Thane: Poor route planning, long travel time and limited operating hours appear to have derailed the Thane Municipal Transport’s (TMT) much-publicised AC double-decker bus service, with the city’s first such bus drawing barely a quarter of its carrying capacity during its first week of launch.Introduced last Tuesday, the lone bus service modelled on Mumbai’s popular…
Quote of the day by Michael Faraday (AI-generated image) Genuine understanding rarely arrives without some real effort attached to it. Michael Faraday put that tension plainly. “Lectures which really teach will never be popular; lectures which are popular will never really teach,” he wrote. Coming from one of the greatest science communicators of his century,…
Margao: The directorate of fire and emergency services responded to 109 emergency calls across Goa on Tuesday as heavy rain and gusty winds triggered widespread incidents, director Nitin Raikar said.More than 100 of the calls were related to fallen trees and branches that blocked roads or damaged structures in different parts of the state. The…
The day is neither too high nor too low for you, Sagittarius. Steady. Manageable. Your income and expenses can balance each other if you stay sensible, and that alone brings some relief. The Moon is giving mixed signals around travel and planning, so if a long journey gets cancelled, don’t treat it as a disaster….
Siliguri: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Friday directed officials to issue show-cause notices to “absconding” gram panchayat pradhans, zilla parishad members and sabhadipatis in north Bengal, saying governance and public services must not suffer due to the prolonged absence of elected representatives.Chairing a high-level administrative review meeting at Uttarkanya, Adhikari instructed officials to continue development…
File photo: Union minister Nitin Gadkari NEW DELHI: Road transport minister Nitin Gadkari informed Rajya Sabha Wednesday BS-III vehicles, manufactured between 2005 and 2016, may require replacement of some rubber parts and gaskets when run on E20 petrol, while adding studies have found no major impact of the blended fuel on overall vehicle performance.In a…
Gold for Esha Singh (in the middle) and Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker (on the right) claims bronze NEW DELHI: Esha Singh struck gold for India at the ISSF World Cup in Hangzhou on Monday, winning the women’s 25m pistol title in a commanding display, while two-time Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker added a bronze to complete…
Haven or trap? Study finds sinkholes protect endangered tree at evolutionary cost China’s huge sinkholes, known as tiankengs (“heavenly pits” in Chinese), are both helping and harming one of the region’s most endangered plants at the same time. They protect the rare Magnolia aromatica tree from climate change, but they also keep its populations isolated,…
Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Raghuram Rajan is set to play a role in shaping the future of US monetary policymaking after being appointed by the Federal Reserve to a high-level task force reviewing its policy framework. The appointment is part of five expert panels unveiled by newly appointed Federal reserve chairman Kevin…
How to choose clothes for your baby: Moms share mistakes that secretly impacted their infant’s health When it comes to taking care of a baby, new parents spend time providing the right nutrition or using the right products. Amid all this, many parents overlook one important factor that affects a child’s health. Choosing the right…
