Rain red alert in Ahmedabad Ahmedabad: Amdavadis were bracing for a repeat of the July 23 deluge on Friday, with a red alert issued by India Meteorological Department (IMD), but the relieved city recorded only 45mm of rain till 10pm.Several city areas experienced moderate to heavy rain at night.IMD on Friday reiterated its red alert…
Kolkata: Even as the ministry of housing and urban affairs (MoHUA) on Friday cited the ‘Force Majeure’ clause due to the war in Iran to grant a four-month extension to real estate projects across the country, KMC on Friday said the stop-work on high-rise projects being audited would continue, refusing any relief to developers who…
State chief information commissioner Rahul Pande Pune: State chief information commissioner (CIC) Rahul Pande has directed the public works department (PWD) to overhaul disclosure of project details on its web portal, after finding out that two near-identical orders regarding updating the website issued by earlier chiefs in 2015 and 2022 had been ignored.Pande passed the…
GST collections rise to over Rs 2.11 lakh crore, driven by imports and domestic demand NEW DELHI: India’s gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections rose 15.4 per cent year-on-year to over Rs 2.11 lakh crore in July, driven by higher revenues from both domestic transactions and imports, according to government data released on Friday.Gross…
Commonwealth Games 2026 Day 10 Live: India enjoyed a memorable day at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, with medals, historic achievements and a clean sweep in the boxing semi-finals highlighting another successful outing for the contingent. Leading the charge was Neeraj Chopra, who returned to the Commonwealth Games podium with a silver medal in…
George Clooney believes the healthiest mindset is to stay grounded, reminding people that praise and criticism are rarely the complete truth.Image credit (Instagram) George Clooney is one of the last true movie stars. The man who parlayed a television career into one of the most elegant and purposeful film legacies of his generation, who has…
A lost chapter in the history of Ethiopia agriculture Picture yourself wandering through a tranquil village in the northern Ethiopian highlands, a gnarled grapevine sheltering from the afternoon sun over a stone courtyard. It is a familiar part of daily life for local families, a source of sweet fruit, a place to gather, and a…
Concrete is the most widely used manufactured material on Earth, yet most people only ever encounter it once it has already hardened into a wall, a road or a slab. Science communicator Derek Muller set out to understand what the material actually does while it is still wet, by climbing into a tank of fresh…
holera’s lesser-known wildlife: Birds, grasslands and coastal ecosystems Dholera, located in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad district, is not just a coastal landscape but a rich and lesser-known ecological zone. This region boasts of grasslands, wetlands, and marine ecosystems which are home to an abundance of flora and fauna. As discussed at the 71st National Wildlife Week, Dholera…
The Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences has released the Andhra Pradesh NEET UG 2026 rank-wise qualified list, enabling eligible aspirants to check their admission status for MBBS and BDS courses. The university has clarified that the final merit list will be prepared after online applications are submitted, with the detailed counselling schedule to be…
