The heat index or ‘feels-like temperature’ increased to 44.7°C at 2.30 pm. The maximum had remained below 30°C for two consecutive days: 27.6°C Thursday and 27.5°C Friday. NEW DELHI: The city recorded its wettest 24 hours in Aug in two years after logging 98.7 mm of rainfall from 8.30am Friday to 8.30 am Saturday. Higher…
Chennai: Representatives of farmers’ organisations on Saturday thanked DMK leader and Leader of the Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin for continuing to raise the Cauvery water dispute and the Mekedatu issue both inside and outside the state assembly.A delegation led by Tamil Nadu Farmers’ Associations Joint Movement president T Deivasigamani met Udhayanidhi at his Chennai residence. They…
Ahmedabad: A white scooter captured on CCTV footage led police to two men accused of snatching Gujarati author Kaajal Oza Vaidya’s luxury handbag from an autorickshaw.The incident occurred early on Wednesday after Vaidya, who had boarded Gujarat Mail in Mumbai, got off at Maninagar railway station. The accused allegedly followed her autorickshaw and grabbed the…
KMDA is planning to introduce guided tours at Rabindra Sarobar A dilapidated building on the Lake premises has been renovated to house an archive KMDA is planning to introduce guided tours at Rabindra Sarobar A dilapidated building on the Lake premises has been renovated to house an archive KMDA is planning to introduce guided tours…
FDA chief Tukaram Mundhe’s public interview at Balgandharva Pune: In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) AI-powered grievance redressal portal has enabled citizens to quickly report adulterated food, substandard medicines and other safety violations, FDA commissioner Tukaram Mundhe said while addressing a gathering at the Balgandharva auditorium on Saturday.Mundhe said the…
Panaji: Union home minister Amit Shah, defence minister Rajnath Singh, and minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari will visit the state to attend different programmes, from the inauguration of BJP’s Goa headquarters to the six-lane elevated road at Porvorim.Shah will be in Goa on a two-day visit on Sep 6 and 7. Chief…
‘Am I entering Rocky Bhai’s kingdom_’; ‘Toxic’ actor Nayanthara recalls first meeting Yash Nayanthara is known for limiting promotional appearances. However, she made an exception for ‘Toxic’. According to the actor, Yash personally reached out to her. His call was enough to convince her to attend the event.Nayanthara shared her experience of working with Yash…
Car bomb hits Colombia’s southwest as new President Abelardo de la Espriella takes charge A car bomb exploded Saturday at a toll plaza in southwestern Colombia, the army said, a day after conservative political newcomer Abelardo de la Espriella was sworn in as the country’s new president.The army blamed the attack on two dissident groups…
Quote of the Day by Albert Einstein (Representative image) Two people can be told they have no special gift for something and respond in completely different ways. One takes it as a verdict and stops trying. The other decides that gift was never really the point, and keeps going anyway, driven by something that has…
Quote of the day by Ram Dass (Photo: Ram Dass/ @BabaRamDass/ X) Ram Dass was a Harvard scientist and psychedelic, who later became a spiritual teacher after meeting his guru Neem Karoli Baba, and is credited with bringing the concept of Indian spirituality to the West.Previously, he talked about how the world often treats pain…
