Hydroponic weed seized from Ahmedabad airport Ahmedabad: A flyer was arrested with 4.2kg of hydroponic marijuana (ganja) in his baggage on Wednesday, making this the second seizure of hydroponic weed within four days.“Based on passenger profiling, officers of the air intelligence unit (AIU) and the Ahmedabad customs team intercepted a male passenger who had arrived…
Ben Affleck has joined the exclusive list of celebrities who have won the Million Dollar prize on the game show ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire’. The Oscar-winning actor, alongside ‘Jeopardy!’ champion Jamie Ding, walked away with the coveted USD 1 million prize of the game show.The entire winnings have reportedly been donated to charity,…
TCS has launched a Gemini Experience Centre in Kolkata (file picture) Kolkata: IT major TCS has launched a Consumer Business Group (CBG) Gemini Experience Centre (GEC) in Kolkata to showcase AI-led innovations built with Google Cloud and Gemini models tailored for consumer business needs.This is the third such GEC in the country, including the Retail…
Colva: The South Goa sessions court granted bail to murder accused Simanchal Parida, citing parity with a co-accused and the lack of progress in the trial.Parida is accused, along with four others, of murdering 27-year-old Dr Nirwan Bharat at Betalbatim in Feb 2023. He was employed as Bharat’s cook.Chief legal aid counsel Anisha Simoes argued…
The monsoon season has unleashed its fury across India, resulting in tragic losses and widespread destruction NEW DELHI: Monsoon rains continued to wreak havoc across large parts of the country on Wednesday, claiming lives in Himachal Pradesh and Karnataka as landslides, flooding roads, disrupting transport and forcing the suspension of pilgrimages, even as the India…
Mount Everest is widely recognised as Earth’s highest mountain, standing as the ultimate symbol of altitude and exploration. According to NASA, beyond our planet lies a volcanic giant that dwarfs every mountain on Earth. Olympus Mons, an enormous shield volcano on Mars, rises to a height of around 27 kilometres, nearly three times taller than…
Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said India was building the entire electronics value chain from products and components to semiconductors as the roadmap to a ‘Viksit Bharat’. He inaugurated CG Semiconductor’s outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) facility in Sanand and said the plant will produce 20 crore (200 million) chips annually.“India’s youth…
ECI may consider extending the SIR exercise if time is required to ensure that all eligible voters are covered Pune: The state Chief Electoral Officer has forwarded the Congress’s demand to postpone the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls by a month to the Election Commission of India. The party cited concerns that the…
Kieron Pollard (X-Cricbuzz) MI New York produced a remarkable turnaround to defeat Seattle Orcas by 17 runs in Major League Cricket (MLC) 2026, dealing a major blow to the Orcas’ playoff hopes after defending what had looked like a vulnerable total. Seattle appeared to be cruising in pursuit of 180, reaching 137 for 1 after…
Equity markets head into Wednesday with global developments taking centre stage after crude oil prices jumped nearly 3% in early trade following US military strikes on Iran, reviving concerns over disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz. Back home, Sensex ended Tuesday 104.35 points lower at 78,180.72, while Nifty50 slipped 31.65 points to 24,398.70, with gains…
