A traditional Kanjivaram saree is rarely seen as a contemporary art canvas. But according to publicly available exhibition material and artist accounts, Delhi-based contemporary artist Abhay Sehgal was invited to create a site-specific work for the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. Museums are seen as places where history is carefully preserved. Yet the most…
The day opens with warmth from the maternal side, and that blessing has weight. Jupiter is your ruler. He helps you maintain harmony with your family in property and family matters. You can also enjoy the comfort of your home now. You might hear the advice of your mom, take her words of wisdom, get…
Ashwini Bhide said strong winds over the past two days has caused extensive damage to the city’s green cover Mumbai: It would be a “sweeping statement” to attribute tree-fall incidents solely to concretisation, BMC commissioner Ashwini Bhide said on Tuesday even as she announced that the civic body would engage expert institutions and arborists to…
New Delhi: A key gateway into the capital has turned into a civic nightmare, with overflowing sewage, cratered roads and chronic traffic snarls crippling movement near the Dera Mandi toll plaza on the Delhi-Haryana border. For months, wastewater from a drain has flooded a busy stretch in the area, forcing thousands of commuters to navigate…
Chennai: Vedanta has invited Expressions of Interest (EOI) from renewable energy developers and contractors to establish solar power plants integrated with Battery Energy Storage Systems under the Build-Own-Operate or Build-Own-Operate-Transfer model across three locations in Tamil Nadu.The company plans to utilise its available land assets at the three sites for renewable energy generation and storage,…
Ahmedabad: Shahibaug police on Tuesday registered a complaint against two chief supervisors of Smart Maintenance Company after a sanitation worker died while attempting a hazardous drain-cleaning operation at UN Mehta Hospital in Asarwa.The complaint was filed under the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and Their Rehabilitation Act by Pravin Vaghela, 32, a contract cleaner…
Howrah: A National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) health centre clerk in the Howrah Municipal Corporation area was arrested on Tuesday night after women health workers accused him of obscene and inappropriate behaviour.The accused, Loknath Saha, allegedly misbehaved with the women during duty hours on Tuesday afternoon, leading to protests. But he denied the allegations and…
Riders have had their own share of challenges to face in the rains. They have been navigating flooded stretches, potholes and traffic. It has led to temporary order delays and fewer deliveries per shift Pune: Monsoon showers in the city are slowing quick commerce deliveries, with waterlogged roads, traffic congestion and poor visibility making it…
Panaji: Goa registered a modest improvement in the Union education ministry’s annual Performance Grading Index (PGI), which assesses the quality of school education across states and Union territories. Released on Tuesday, the latest index placed Goa in the Prachesta-1 category, up from Prachesta-3 last year. South Goa scored 351 and North Goa 344 out of…
New Delhi: Top companies, including American giants, have cautioned USTR that its move to impose additional tariff of up to 12.5% on 60 countries, including India, will push up costs for consumers and businesses, with several of them seeking exemptions for specific products.“The practical effect would be to make it more expensive to build in…
