The victims were identified as Shoaib Khan (17) and Ayan Mandal (19), both residents of Nalasopara West. According to police, the two were among a group of four friends who had visited Arnala beach on Thursday morning for an outing. Virar: The bodies of two youths who drowned while swimming at Arnala beach in Virar…
New Delhi: Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) will carry out a feasibility study for an integrated double-decker flyover-cum – metro corridor along the proposed Keshav Puram-Rohini Sector 34 corridor. This 16.3-km corridor is part of DMRC’s Phase-V(B) expansion. It is one of the seven proposed expansions, whose final approval is awaited. If found feasible, this…
Chennai: Metrowater has seized 30 unauthorised submersible pumps in Taramani that were illegally drawing water from the pipeline network, leaving tail-end residents with inadequate supply.A senior official said 22 pumps were confiscated last month and eight more this month, following repeated complaints from residents. Residents in Ramasamy Street, Anjugam Ammal Street, Rani Ammal Street, Bharathiar…
Ahmedabad: GIFT City is rapidly emerging as a preferred destination for food and beverage (F&B) businesses, with several national and international brands exploring expansion plans following a reduction in VAT and the removal of a special fee. Industry stakeholders said the easing of liquor service norms within GIFT City has also encouraged brands that had…
High mutton price in Kolkata Kolkata: Mutton prices in Kolkata have remained stubbornly high at Rs 1,100-1,200 per kg across several meat shops for the past few weeks, with retailers saying constant pressure on wholesale prices of goats has left them with little room to reduce the rates.Traders attribute the high prices to demand outstripping…
The weakness in SpaceX shares has raised concerns about the broader momentum behind artificial intelligence-related IPOs. (AP photo) SpaceX, which made its founder Elon Musk the world’s first trillioniare, is all set to lose over $1 trillion in market capitalization from its record high. Shares of SpaceX, he aerospace and artificial intelligence company, fell sharply…
The Statue of Liberty stands during sunset as smoke from wildfires blankets the sky on Thursday. (AP Photo) The build-up to Sunday’s FIFA World Cup final between Argentina and Spain has been overshadowed by an unexpected opponent — thick wildfire haze drifting south from Canada, prompting air quality alerts across New York and New Jersey…
Celebrated Irish actor Brenda Fricker, whose memorable performances in ‘My Left Foot’, ‘Home Alone 2: Lost in New York’ and the BBC medical drama ‘Casualty’ earned her worldwide acclaim, has died at the age of 81. She passed away on Thursday in Dublin. Fricker made history as the first Irish actor to receive an Academy…
For centuries, shellfish poisoning has been a threat to humans, and we have had no way to stop it. The ‘red tide’ algal blooms found on the Pacific coast are deadly contributors, producing one of the most vicious neurotoxins known: saxitoxin (STX). Eat the wrong shellfish, and paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) follows. There is no…
Space-Based Solar Power (SBSP), a technology Japan is currently pioneering to ensure a sustainable future, has the ability to provide a world where solar energy never fades, even when the sun sets or clouds gather. At the heart of this journey is the OHISAMA project, named after a lovely Japanese term for ‘the sun’ that…
