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Ranchi: Left parties and social organisations on Monday observed Prativaad Diwas to protest against the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, passed by Parliament last week.CPI(ML) state secretary Manoj Bhakt said the protesters demanded the withdrawal of the bill and warned of a widespread agitation if their demand was not met.“The agitation could include stopping the transportation of minerals such as iron ore, coal and uranium from Jharkhand to other parts of the country,” Bhakt said.The RJD and Left parties have also planned a march to Lok Bhavan on Aug 22. They will submit a memorandum addressed…

Vadodara: “Kanoon ke haath bahut lambe hote hain.” Sixty nine-year-old Habib Ahmed Abdul Shakur Pathan had heard the filmi dialogue countless times in the cop dramas of the 1980s. But after evading arrest for 45 years in a bus robbery case, Pathan has now discovered that the long arm of the law can indeed stretch across state borders.The Vadodara Rural police’s Local Crime Branch (LCB) traced Pathan to his native village in Kasganj, Uttar Pradesh, and arrested him in connection with a robbery committed on a passenger bus in Karjan near Vadodara in 1981 making the case one of the…

Varanasi: Right leg of a woman was severed on the spot when a in the e-rickshaw Varanasi Municipal Corporation dumper crashed into the e-rickshaw in which she was commuting, in the city on Saturday afternoon. In the accident, four other women commuters and the driver were injured too.According to eyewitnesses, the dumper was moving at high speed in Sundarpur. To allow passage to an oncoming ambulance, driver of the dumper accelerated and it went out of control, hitting the e-rickshaw. The impact caused injuries to the driver and women commuters.Local residents rushed Sheela Devi, 55, whose leg was severed in…

The protesters prevented the Tamil Nadu police team from proceeding with their duties – AI image Thiruvananthapuram: Tension prevailed at Govt Medical College Hospital on Monday when relatives and SFI activists allegedly blocked a team of Tamil Nadu Police personnel who arrived from Karungal to conduct procedures related to the postmortem of 21-year-old nursing student Ansiji, who died on Sunday.Ansiji was found severely injured last Friday at the private nursing college campus at Karungal near Marthandam in Kanyakumari district. She reportedly jumped from the college building after the college authorities allegedly accused her of bringing a mobile phone into the…

A waterlogged street in Kolkata on Monday Kolkata: Incessant rain and protest rallies affected traffic in several parts of the city. Major roads like Amherst Street, Sukeas Street, Keshab Chandra Sen Street, portions of Diamond Harbour (DH) Road and the service roads along Bypass were inundated due to rain that lashed the city since Monday morning.Waterlogging led to chaos on the roads around Science City and Mominpore.Sources in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) said several waterlogging-prone areas in north and central Kolkata were among the worst-hit areas. Dum Dum, Belgachia, Beleghata, APC Roy Road, Bidhan Sarani, Chittaranjan Avenue and College…

Luigi Mangione’s state murder trial has been postponed following his guilty plea to federal charges last Friday in the killing of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson.His defence team is now fighting to have the state case dismissed on the grounds it would constitute double jeopardy – a constitutional protection that bars prosecuting a person twice for the same crime.The Manhattan District Attorney’s office must now respond to Mangione’s bid to throw out the case by 9 October, Judge Gregory Carro ordered on Monday.Jury selection for the state murder trial was initially set to begin on 8 September. The next court…

Earlier this year, farmer Fiona Johnson moved her family 350 miles north from a small village in Bedfordshire to the coast of south west Scotland, hoping to start afresh. She had no livestock, just “dogs and children”.Four months later, having purchased a small number of animals locally to rear for meat, Fiona’s fledgling farm in Creetown recorded the first ever case of bluetongue in Scotland.It was an already-poorly lamb, which Fiona said had not shown typical symptoms – it had been drooling, dropping food from its mouth and its legs were stiff, but not lame.Experts believe that midges infected with…

(Representative image: ANI) TAIPEI: Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence (MND) has said that it has detected 10 Chinese military aircraft and five naval ships around Taiwan in the past 24 hours, till 6 am (local time) on Saturday, Taiwan News reported. Taiwan’s MND did not reveal whether the Chinese military aircraft crossed into China’s air defence identification zone (ADIZ). Following China’s action, Taiwan sent aircraft and naval ships and deployed air defense missile systems to keep a watch on the Chinese activity.In a post shared on X, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence stated, “10 PLA aircraft and 5 PLAN vessels…

Spain midfielder Rodri said it is his “dream” to play for Barcelona after he arrived in the city to complete his move from Manchester City.Barcelona have agreed to pay City about £65m, with the 30-year-old to sign a four-year contract with the La Liga champions.”I’m very happy to have arrived. The last few days have been intense, but I’m glad everything has been sorted out. Of course, playing for FC Barcelona is a dream,” Rodri told journalists at the airport on Monday.”I can’t wait to be with my team-mates, many of whom I already know from the national team. It’s…

You could be dragging your feet early in the morning, Leo, and still accomplish better than you thought.Strange day, isn’t it? The Moon creates a restless, lazy undercurrent, while the Sun and Mars push your confidence upward. One part of you would like to relax while the other wants to conquer a mountain prior to lunch.An uncompromising decision made today can set the direction for the coming weeks. You may be willing to do more work, accept a burden or opt for a route that requires more effort than your comfort. This isn’t an issue. Actually, it’s good for you.…