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SN Bose's imprint on the world of modern physics

In quantum physics, Albert Einstein and Niels Bohr often take center stage. But there's another figure who deserves as much recognition: Indian physicist Satyendra Nath Bose, whose pioneering work on particles' indistinguishability revolutionized modern physics, introducing the concept of the particle later named \"boson\" in his honor, and laying the foundation for discoveries like the Higgs boson nearly a century later.

How SC read right to property and its limits

The recent judgment is not a ringing endorsement of a privatised political economy - far from it

CENTRE NOTIFIES APPOINTMENT OF NEW MANIPUR HC CHIEF JUSTICE

NEW DELHI: The Centre on Wednesday notified the appointment of Justice D Krishnakumar, a judge of Madras High Court, as the next chief justice of the Manipur High Court.

Govt teacher stabbed to death, stalker held

CHENNAI: A 25-year-old teacher was stabbed to death by her former boyfriend at a government school in Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday, a day after her father turned down the accused's marriage proposal, police said, adding that the accused has been arrested.

NCLAT judge recuses over his brother's text

THE TEXT, WHICH SOUGHT ADVICE ON THE CASE BEING HEARD BY THE MEMBER'S BENCH, WAS REPRODUCED VERBATIM IN JUDICIAL ORDER

HC ORDERS CBI PROBE INTO TN HOOCH TRAGEDY

CHENNAI: The Madras high court on Wednesday transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the probe into the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy case, in which 68 people died after consuming illicit liquor.

India calls for a boost in adaptation finance

NEW DELHI: While India is currently funding its adaptation needs from domestic sources, the county would need a capital of $854.16 billion to develop adaptation measures, it said during a high-level ministerial dialogue on climate change adaptation at COP29.

Out on 3-hr parole, Rajoana calls upon Sikhs to unite for survival

LUDHIANA: Balwant Singh Rajoana, a death row convict in the 1995 assassination of former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh who was out of jail on a three-hour parole to attend a prayer meet for his deceased brother, on Wednesday urged Sikhs to unite and strengthen their organisations for the survival of the community.

Advocate critical after attack near TN court complex; stir erupts

THE ASSAILANT IN FLICTED CUT INJURIES WITH A MATCHET, ALLEGEDLY DUE TO PREVIOUS ENMITY WITH VICTIM, POLICE SAID

Manipur's 10 tribal MLAs plan joint protest in Delhi

CHURACHANDPUR: Ten tribal legislators from Manipur, including seven from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), plan to hold a joint protest in Delhi in the first week of December, demanding the removal of chief minister N Biren Singh and a separate administration for their community, people aware of the matter said on Wednesday.

SC order a precedent as PC gets relief, Kejriwal seeks protection

NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader and former Union minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday succeeded in getting the trial proceedings against him in the Aircel-Maxis case stayed, while former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal moved the Delhi high court demanding a similar relief in the Delhi excise policy case -- developments that have put the spotlight on a November 6 Supreme Court ruling, which appears to be reshaping high-profile money laundering trials involving public servants.

Winter session to start from Nov 25, Waqf on agenda

NEW DELHI: The Narendra Modi government will try to bring five new bills and pass ten pieces of legislation, including the contentious Waqf (Amendment) Bill, in the upcoming winter session of Parliament that is expected to see a fresh confrontation between the Opposition and the government over violence in Manipur and the allegations against Sebi chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch.

SC SEEKS MANIPUR RESPONSE ON PLEA OVER PERMIT LINES

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted eight weeks to the Manipur government to respond to a plea challenging the system of Inner Line Permit (ILP) in the state.

Sule, Patole clips on bitcoin 6scam, AI-generated: Experts

PUNE/MUMBAI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday conducted searches at the Raipur (Chhatu'sgarh)-based premises of an audit firm employee, Gaurav Mehta, as part of its ongoing money laundering investigation into an alleged scam involving a ₹6,606 crore bitcoin- based Ponzi scheme operated by Singaporebased company Variable Tech Pte Ltd.

Ruckus, slugfest as UP votes; five cops suspended

LUCKNOW: Voting for the high-stakes bypolls to nine assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh closed on Wednesday amid a volley of allegations lobbed between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Samajwadi Party (SP), the suspension of five police officials and multiple complaints to the Election Commission of India (ECI).

Voting for crucial Mahal, Ikhand pons ends, Verdict out On Nov 23

MUMBAI/RANCHI: Voters in Maharashtra and Jharkhand turned up in impressive numbers to exercise their franchise on Wednesday, bringing the curtains down on the year's final elections - in which issues of reservation, appeasement, corruption, and infiltration dominated the campaign.

Trafficked Over 500 Indians to US, says convict

CONVICT TOLD THE COURT THAT HE MADE OVER $400,000 AS PART OF THE SCHEME

India, Guyana sign key pacts to strengthen ties

NEW DELHI: India and Guyana on Wednesday signed a raft of memoranda of understanding across several key sectors including health, hydrocarbons, agriculture and banking to deepen their bilateral relationship, while agreeing to strengthen their cooperation in areas such as defence, urban development, education and food security, during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's state visit to the South American country, the first by an Indian PM in 56 years.

MODI IDENTIFIES 7 AREAS TO DEEPEN RELATIONS WITH CARICOM NATIONS

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said India plans to deepen its cooperation with Caricom (Caribbean Community) countries, with focus on seven key areas, including capacity building, agriculture and food security, renewable energy and climate change, innovation, technology and trade, cricket and culture, ocean economy and maritime security, and medicine and health care.

Anmol Bishnoi lodged at US county prison: Officials

NEW DELHI: Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi°s brother Anmol Bishnoi was arrested by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and is currently lodged at Pottawattamie County Jail in Iowa, according to the information gathered by HT. It isn't clear if he has applied for asylum, but Indian agencies have sought to have him deported.

SHAH, CM DISCUSS ANTI-MAOIST OPS IN CHHATTISGARH

Union home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday discussed the progress in anti-Maoist operations and development works with Chhattisgarh chief minister Vishnu Deo Sai, people familiar with the matter said.

BOY KILLED WITH LOG IN EAST DELHI, POLICE SUSPECT 'REVENGE' KILLING

A 15-year-old boy was found dead on a street in Shreshtha Vihar, east Delhi, with his head smashed in with a log—a brazen daylight attack that police suspect may be linked to the teenager's elder sister, who is currently lodged in an Uttar Pradesh prison on charges of murder.

Culling poetry out of commutes

A citizen writes a poem

Delhi man dies after car falls into ditch in Sohna

A 40-year-old man died after being ejected from his car as it plunged 50 feet into a ditch while driving down a hilly road in Sohna early Tuesday, police said.

'AAP ignored principles, led to disillusionment'

Delhi minister Kailash Gahlot recently resigned from his post and from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on the grounds that political ambitions have supplanted the AAP's commitment to the people. He subsequently joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Nod for new parking lots in Lutyens Delhi

THE NEW SITES WILL BE BUILT AT AREAS SUCH AS TOLSTOY MARG, ATUL GROVE ROAD, TILAK LANE, SAROJINI NAGAR, KHAN MARKET, AND CP ETC.

Atishi launches Delhi solar portal to help rooftop solar installations

NEW DELHI: Chief minister Atishi on Wednesday launched the \"Delhi Solar Portal\", a one-stop window for consumers to access empanelled vendors for installation of rooftop solar panels, register for subsidies and incentives, as well as estimate the solar power generation potential and earnings from their rooftops.

HC tells police: Add 6cause for arrest, column in memo

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court has directed Delhi Police to update the arrest memo used by its officers while arresting people, adding a column to record the grounds of arrest, underscoring the significance behind this information.

This is among Delhi's worst air streaks: Data

Other limitations include data only being available on the website for a period of four days, without having any access to an archive. This means one cannot study the source break-up on previous days.

EX-CM'S HOUSE HAD EXTRAVAGANT FURNISHINGS, SAYS BJP; AAP HITS BACK

The Delhi unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday alleged that former chief minister and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal used extravagant furnishings and luxurious items at his former official residence at 6, Flag Staff Road.