TVK govt goes on rebranding spree Chennai: After youth-centric DMK schemes such as Nan Mudhalvan were changed to Thiran Tamil Nadu, Mudhalvar Padaipagam to Padaipagam, the latest welfare scheme to shed its prevbranding under the new regime is ‘Magalir Vidiyal Payanam’ – the DMK govt’s flagship free bus travel programme for women. It has been…
Gandhinagar: As part of its drive to enforce a zero-tolerance policy against food adulteration across the state, the state food and drugs control administration (FDCA) seized more than 26 tonnes of fennel worth Rs 19.6 lakh from Unava near Unjha in Mehsana district after finding it adulterated with chemical colours. The massive crackdown reflects the…
Sushmita Dev (2nd from left), Sukhendu Sekhar Ray (2nd from right)and Prakash Chik Barik (extreme right) take the party flag from BJP state president Samik Bhattacharya (centre) in Kolkata on Thursday BJP West Bengal State President and Rajyasabha MP Shri Samik Bhattacharya at the Press Conference in Salt Lake Office Kolkata: The BJP’s central leadership…
A panoramic view shows a waterlogged area after authorities released water from the Khadakwasla dam following heavy rain in the catchment areas of Pune’s reservoirs Pune: Just nine days after June ended with half its normal monsoon rainfall, Maharashtra has seen a complete turnaround — successive spells of heavy to extremely heavy rain wiping out…
Panaji: State govt on Thursday introduced the Mukhya Mantri Janjatiya Mhaje Ghar Yojana, a financial assistance to buy or regularise dwelling or land for the people from the scheduled tribe (ST) community.Director of tribal welfare Nilesh Dhaigodkar said the objective of the scheme is to enable the eligible person from the ST community to buy…
Jubilant toppers in Surat on Thursday Surat: The Institute of Cost Accountants of India announced the results of the nationwide CMA (Cost and Management Accountancy) Foundation exam, which was conducted in June. Bharat Savani, vice-chairperson of the CMA Surat South Gujarat Chapter, stated that 289 students took the CMA Foundation exam, of whom 244 passed,…
NEW DELHI: A scorching summer has spurred demand for seasonal appliances, putting India’s consumer durables sector on track to post a robust double-digit growth in the first quarter this fiscal year, one of its strongest quarterly performances in recent years. Analysts expect the sector to report over 20% year-on-year revenue growth in the June quarter,…
Who is Himesh Patel? Meet the British-Indian actor playing Eurylochus in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey Christopher Nolan‘s The Odyssey boasts one of the biggest ensembles of 2026, but one actor generating plenty of curiosity is British-Indian star Himesh Patel. After winning audiences over in Yesterday and delivering memorable performances in Tenet and Station Eleven, Patel…
Quote of the day by Carl Jung on coincidence and synchronicity, and why one can see the future in dreams. Carl Jung introduced the concept of synchronicity, which means that not everything is a coincidence. The concept says that when several things happen by chance, which we think are just by coincidence, are not actually…
Sperm whales communicate by making clicks Scientists using artificial intelligence (AI) have uncovered a complex communication system among sperm whales, identifying a kind of phonetic alphabet. The discovery comes as experts also found sperm whales living in the eastern Mediterranean Sea have developed a distinct regional dialect that separates them from populations living in the…
