Libraries are gateways to knowledge. But what happens when these safe havens for readers and scholars turn into death traps? On July 27, Shreya Yadav, Nivin Dalwin and Tanya Soni, all in their twenties, drowned in a flooded basement library in Delhi’s Old Rajinder Nagar. The three UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) aspirants were students … Read more
The high court told the Delhi government counsel that if the administrators are carrying on with a freebie culture, they would not know how to change the structure. (Photo: PTI) 5 min read Last Updated : Aug 02 2024 | 8:29 PM IST The Delhi High Court on Friday transferred the probe into the … Read more
Getty Images The White House says it is still working to secure the release of other Americans held abroad Reporter Evan Gershkovich, former US Marine Paul Wheelan and journalist Alsu Kurmasheva are in the US now, freed from captivity in Russia as part of a historic prisoner swap earlier this week. But even as the … Read more
According to the release, the 88 km Agra-Gwalior National High-Speed Corridor will be developed on build-operate- transfer (BOT) mode as a fully access-controlled 6-lane corridor at a total capital cost of Rs 4,613 crore. 5 min read Last Updated : Aug 03 2024 | 12:30 AM IST The government on Friday approved eight national … Read more
New Delhi: A view of the Supreme Court (SC) of India, in New Delhi, Friday, July 12, 2024. SC on Friday granted interim bail to Kejriwal in a money laundering case linked to the alleged excise policy scam. (Photo: PTI) 4 min read Last Updated : Aug 02 2024 | 11:41 PM IST The … Read more
Alexander Knaifel, who has died aged 80, did not set out to be a composer. As a student in the 1960s, he studied the cello with Mstislav Rostropovich until injury intervened. Then he redirected his energies towards composition, at a time when the Khrushchev thaw could accommodate the musical modernism of the Soviet Union’s second … Read more
To watch the ruined orphans Collecting consolation prizes And observing the world’s spectacle We slunk away in shame Shunning shades of contrition That didn’t even have a name!” From Sir Ji Kul Blues, by Bachchoo The British National Health Service is now broken. The institution which gives treatment free for all illnesses has been the … Read more
4 min read Last Updated : Aug 02 2024 | 11:41 PM IST As America’s attention turns to November’s presidential election between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, the prosecutions of the former president have been all but forgotten. But Democrats hope that Ms Harris’s previous role as a district attorney may help jog memories … Read more
Riot police will be on standby in every force in England and Wales to tackle planned far-right protests across the country this weekend, as religious leaders condemned “shameful” attempts to sow hatred after the Southport murders. Muslim, Jewish, Hindu and Christian leaders were among those calling for calm at any demonstrations, amid warnings of potential … Read more
At Cologne airport on Thursday evening, a group of associates of the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny gathered waiting for a plane to arrive from Ankara. On board were 13 people who, until that morning, had been incarcerated in Russian prisons, including three people who had worked as Navalny’s regional coordinators in various Russian … Read more