Chennai: Chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Thursday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reconsider Union govt’s proposed disinvestment of up to 3% stakes of NLC India Ltd. In a letter to the PM, Vijay said any further dilution of Union govt’s stake would undermine the public sector undertaking’s strategic character and weaken long-term public…
Vasco: Ankit Lakra, 36, a native of Chhattisgarh, died on Saturday after coming in contact with a live high-tension wire, which came down as he was travelling on the Panaji-Margao highway.He was travelling in a rickshaw, and when he reached near Birla Cross junction at around 10 pm, due to heavy rainfall and gusty winds,…
The committee also reviewed measures relating to the removal of stray cattle from highways Panaji: The North Goa District Road Safety Committee (DRSC), at its meeting on Thursday, reviewed a series of road safety measures, with discussions focusing on stricter enforcement against modified silencersThe growing menace of motorcycles fitted with modified silencers that produce excessively…
Eight-year-old Wyatt Biggs from Florida has transformed an unusual fascination with robot vacuums into a thriving online brand. What began as a childhood obsession with a family Roomba at the age of three has grown into a collection of more than 50 robot vacuums, a YouTube channel, a children’s book and a merchandise business that…
AMC has seized the stock and sent more samples of ready-to-eat snacks for testing Ahmedabad: A random food safety test on a children’s snack brand on Friday revealed a bigger shocker. A packet of ‘Bachcho Ka Pasta’, taken from a small shop in Bapunagar, tested positive for oil-soluble dye, which is banned in food products,…
Union minister Nitin Gadkari filed a civil suit seeking removal of deepfakes. NEW DELHI: Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari has claimed in a proposed civil suit before the Bombay high court that he had no role in the Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) programme or the E20 initiative, alleging that AI-generated deepfakes and…
New Delhi: Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI) MPs Sudip Bandyopadhyay, Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, and Satabdi Roy at the Parliament House complex during the Monsoon Session of Parliament in New Delhi on Wednesday, July 22, 2026. (Photo: IANS/Qamar Sibtain) Kolkata: Nationalist Citizens Party of India will continue as an ally of NDA, said Bengal BJP…
Silent, preventable cholesterol burden: Nine in ten Indian adults have abnormal blood lipids Chennai: Nine in 10 Indian adults live with at least one abnormal blood lipid — fats, including cholesterol and triglycerides, in their bloodstream and body tissues, according to national data from the ICMR‑INDIAB study. Dyslipidemia, or an unhealthy imbalance or abnormal amount…
Ahmedabad: The crime branch arrested a 30-year-old man from Mehsana district for illegal possession of a foreign-made pistol worth Rs 3.1 lakh during patrolling in Naranpura late on Saturday.According to the FIR filed with Naranpura police, the accused, Sanjay Chavda, a resident of Mehsana, was intercepted near the Vrindavan Vatika Garden in Naranpura around 8pm…
CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government on Friday announced a series of senior-level police appointments, naming Director General of Police (DGP) Seema Aggarwal as Chairperson of the Tamil Nadu Fire Commission ahead of her retirement from service on June 30.Seema Aggarwal, who currently serves as the Director of Fire and Rescue Services, was appointed to head…
