Bengaluru: The high court Monday ordered notices to state and central govts in response to a public interest litigation challenging the proposed shifting of Bengaluru Turf Club (BTC) to the sprawling 457-acre Kunigal Stud Farm.A division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice KS Hemalekha also ordered notices to National Biodiversity Board, Karnataka State…
Mylswamy Annadurai served as the project director of Chandrayaan-1 and was also associated with Chandrayaan-2 and the Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan). CHENNAI: Renowned scientist Mylswamy Annadurai has been appointed chairman of the curriculum design committee, replacing State Planning Commission member Sultan Ahmed Ismail, who stepped down from the position two weeks ago.Annadurai, an ISRO scientist,…
Hyderabad: BJP national president Nitin Nabin on Monday said the country’s youth was driven by innovation, technology and nation-building rather than “anarchy” or the “tukde-tukde mindset”. He asserted that some opposition forces were trying to import protest narratives from other countries that did not reflect the aspirations of Indian youth.Addressing an interactive session with students…
Responding to the Amstoria incident, Shyam Sunder, Managing Director of BPMS — which manages the day-to-day operations of BPTP — said the units were handed over to homeowners over five years ago and the project is currently maintained by Brightstone Gurgaon: A seven-year-old boy sustained a head injury after a chunk of plaster fell from…
Ganesh Pyne’s ‘The Conversation’ Kolkata: The Fisherman’ (1979), the work of Kolkata artist Ganesh Pyne, sold for Rs 42.8 crore, about 15 times more than its estimate, registering a massive 100% surge over its previous record made at London. It was auctioned on June 11 at the Mumbai-headquartered AstaGuru Auction House. Another of his painting,…
Ghaziabad: Akhilesh Purohit’s in-laws in Dehradun had planned a birthday party for him on June 30. On Sunday, the 30-year-old software engineer, who worked with a private company in Noida, was found dead inside his Kwid car near a petrol pump operating close to Bharat City society under the jurisdiction of Teela Mor police station.The…
Panaji: Questioning BJP’s model of sports development, GFP said that sports facilities built with taxpayer’s money cannot be handed over to commercial ventures.GFP president Vijai Sardesai asked why Dempo Sports Club or Sporting Clube de Goa, which have experience in nurturing local talent, were not approached to use the football facility.“Are we building sports facilities…
Gorakhpur: Giving a major boost to healthcare infrastructure in eastern Uttar Pradesh, Gorakhpur MP Ravi Kishan Shukla on Monday inaugurated two key health facilities-a 13-bed intensive care unit (ICU) at the Railway Hospital and a 15-bed private ward at AIIMS Gorakhpur.The newly established ICU, equipped with modern life-support systems and critical care facilities, will strengthen…
Ahmedabad: On Monday, the third day of June, the city’s maximum temperature finally slid below 40 degrees celsius, a rare dip in a year with a high number of days recording temperatures of 40 degrees or above.Experts say urban sprawl is one of the chief reasons for the steady rise in temperatures. Seen from the…
Jalandhar: In a little over a year, the Akal Takht has staged a remarkable institutional comeback.The proceedings at the Akal Takht secretariat on Monday evoked memories of Dec 2, 2024, when ‘tankhah’ (religious punishment) was pronounced on Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal. That moment had underscored the authority of the highest temporal seat…
