Ahmedabad: As part of its monsoon drive to curb vector-borne diseases such as dengue and malaria, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) on Friday launched a special inspection drive to check mosquito breeding at construction sites in the city’s eastern zone.Civic body’s health department officials inspected 151 construction sites and found mosquito breeding at 15 sites….
Annapurna Yojana status watch Kolkata: The state govt is preparing to introduce an “edit” option on the Annapurna Yojana portal to address widespread complaints over rejected applications, officials said. This feature will allow applicants whose forms have been rejected to correct errors and update information without submitting fresh applications.In a meeting last week, chief secretary…
Physiotherapy students from colleges across Pune provide foot massages and stretching sessions for warkaris Pune: The city’s schools, temple premises, community halls and open grounds transform into temporary homes for lakhs of warkaris of the Sant Dnyaneshwar Maharaj and the Sant Tukaram Maharaj palkhis halting in Pune, before they resume their journey to Pandharpur. While…
Margao: RSS ideologue Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya’s philosophy of Integral humanism, which envisions self-reliant villages free of poverty and social discrimination, is set to guide a new rural development initiative in Goa, modelled on the Deendayal Research Institute’s (DRI) Chitrakoot project.This was announced by Abhay Mahajan, senior RSS pracharak and national organising secretary of DRI Chitrakoot,…
NEW DELHI: A Tata Punch EV priced at Rs 9.7 lakh can be driven home for Rs 6.5 lakh under a battery financing plan. Hyundai’s Creta Electric falls from Rs 18 lakh to Rs 11 lakh, while Maruti’s Grand Vitara EV becomes cheaper by almost Rs 8 lakh upfront.Those headline reductions are turning Battery-as-a-Service (BaaS)…
England handed secret formula to stop Erling Haaland ahead of Norway World Cup showdown/ Image: AP England’s biggest threat ahead of their FIFA World Cup 2026 quarter-final against Norway is undoubtedly Erling Haaland himself. The Manchester City striker has emerged as one of the tournament’s biggest threats, scoring seven goals in four matches and sitting…
Farhad Samji revealed producer Firoz Nadiadwala kept pushing for more actors, saying scale meant more faces onscreen—leading to 35 actors in ‘Welcome to the Jungle’. Samji also praised Akshay Kumar’s resilience despite recent flops, saying he never dwells on failure. Directed by Ahmed Khan, the comedy released June 26. Farhad Samji recently spoke about the…
Justin Trudeau surprised fans by making a brief dancing appearance in a TikTok video shared by his girlfriend, singer Katy Perry, to promote her new song, Watch It Burn. The former Canadian Prime Minister appeared for just a few seconds, hopping along with Perry and members of her team during the song’s outro while she…
Few natural experiences are as universally loved as the earthy scent that rises after the first drops of rain hit dry ground. Petrichor, what most people describe as the smell of fresh rain, but the rain itself has almost no scent. Instead, what your nose detects is a remarkable chemical called geosmin, produced by soil-dwelling…
Politicians are usually seen addressing rallies, attending official meetings or making policy announcements. Every now and then, however, a candid family moment reminds people that public figures also have lives far removed from the spotlight. Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy‘s latest viral video is one such moment. The clip, which has been widely shared across…
