The first breeze feels warm, the middle turns restless, and the closing days bring cleaner air. As August begins, the opening days appear to be excellent for your marital bliss, though you might have to spend money on your spouse’s health. Your spouse’s practical advice may help you control unnecessary expenses. The later days suggest…
A tanker found itself stranded due to a road collapse at Surat’s G9 Circle SURAT: A moving tanker got stuck after a road caved in near G9 Circle in Surat’s Dindoli area on Thursday, triggering traffic snarls and panic among commuters.The road suddenly gave way at the middle of a crossroads, leaving the heavy vehicle…
Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari unveils a bust of legendary actor Uttam Kumar at Keoratala crematorium on his 47th death anniversary Kolkata: A new film centre, named after Uttam Kumar, will be launched, CM Suvendu Adikhari said on Friday. The Uttam Mancha in Bhowanipore will also be renovated and modernised, the CM said.The CM made this…
A routine family outing along the Suffolk coast turned into an unexpected encounter with Britain’s distant prehistoric past when an 11-year-old boy noticed an unusual object lying close to the water’s edge. At first glance, it looked a little different from the countless stones scattered across the shoreline, yet its shape suggested it was something…
Quote of the day by former Sri Lankan president Chandrika Kumaratunga. When Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga sat down with Australian journalist Michael Maher in July 2005 for an interview on the ABC program Foreign Correspondent, her presidency was drawing to a close. Asked about the allure of supreme political office, Sri Lanka’s first female president brushed…
Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) made their comeback to Indian equities in July after staying away for four consecutive months, emerging as net buyers with investments worth Rs 20,200 crore. Attractive valuations, improving corporate earnings and a better global investment environment helped bring foreign investors back.According to data from the Central Depository Services (India) Ltd (CDSL),…
Second airport in Kalyani Kolkata: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday said the state govt identified 2,000 acres in Kalyani, Nadia, for a greenfield project to develop Kolkata’s second airport.An official said land, identified for the second airport, stretched from the rear side of AIIMS Kalyani to Narapati Para in Simurali under the Chakdaha Assembly…
New Civil Hospital in city has introduced an RFID tagging system in the NICU and will soon add it at the gynaecology ward Surat: In a move aimed at preventing infant kidnappings and strengthening security for newborns, New Civil Hospital introduced an upgraded RFID-based monitoring system in its neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). The technology…
Rajkumar Hirani made sure his son Vir Hirani earned his debut in ‘Pritam and Pedro’ through a proper audition, refusing to hand him the role on a platter. Vir practised hard every night and submitted his best tapes to the makers. The cybercrime comedy-drama premieres on JioHotstar on July 3. Rajkumar Hirani is all set…
CHENNAI: Leader of opposition Tamil Nadu assembly and AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Wednesday took an identical stand in criticising the first budget of the TVK govt calling it a “big zero.”Speaking to reporters after the budget was presented, Udhayanidhi said no new schemes or projects had been announced in the budget. “The…
