Political posters line the footpath leading to Mantralaya on Tuesday Mumbai: Just over two years after a giant billboard collapsed in Ghatkopar, claiming 17 lives, two smaller crashes in Thane—a banner falling on a passing bike on Monday and a hoarding dropping bang in the middle of a busy road amid strong winds last week—have…
New Delhi: To tackle textile waste and promote circular economy practices, the Delhi govt Monday launched a project that will set up collection centres for old clothes at 10 metro stations in the first phase.‘Arpan Kendras’ will be established at Shahdara, Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar Hospital, Malviya Nagar, Hauz Khas, Dwarka, Mohan Estate, Lajpat Nagar,…
Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay presents an appointment order to a candidate during a recruitment event organised by the Department of Health and Family Welfare at the Presidency College in Chennai on Tuesday. Chennai: Tamil Nadu has launched a new nonprofit foundation aimed at drawing corporate and individual donations into the state’s public hospital network,…
the medical body emphasised strict preventive measures to mitigate the spread of this dangerous sandfly-borne pathogen Ahmedabad: Amid rising concern over the spread of the deadly Chandipura virus, the Gujarat State Branch of the Indian Medical Association (GSB-IMA) on Tuesday issued a comprehensive medical advisory for both the general public and practicing paediatricians across the…
Kolkata: Bengal govt has decided to strip elected panchayat pradhans of their financial powers and transfer them to govt officials through a bill to be introduced in the assembly, panchayat and rural development minister Dilip Ghosh said on Tuesday.The move is aimed at improving financial oversight, transparency and accountability in the execution of development projects.“The…
(Top left) One of the spheroidal galaxies from the first billion years of cosmic history used in research. (Bottom left) A nearby elliptical galaxy situated about 318 million light years away. (Right) An illustration of the Kormendy relation, comparing the earliest spheroidal systems with elliptical galaxies in the nearby universe Pune: Some of the earliest…
Panaji: A 15-year-old girl recently delivered a healthy baby at a govt hospital after doctors conducted a normal delivery, while her parents remained unaware of the pregnancy until the delivery.The minor had concealed information from her parents about the accused in the rape case until she delivered the baby. A subsequent investigation revealed that the…
US senators on Tuesday unveiled a revised version of a Russia sanctions bill that seeks to pressure Moscow and its major energy buyers, including India and China, while easing some of the toughest provisions from the original proposal.The bipartisan legislation, originally championed by the late Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, aims to impose sanctions on Russian…
Anne Hathaway says she was ‘shocked’ to learn she was pregnant with baby No. 3: ‘We’re calling this one our buzzer-beater’ Anne Hathaway is embracing motherhood once again, and the Oscar-winning actress admits she didn’t expect her third pregnancy to happen so soon.During her appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers, the 43-year-old actress opened…
14-year-old arrested in Philadelphia for shooting Indian man Anshul Kuncha (left) who was delivering pizza. A 14-year-old boy, Sincere Camps, has been arrested and charged with murder after Indian man Anshul Kuncha, who went to deliver a pizza, was shot to death in Philadelphia. The incident took place on June 5 when Kuncha was lured…
