AMC cancels Jaya-Parvati Vrat events at Riverfront, Kankaria Ahmedabad: In view of the India Meteorological Department’s forecast of extremely heavy rainfall across Ahmedabad and other parts of Gujarat over the next few days, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has cancelled special arrangements planned for women and girls observing Jaya-Parvati Vrat. Acting on instructions from mayor Hitesh…
Guwahati: 80 deaths, over 2L still displaced, and now, no place to cremate the deads.The Assam floods have not only destroyed the lives and livelihoods of thousands, but have also robbed the dead of a customary dignified farewell, much to the anguish and pain of their loved ones.With cremation grounds and ancestral homesteads in upper…
Lucknow: A family of four was found dead inside their house in UP’s Balrampur district on Friday evening in a suspected case of murder followed by suicide.The deceased were identified as Bajrang Giri (28), his wife Komal (25), their three-year-old daughter Shraddha, and 10-month-old son Jaydeep.According to the preliminary investigation, Bajrang Giri allegedly shot his…
Jaipur: Rajasthan continues to lag the national average in rural tap water coverage nearly seven years after the launch of the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), with only 59.11% of rural households having functional tap water connections compared with the national average of 82.09%, Centre informed Parliament.Replying to a question by BJP Rajya Sabha MP Satish…
Medical personnel shift an injured migrant worker to an ambulance outside the Government Medical College (GMC) Hospital SRINAGAR: Terrorists shot dead a 24-year-old labourer from Chhattisgarh and critically wounded another from the same state at a brick kiln in south Kashmir’s Kulgam on Friday evening, marking the first fatal attack on migrant workers in J&K…
On a hot summer day, when most of his peers grabbed a drink from the cooler and moved on, Quazeem Tiamiyu paused to think about what’s underneath. That very thought led this University of Maine student to develop something extraordinary: a safe alternative to the toxic conventional insulation used in beverage coolers. And he built…
Ram Gopal Varma says Bollywood embraced accountability and discipline only after COVID, adopting a corporate structure with fixed budgets. He contrasted this with Telugu cinema, where producers alone bear losses without control over spending. Varma called this imbalance the core reason Telugu cinema faces recurring financial crises, unlike stabilised Bollywood. Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma has…
India’s Asmita Dey poses with her gold medal. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s Asmita Dey fought back tears after creating history at the Commonwealth Games 2026, dedicating her landmark women’s 48kg judo gold medal to her late father, coach and everyone who stood by her during the toughest phase of her life.The 23-year-old from Tripura,…
Image(s): Florida Key Isaland/Canva Imagine erasing almost every insect and small animal from an island, then watching nature rebuild itself from scratch. That was exactly what a team of ecologists did in the Florida Keys during one of the most influential ecological experiments ever conducted. In 1966, researchers enclosed tiny mangrove islands in enormous plastic…
Like a field receiving water in stages, your progress comes through timing rather than force. As August begins, the opening days may prove highly beneficial for resolving issues related to enemies, litigation and debts. Work with a calm and balanced approach while handling these matters. Be cautious about your health so that difficult situations do…
