELHI: Responding to letters written by SC judge Sandeep Mehta complaining against Rajasthan high court acting chief justice (ACJ) Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and seeking his transfer outside the state, CJI Surya Kant Wednesday said he has sought the ACJ’s response.Justice Mehta…
According to the joint statement, both sides agreed that any situation on the ground would be addressed promptly. NEW DELHI: India and China jointly announced Wednesday that the special representatives dialogue on the boundary question — co-chaired by Ajit Doval and Wang Yi this week — had led to an eight-point consensus, signalling positive progress…
Soha reflected on her own relationship with her parents. For many parents, being close to their child means knowing what is happening in their life. But as children grow older, that closeness changes. Friends become more important, conversations become shorter and the child who once shared everything may suddenly start keeping things to themselves.Actor Soha…
CURBING THE GLARE: The steps target a major cause of crashes — high beams can briefly blind motorists coming from opposite direction NEW DELHI: From next April, automatic headlamps in new two-wheelers will work only in passing beam (low beam) mode, and headlamps of cars and other vehicles will have less intense illumination to reduce…
Conservationists restoring habitat at a historic estate in Northumberland have rediscovered a hidden population of one of England’s rarest insects, finding the species just 10 minutes into a survey at a site where it had not been recorded for more than 70 years. Dr Dave Wainwright, a senior conservation scientist with Butterfly Conservation, found a…
A Hindu businessman and four members of his family have been missing from Bangladesh’s Chandpur district since August 20, with police investigating reports that he had received threats, according to local media reports.Pintu Das, who runs a shop and is also involved in lending money against gold jewellery, went missing along with his wife, two…
forever checmicals(Representative image) Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are often called “forever chemicals” because their ultra-strong carbon–fluorine bonds make them stubbornly resistant to breakdown in the environment. They’re prized in industry for repelling water, oil and heat, but that same durability means they persist in soil, water and living tissue long after use. Now, a…