Ahmedabad: State Monitoring Cell (SMC) on Friday conducted surprise checks at various spas and wellness centres in city’s western parts after receiving inputs about suspected illegal activities, including prostitution. The raids were carried out in Satellite, Vastrapur, Bodakdev and along Sindhu Bhavan Road (SBR). SMC teams detained women from other states and customers during the…
Kolkata: The Bengal govt has urged science and technology researchers across universities in the state to write the abstracts of their theses in Bengali. The ones that may be of interest to international audience will be translated into English.“A decision has been taken to urge science and technology researchers at educational institutes to write abstracts…
An AI-generated image shows engineers and data specialists working at an engineering firm Pune: A growing pool of professionals from tier-2 cities with knowledge in the artificial intelligence domain is being attracted to Pune, especially due to its position as a technology and engineering hub.According to ‘India AI Workforce Report 2026’, released by Scaler, nearly…
Goa first adopted the three-tier institutional mechanism in Sep 2021 under the National Adaptation Fund for Climate Change (NAFCC), following decisions taken at the fund’s state-level steering committee meeting earlier that yea Panaji: State govt has reconstituted its three-tier climate governance framework, expanding representation from govt departments, scientific institutions, financial agencies and international organisations to…
According to BJP, the settlement was finalised in the presence of Gujarat BJP general secretary and Surat in-charge Prashant Korat Surat: A dispute between two BJP municipal councillors from Ward 5 is said to have been resolved, with party leaders saying a compromise was reached at a meeting on Thursday night.According to the BJP, the…
UPI has always been free for consumers since its launch in 2016. (Image: Stock.adobe) Will you now have to pay charges for your UPI transactions? That’s the big question that many are asking after the Lok Sabha cleared a Bill amending the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007, enabling the government to authorise banks and…
Honduran club signs TikTok star as goalkeeper in one of football’s strangest transfers/ Image: Instagram CD Choloma have produced one of the most unusual signings of the summer after unveiling Honduran TikTok creator Saúl “La More” Fox as the club’s new goalkeeper for the 2026 Apertura season. Although the 30-year-old has built a large following…
Madhuri Dixit and Shriram Nene sell Juhu apartment for Rs 4.40 crore after 14 years; bought for Rs 1.94 crore in 2012, earn 127 percent return Madhuri Dixit and her husband, Dr Shriram Madhav Nene, have sold another apartment in Mumbai’s upscale Juhu locality for Rs 4.40 crore, nearly 14 years after purchasing it for…
Blaise Pascal was a 17th-century French mathematician, physicist, philosopher, and theologian whose work transformed mathematics and science In 2014, psychologists at the University of Virginia placed participants alone in a plain room for 15 minutes. They had no phones, pens, or reading materials. The only object in the room was a small device that delivered…
Black fire beetle, Melanophila acuminata. Image Credit: Prof. Schmitz/Wikipedia Black pine jewel beetles, scientifically named Melanophila acuminata, belong to a unique group of insects that exhibit pyrophilous behaviour, which means they are naturally attracted to forest fires. These beetles are primarily found across boreal and temperate forests of the north, where they play a vital…
