Delhi’s polling stations have increased to 14,947 after electoral roll rationalisation (File photo) NEW DELHI: The number of polling stations in Delhi has increased to 14,947 from 13,033 after rationalisation under the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls.The number of polling-station locations in the city, which has 70 Assembly constituencies, has also…
Kolkata: A Dum Dum resident has filed an FIR at Behala PS, alleging that former Trinamool councillor and MMiC Tarak Singh, his son Amit Singh and associates encroached on his plot at 89, P N Mitra Brick Field Road (Behala Taratala), assaulted him, and demanded Rs 10 lakh at gunpoint to vacate the property.The complaint…
NEW DELHI: Delhi cabinet Monday rejected a proposal to extend incentives to hybrid vehicles, opting instead to keep the capital’s new electric vehicle policy focused exclusively on battery-powered or “pure EVs”.The newly approved Delhi EV Policy 2026 introduces a three-year lock-in period, barring beneficiaries of govt subsidies from registering their electric vehicles in other states…
Millie Pradawong developed an AI and CRISPR tool to improve microalgae biofuel production. A fourteen-year-old teen in United States has developed a computational tool with the help of machine learning and CRISPR gene editing to improve biofuel production. Millie Pradawong is one of the ten finalists in the 3M Young Scientist Challenge this year.Her project…
Many roads in Panaji were waterlogged after heavy rains lashed the city and several other parts of Goa on Thursday Panaji: Heavy rain in parts of Goa over the past 24 hours has slightly improved the state’s monsoon rainfall deficit, although the cumulative seasonal rainfall remains nearly 30% below normal, according to the India Meteorological…
PC: Dhruv Varun Cohen ’26/Cornell University Thousands of hours of rainforest recordings are helping scientists teach artificial intelligence to recognise Amazonian birds that can be difficult to identify by sound alone. In Colombia, Cornell researchers have been collecting acoustic data from cattle ranches, rubber agroforestry plots and forest to build a clearer picture of which…
Gold, silver price today: Global gold and silver prices rebound after volatile week International bullion markets also traded on a stronger footing in the previous week, despite sharp fluctuations driven by geopolitical developments. Comex gold futures for August delivery advanced by $52, or 1.3%, to settle at $4,070.8 an ounce in New York. Silver witnessed…
Engineering diploma admission ENGINEERING COLLEGE SEAT Ahmedabad: Govt diploma engineering colleges in Gujarat have recorded near-full admissions, while self-financed institutions continue to grapple with a massive number of vacant seats, underscoring students’ growing preference for govt colleges.According to the latest admission figures, 2,929 of the 3,193 seats in govt diploma engineering colleges were filled, translating…
Panaji: Alleging that the Goa Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) has suffered a loss of over Rs 10 crore, United Goans Foundation (UGF), an NGO, has called for a probe into all the industrial plots allotted in the last few years. GIDC allotted a utility plot, reserved for common utility infrastructure, to a private steel fabrication…
‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ has officially surpassed James Cameron’s Titanic at the worldwide box office, becoming the fourth highest-grossing film of all time. ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ box office collection The Tom Holland-led superhero film, directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and co-starring Zendaya, crossed the milestone on August 28 following a strong run at the…
