Galileo Galilei, whose studies of falling bodies and accelerated motion laid the groundwork for the principle later demonstrated by Apollo 15 on the Moon. Image Credits: Wikimedia Commons. Two people can be equally skilled at the same subject and end up producing very different amounts of lasting work. One treats the subject as a career,…
Ravichandra’s brother Raja Naik (L), and his sister-in-law Savitri Bai who died of severe lung infection last month (R) TUMAKURU: A web of illicit passion, betrayal and a shallow grave beneath an unfinished house has culminated in a life sentence for a man convicted of murdering his younger brother, with DNA evidence and extra-judicial confessions…
Chennai: Firefighters are continuing search operations for the 30-year-old Reserve Bank of India employee who jumped into the Adyar River from Kotturpuram Bridge on Wednesday night. Kotturpuram police have registered a case and launched an inquiry. Police said S Mohankumar, who lived in the Reserve Bank staff quarters in KK Nagar, had invested ₹60 lakh…
Hyderabad: The Telangana govt has decided to revive district irrigation advisory panel immediately. The panels—comprising the district collectors, officials from the irrigation and agriculture departments, elected representatives and other stakeholders—must meet before and during every crop season to assess reservoir and canal supplies and clearly advise farmers on crops that can be safely cultivated in…
Urban development and municipal affairs minister Agnimitra Paul Kolkata: The state govt will develop cities as “growth engines” to facilitate business and industrial activities, urban development and municipal affairs minister Agnimitra Paul said on Friday. Paul also assured investors that steps would be taken to improve ease of doing business. “The process of sanctioning building…
The move is expected to unlock the value of leasehold assets, ease property transactions and provide a major boost to investment in the city. (Representative image) CHANDIGARH: In a significant breakthrough for hundreds of commercial and industrial property owners, the ministry of home affairs (MHA) has informed the UT administration that the long-pending proposal to…
Agniveer Akshay Laxman Gawate Pune: Nearly three years after Agniveer Akshay Laxman Gawate died in the line of duty on the Siachen Glacier in Oct 2023, his parents are awaiting Rs 1 crore relief from the state govt.Gawate became the first Agniveer of the Indian Army to die in the line of duty. He was…
BENGALURU: HAL Airport in Bengaluru has become the first airport in India to operationalise a satellite-guided helicopter approach procedure, a move expected to improve safety, reduce flight times and enable more reliable all-weather operations.“The Required Navigation Performance Category H (RNP CAT H) approach, developed by the Airports Authority of India (AAI), is designed exclusively for…
Andrew Beaver who runs “Clean the Block” removes debris with other volunteers What started as one man’s effort to clear dumped furniture and rubbish in south Houston has grown into a 100-person volunteer campaign to clean up historically underserved neighbourhoods.Andrew Beaver, 37, began clearing abandoned lots and alleyways in November without any experience running an…
UPI has always been free for consumers since its launch in 2016. (Image: Stock.adobe) Will you now have to pay charges for your UPI transactions? That’s the big question that many are asking after the Lok Sabha cleared a Bill amending the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007, enabling the government to authorise banks and…
