Chennai: Residents of a few streets in Perambur and Anna Nagar have been relying on borewells and bottled water for drinking and cooking after the Metro Water supply to their homes developed a foul, sewage-like smell. The problem has been persistent for over a month.The complaints point to a wider problem in the city’s water-supply…
Captain Pruthviraj Jaisingh Nighot (centre) with his Bravo squadron mates at the National Defence Academy during the passing-out parade in 2022. Pune: They trained together, served together and now share a distinction that only a few military friendships can match. Two young Army officers from Maharashtra, Captain Pruthviraj Jaysingh Nighot and Captain Swaraj Sudhir Bane,…
Tamil Nadu has Rs1 lakh crore of annual fiscal headroom, enough, on paper, to more than resolve state’s current revenue gap while freeing up fresh room for investment Nithin Chandra & Sriram AnanthapadmanabhanTamil Nadu walks into budget day carrying a curious contradiction. It is India’s second-largest state economy, with an estimated ₹35.29 lakh crore GSDP,…
The proposed outreach will cover Japan, Belarus, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, England, Portugal and Spain, with dates yet to be finalised Panaji: The tourism department has tentatively budgeted Rs 7.7 crore for international roadshows in eight countries, including Japan, England, Portugal and Spain, to promote Goa and India as travel destinations and attract tourists.The proposed outreach…
Millions of black plastic balls floating on a drinking water reservoir might sound like an environmental disaster, but for Los Angeles, they became an ingenious solution to several major challenges. The unusual sight attracted worldwide attention and left many wondering why a city would deliberately cover its water supply with 96 million plastic spheres. Far…
Mumbai: The Maharashtra govt took its first step towards implementing the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) on Thursday with chief minister Devendra Fadnavis announcing the formation of a seven-member committee led by retired Supreme Court judge Ranjana Desai to formulate a draft legislation for its implementation within six months. Desai had earlier headed a committee which…
AI generated image used for representative purpose NEW DELHI: A Kerala district consumer commission, in an order dated July 22, held an airline liable for deficiency in service after it delayed delivering a passenger’s checked-in luggage by three days. Holding that the airline failed to compensate the passenger despite repeated complaints and its obligations under…
DGCA begins probe into taxiway mix-up at Ahmedabad airport Ahmedabad: Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) launched an investigation after an Air India aircraft made a wrong turn while taxiing at Ahmedabad airport, resulting in an IndiGo plane preparing for departure being stopped on the same taxiway on Wednesday evening.According to the aviation regulator, Air…
Thane: Students pose as they check their Maharashtra Board class XIIth exam results, in Thane. (PTI Photo)( Rajju Bhaiya University result 2026: Professor Rajendra Singh (Rajju Bhaiya) University, Prayagraj has announced the results for several undergraduate and postgraduate programmes conducted during the 2026 academic session. Students who appeared for semester and annual examinations can now…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. (Photo credit: AFP) For a lot of kids growing up in Asian households, there’s one sentence that’s almost impossible to escape: “You can do better.” Marks, sports, career choices, even something as small as cleaning your room, there’s always one more suggestion, one more correction, one more way to do it…
