Ahmedabad: Police have intensified disaster preparedness measures across the state following forecasts of heavy rainfall, with director general of police (DGP) G S Malik directing all city, district and range police chiefs to remain on high alert for the next 24 to 48 hours.During a high-level video conference on Wednesday, the DGP reviewed flood preparedness…
Kolkata: Jadavpur University students on Thursday met vice-chancellor Chiranjib Bhattacharjee, asking for an investigation into CM Suvendu Adhikari’s claim that hostel boarders were forced to take part in the protest against the NEET paper leak and make the report public. The CM said he spoke to the JU VC.Following the students’ demand, the administration spoke…
Mhalunge roads are riddled with potholes, many waterlogged, making commuting unsafe Pune: Over 100 residents of Mhalunge on Thursday launched a protest against the poor condition of roads and what they termed the civic administration’s sluggish response to their long-pending grievances, demanding immediate action from Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC).The residents said the situation had spiralled…
India will develop its own control protocols for high-speed rail. India is aiming to achieve new milestones in manufacturing with its first bullet train project. After deciding to manufacture the high-speed train indigenously for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train corridor, Indian Railways is now looking at in-house advanced signalling system for other upcoming corridors.Indian Railways is…
Lovepreet Singh (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: “Little disappointed that I couldn’t lift in my final attempt,” said Lovepreet Singh after narrowly missing out on the gold medal in the men’s +110kg weightlifting event at the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow. The Punjab lifter settled for silver after finishing just one kilogram behind New Zealand’s…
Teagan Croft and Milo Manheim lead Disney’s live-action adaptation as Rapunzel and Flynn Rider, with the film targeting a 2028 theatrical release.Image credit (Instagram) Disney’s live-action ‘Tangled’ has officially moved from script to set, and fans are getting their first real look at how the beloved fairy tale is being brought to life. Filming began…
Coal mine blast in Pakistan’s Balochistan (AP photo) At least 34 miners in Pakistan were killed and 10 other remained trapped after a methane gas explosion ripped through a coal mine in Balochistan province on Thursday, as officials told news agency AP.While rescuers continued a race against time to reach those still underground.The explosion took…
Left/Southern Ocean/Right/Southern Ocean on map/Image: AI Generated As the world searches for ways to remove carbon dioxide already accumulating in the atmosphere, ocean iron fertilisation (OIF) has emerged as one of the most debated climate intervention strategies. The idea is deceptively simple: adding tiny amounts of iron to iron-poor parts of the ocean stimulates the…
There are five specific zones in the world where people live exceptionally long, for hundreds of years even with the lack of availability of good quality and equal resources. Among them is Jose Flores, who was born 119 years ago, according to Costa Rica’s civil registry, was born on July 11, 1907, to a woman…
The mood today is a bit shaky, Pisces, and that’s acceptable if you notice it in the early hours. The Moon stirs your inner house, making you seek moral support, while Saturn presses on confidence and expenses. If you awake in a state of uncertainty with no apparent reason, don’t be worried. The sky isn’t…
