Nearly seven miles beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean lies a place so hostile that only a handful of human beings in all of history have ever seen it. Total darkness, near-freezing water, and pressure equivalent to a jet’s weight bearing down on a single postage stamp define this world. According to Guinness World…
Preity Zinta’s father gave her this one lesson about education For Preity Zinta, education was never simply about getting a degree. It was the foundation of independence. Long before she became one of Bollywood’s most recognisable actresses, a successful entrepreneur, and a co-owner of an IPL team, she was a young girl whose parents taught…
The day calls for effort, not for quick cuts. Mars is your ruler and is pressing you at a practical angle this morning, and the Moon stimulates work and obligation therefore even the simplest tasks could feel more difficult than typical.Still, this pressure has a purpose. If you place your shoulders on the steering wheel,…
So far, the civic body has identified 3,177 BWGs across Mumbai, of which 2,025 are registered with the BMC Sanjeev DevasiaMumbai:While the BMC has invited expressions of interest (EOI) from third-party agencies to help bulk waste generators (BWGs), including housing societies, hospitals and commercial establishments, to set up and operate decentralised, on-site wet waste processing…
New Delhi: Women platform workers in Delhi-NCR are facing health, financial and workplace challenges due to extreme heat, with many forced to choose between protecting their health and safeguarding their livelihoods, according to a new report by HeatWatch, a women-led climate adaptation organisation.The report titled ‘On call in a burning city: Women platform workers and…
Road shrinks pond, workers ruin the rest Chennai: A freshwater pond two decades ago, Mangani Kuttai today has little resemblance to a waterbody. The 1.4-acre pond on the Pallavaram-Thoraipakkam Radial Road, located barely 3km from Pallavaram Periya Eri, has been reduced by road expansion, dumping and encroachment, with its remaining portion now being used to…
Official registration data confirms the move up in size Ahmedabad: There’s no place better than home for residents of Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar, so long as it comes with a little more room. A three-bedroom apartment has overtaken the traditional two-bedroom home as the most preferred residential format in the twin cities.Official registration data confirms the…
Kolkata: Bengal’s 7th Pay Commission will examine an overhaul of the pay structure of state employees, including raising annual increments from the existing 3% to at least 5%, aligning pay levels with those of central staffers and recommending a standing order on Dearness Allowance (DA) that will ensure any central hike is automatically applied at…
Proceeds from mule accounts can land even cybercrime victims in problem Pune: Any proceeds from mule accounts can land cyber fraud victims in the soup. Ex-serviceman Vishal Singh Yadav (39) learnt it the hard way. He is fighting his life’s toughest battle after retirement from the Indian Army — running around in government offices, bank…
The vendors had been conducting business from the space beneath the staircase for several years The vendors had been conducting business from the space beneath the staircase for several years The vendors had been conducting business from the space beneath the staircase for several years The vendors had been conducting business from the space beneath…
