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SC judge complains against Rajasthan acting CJ; CJI Surya Kant seeks response

ustice Mehta, who also hails from Rajasthan HC, has accused Justice Sharma of lacking in leadership qualities and alleged there was maladministration and malpractice on both judicial and administrative sides of HC. CJI Kant told TOI that the matter can be resolved only as per the established mechanism. “The Supreme Court cannot allow individual complaints

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England’s rare moth rediscovered after 70 years, found in 10 minutes after restoration

Conservationists have triumphantly rediscovered a rare moth population that had been missing for seventy years at the National Trust’s Wallington Estate in Northumberland. Thanks to extensive habitat restoration efforts, this elusive species, once threatened by extinction in England, has made a hopeful return, inspiring optimism for uncovering other hidden insect populations.

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Wireless communication picked up; search operation launched in J&K’s Samba

“Terrorists often switch off such communication devices after contacting their handlers across the border,” said a source, adding that Iridium sets can be used on smartphones through the “Iridium GO!” mobile application, which creates a local Wi-Fi network that an iOS or Android phone can connect to. The operation continued until late Tuesday, but no

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6 dead, 3 hurt as vehicle falls into gorge in J&K’s Poonch

The accident occurred around 5.30pm. Officials suspected the driver had lost control of the vehicle, which rolled into the gorge, killing six occupants — Mohd Shafiq (32), Nazakat Hussain (34), Sheraz Ahmed (30), Musarat Naz (19), Mohd Fareed (21), and Zulfat Bi (25) — on the spot, police said. Upon receiving information, cops reached the

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Stephen Curry and Ayesha Curry help 7,500 Oakland students through literacy

Stephen Curry and his wife, ayesha Curry, have marked a major milestone in bridging the literacy gap in their hometown through their foundation.

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Throat slit, dying woman writes ‘husband is my killer’ in chilling death note

A woman named her husband as her killer in a dying message. She was found with her throat slit outside her boutique in Pinjore. CCTV footage showed a man, suspected to be her husband, entering the shop. Police arrested the husband within two hours of the incident. The motive for the murder is currently being

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Lok Sabha Secretariat issues notices to 20 rebel TMC MPs

Dated Aug 25, the notices to the 20 rebel MPs forward a copy of Banerjee’s petition dated June 18 filed against the MPs under Rule 6 of the Members of Lok Sabha (Disqualification on Ground of Defection) Rules, 1985. In the recently concluded Monsoon session, Banerjee had met the Speaker on Aug 12 to reiterate

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Turkish firm ordered to tear down holiday homes built in 500-year-old woodland

A mystery Turkish firm has been ordered by a council to tear down holiday homes built without planning permission in a 500-year-old English woodland. The company bought the 33-acre Jacobs Farm in Silsden for £1.05 million two years ago. A planning inspector rejected its appeal and ordered 100 trees to be planted to replace those

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Invasive beetle wipes out black ash; scientists save species with 22,000 seeds

In a groundbreaking conservation initiative, scientists have successfully cultivated twenty-two thousand black ash seeds, aiming to protect crucial genetic diversity from vanishing wild populations. By leveraging artificial intelligence to assess thousands of seeds for regional variations, they ensure these seeds will bolster future forest restoration and breeding efforts, serving as a critical safety net for

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