Kolkata: The toll in the Taratala warehouse collapse rose to 16 on Friday after three more bodies were pulled out of the debris, the last around 1.10 am, and two injured workers died at SSKM Hospital on Thursday night and Friday evening.One of the bodies recovered early on Friday was yet to be identified till…
Paddy nursery is key to cultivation Pune: Continuous rainfall over the past two days has revived paddy nurseries across Pune district, bringing relief to farmers who had been struggling due to delayed monsoon showers and rising temperatures.Farmers in Bhor, Rajgad, Maval, Mulshi, Khed, Junnar and Ambegaon had prepared dry-land paddy nurseries earlier this month, but…
TNNMapusa: A rented room near St. Anthony Chapel in Bhovistawada, Bastora, caught fire on Friday morning, with losses estimated between Rs 3-5 lakh. No injuries were reported.Mapusa fire station personnel reached the spot after receiving a call at 9.55am. The homeowner, Digambar Pilgaonkar, and the neighbours tried to control the flames with a domestic water…
Sunny Jadav in Pandesara police custody on Friday Surat: A 23-year-old man was allegedly stabbed to death by his friend following a trivial argument after he left a dinner outing midway to pick up his elder brother in Pandesara late on Thursday night.The accused, Sunny Jadav (23), was arrested by Pandesara police and booked for…
Employee unions have sought a substantially higher fitment factor of 3.83. (AI image) 8th Pay Commission news: The Eighth Central Pay Commission is expected to adopt a measured approach while deciding the fitment factor, keeping in view the financial implications for both the Centre and the states as it moves into the concluding phase of…
Two-time Commonwealth Games champion Saikhom Mirabai Chanu will lead India’s weightlifting team at the 2026 Commonwealth Games, which begins on July 23 in Glasgow.Mirabai, who has won three Commonwealth Games medals — two gold and one silver — will compete in the women’s 48kg category.She will be joined by Bindyarani Devi in the women’s 58kg…
Mithun Chakraborty and Sridevi ‘lived together as a married couple for three months,’ claims senior journalist (Image credits: Instagram) Rumours about Mithun Chakraborty and Sridevi‘s relationship have persisted for decades, with speculation ranging from a secret marriage to an eventual separation. While neither Mithun nor Sridevi ever publicly confirmed being married, senior entertainment journalist Jyothi…
Texas education officials have approved a plan that will require public school students to read selected Bible passages as part of their classroom instruction beginning in the 2030–2031 school year.The Texas State Board of Education voted to adopt a statewide literary reading list that includes passages from the Christian Bible along with other classic texts….
Freeman Dyson (Image: Wikipedia) Ask an adult what killed their love of a subject, and you’ll often hear the same answer. The exams. Something they once found fascinating got flattened into a syllabus, a set of model answers, and a grade out of a hundred. The physicist Freeman Dyson saw the danger in that, and…
Arabic proverb of the day (Image generated via Google Gemini) A man once left his camel untied, explaining that he was trusting God to keep it safe. The reply he received became one of the most quietly practical pieces of wisdom ever spoken. Trust in God, he was told, but tie your camel. In other…
