New fire safety provisions would shrink usable space in residential buildings of three floors and above Jaipur: Rajasthan’s Local Self Government (LSG) department has enforced new fire-safety norms that are set to influence the design of residential and commercial buildings, with architects warning that mandatory additional staircases could reduce usable carpet area and built-up area…
NEW DELHI: Setting a benchmark for compensation in cases of human death caused by stray cattle, particularly at a time when such incidents are on the rise across the country, SC, in a first-of-its-kind case, awarded Rs 15 lakh in compensation to the family of a man who died in 2007 when a bull attacked…
Happiness quote of the day by Daisaku Ikeda. Famous Japanese Buddhist philosopher Daisaku Ikeda, who is known for turning Soka Gakkai into a massive international organization, made a happy and peaceful life look simple. He said a peaceful life does not mean a life free of toil and suffering; rather, it means living without being…
Arjun Kapoor made his debut with ‘Ishaqzaade’ and went through a drastic physical transformation to be an actor. He lost 50 kilos of weight and in a recent interview, he has opened up on his journey with fitness, mental health and acting. After years of struggling with obesity and chasing appearance-driven goals, he says fitness…
India’s Arundhati Choudhary celebrates after defeating Wales’ Rosie Eccles. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s boxing contingent continued its sensational run at the Commonwealth Games 2026, producing a flawless 5-0 record in the semifinals on Friday as Arundhati Choudhary, Jaismine Lamboria, Preeti Pawar, Ankush Panghal and Jadumani Singh all booked their places in the gold medal…
New Delhi: Most people never think twice about sleeping on their stomach. For Carveann David (35), a restaurateur from Trinidad and Tobago, it had become an impossible luxury.For nearly nine years, lying face down would worsen the fluid build-up caused by advanced right-sided heart failure and a severely leaking tricuspid valve. Breathlessness, swelling and fluid…
An old and dilapidated building in Bhiwandi crashed, claiming 10 lives Mumbai: Following the collapse of an old and dilapidated building in Bhiwandi claiming 10 lives and injuring several others, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said the municipal commissioner had been issued orders to use force to get people to vacate such buildings. He also directed…
The operation targeted 35-40 identified pockets across the city where rowdies and antisocial elements were known to gather at night Bengaluru: Under a special drive titled ‘Pickup Squad’ against rowdies and other antisocial elements, city police have booked over 3,500 people under Karnataka Police (KP) Act in the past 110 days.During the drive, police found…
Chennai: The GCC officials handling public tenders will henceforth be guided by three principles: do not bypass administrative sanctions; do not disclose bid details before tenders are opened; and do not escalate project costs without written explanation.These were some of the instructions given by experts to GCC officials during the first-of-its-kind tender training session on…
T feels the pinch as AP holds on to 589 govt quarters Hyderabad: More than a decade after Telangana’s formation, the state govt is grappling with an acute shortage of official accommodation for senior officers as hundreds of govt quarters remain under Andhra Pradesh’s control. The shortage has become so pronounced that newly-appointed chief secretary…
