Centre puts Delhi hospitals on alert as Wangchuk fast enters third week NEW DELHI: The Union health ministry has directed three central government hospitals to conduct twice-daily medical examinations of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk and other participants in the ongoing hunger strike at Jantar Mantar, amid concerns of his “border line condition” and the fact…

Carbon dioxide is vital to all life on Earth. Without it, plants wouldn’t be able to grow and produce the oxygen we breathe. Yet an excess of CO2 is posing a real threat to the livability of the planet. As a greenhouse gas it traps heat in the Earth’s atmosphere and CO2 levels have increased…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, before addressing lawmakers in the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, in Jerusalem. (PTI) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday addressed the Knesset, which is the Israeli parliament, during his two-day visit to the West Asian nation, where he landed hours before his speech, which is…

NEW DELHI: The government on Tuesday blocked five OTT platforms for streaming “obscene content,” officials said. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has directed that access to MoodXVIP, Koyal Playpro, Digi Movieplex, Feel, and Jugnu be blocked, following due procedure, according to officials. Under this procedure, internet service providers are instructed to restrict access to…

New Delhi: As Congress on Tuesday said court’s refusal to take cognisance of the ED chargesheet in the National Herald issue exposed Centre’s use of hysteria to hype a hollow case, BJP countered that the court’s ruling is no exoneration of Sonia Gandhi and a bail should not be seen as acquittal. Senior lawyer and…