Month: May 2025

[ad_1] A man accused of attempting to burn down the US Embassy in Tel Aviv was arrested in New York on Sunday after being deported by Israeli authorities, according to the US Justice Department.Joseph Neumeyer, a 28-year-old dual citizen of the United States and Germany, was taken into custody at John F. Kennedy Airport. The US Justice Department said Neumeyer had attempted to carry out a firebomb attack using Molotov cocktails and made violent threats online, including against Americans and US President Donald Trump.Explosives found in abandoned backpackNeumeyer had arrived in Israel last month and went to the US Embassy in Tel Aviv last week. According to officials quoted by the justice department, he confronted a security guard outside the building, spitting on him before trying to flee. He dropped his backpack during the altercation and managed to escape.A search […]

[ad_1] KOLKATA: A gang-rape case, reported in Amherst Street in the city in May 2003, that came up for trial 20 years later -- in Jan 2025 - has led to the acquittal of two persons implicated by police.The complainant, who appeared before a Kolkata trial judge on April 24, said that two decades later, she was unable to recollect "what happened" that day and who tortured her.The trial court, in its May 23 order, while acquitting the two accused, also criticised the police for shoddy investigation where none of the witnesses or evidence produced helped unravel the crime.Additional district and sessions Judge Rohan Sinha, in his judgment, said, "Not a single witness examined by the prosecution could throw any light on the incident alleged. Unfortunately, even the victim has turned turtle from her earlier statement."The judge also pointed out […]

[ad_1] KOCHI: The sinking of MSC ELSA 3 container ship in the Arabian Sea off Kochi's coast on Saturday will have serious ecological impact on marine and coastal ecosystems, principally fishing, experts said on Sunday.While a lot depends on the scale of leakage from the vessel carrying hazardous cargo of calcium carbide, diesel and furnace oil smothering can impact sensitive marine ecosystems, said Grinson George, director of Kochi-based Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI)."Oil smothering could threaten sensitive marine species and disrupt fishing activities, particularly affecting artisanal fishers in coastal regions. If the spill spreads, it may harm marine productivity, especially during the monsoon - a critical period for pelagic fish breeding and growth. This could have lasting consequences for fisheries," George said.Monsoon typically supports high marine productivity, George said, adding that much will depend on how the ship's leakage […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said caste enumeration was a step towards bringing those left behind into the mainstream of development as he emphasised that his govt did not believe in caste politics but in the empowerment of the marginalised.Addressing a conclave of NDA chief ministers and deputy CMs, Modi said the success of Operation Sindoor was an endorsement of the country's push towards self-reliance in the defence sector, a reference to the important role played by indigenous defence technology in the recent India-Pakistan conflict, sources said. After the meeting, BJP president J P Nadda said that caste census was always part of the NDA's imagination, noting that the Bihar govt headed by chief minister Nitish Kumar was the first to do it.A resolution was passed praising the decision to enumerate castes in the next census. […]

[ad_1] MUMBAI: Mumbai could see its earliest-ever monsoon arrival, with IMD Sunday stating that conditions are favourable for onset within the next three days. The current record for the city's earliest monsoon onset is May 29, logged in 1956, 1962 and 1971.If the weather bureau's forecast holds, 2025 could break that record. As of May 25, southwest monsoon reached Devgad in Konkan - nearly 10 days ahead of its normal onset date of June 5 for Maharashtra and Goa."Favourable synoptic conditions suggest that monsoon could advance further into more parts of Maharashtra, including Mumbai, over next three days," said IMD's Mumbai chief Shubhangi Bhute. IMD officials said this marks the earliest monsoon onset over Maharashtra since 1990, when it arrived on May 20. In the city, rains continued over the weekend with IMD's Colaba and Santacruz observatories recording 35mm and […]

[ad_1] PATNA: In Bihar's complex political theatre, few figures are as erratic, unpredictable and, at times, bewildering as Tej Pratap Yadav, elder son of RJD chief Lalu Prasad. Once introduced as a rising heir to his father's legacy, Tej Pratap has evolved into a political liability, a family outcast, and, most curiously, a man whose personal whims have routinely overshadowed the party's agenda.This election year in Bihar, Tej Pratap has become the proverbial thorn in Lalu's side, a distraction the veteran socialist could no longer ignore. On Saturday, Tej Pratap again seized headlines, not for strategy or statesmanship, but for posting on social media about a new "relation" with a woman. The announcement was casual, dramatic and ambiguous, a pattern now familiar to those who have followed his journey over the past decade.While dynastic politics in the country often comes […]

[ad_1] KARAULI (RAJASTHAN): Until about 15 years ago, Sampatti Devi and many women like her in Rajasthan's Karauli district lived in constant fear, dreading the day their husbands might not return home.Repeated droughts, driven in part by declining rainfall linked to climate change, had turned their lands barren. Water sources dried up, crippling agriculture and animal husbandry, the lifeblood of their livelihood.With no other way to survive, many men were forced into dacoity, hiding in jungles and risking their lives every day to evade police. Karauli's average annual rainfall dropped from 722.1mm (1951-2000) to 563.94mm (2001-2011), according to govt data. But in the 2010s, something remarkable happened. The women, weary of fear and despair, resolved to reclaim their lives. They convinced their husbands to come out of the jungles and give up arms.Together, they began reviving old, dried-up ponds and […]

[ad_1] It was, however, the final day of the Premier League season that delivered the drama, exciting goals, and results critical to defining the three teams that now constitute the final league table.But fans were stuck to their seats as each club jockeyed for European places, pride, and survival, and every team was playing simultaneously. Some went quietly, while others went out with a bang, including a few sides who ensured their campaigns ended positively with three points.All the results from Matchday 38Manchester City finished off their season in professional style with a 2-0 success over Fulham, confirming a strong finale for them. Bournemouth ended up 2-0 winners at Leicester City – a final score to emphasise the latter's poor season. Arsenal made sure to finish on a high note, edging out Southampton 2-1 in a game where both teams […]