Pradeep Gupta Activists have sought comparative testing of river water, riverbank soil and excavated soil Thane: The Ulhas river, a major source of drinking water for nearly 50 lakh residents across Thane district, has turned unusually red and highly turbid in recent days, prompting environmental activists to investigate possible source of change along its upper…
Bengaluru: A commuter moves on a waterlogged road after rainfall, in Bengaluru, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026. (PTI) Bengaluru: A spell of heavy evening rain brought parts of Bengaluru to a standstill Wednesday, flooding roads, choking traffic and leaving motorists battling waterlogged stretches across several parts of the city.The downpour, accompanied by strong winds, brought down…
Photographs of A Raja standing atop a police vehicle with a gun during the firing went viral on social media TUTICORIN: Raja, 46, an armed reserve policeman who was photographed with a gun atop a police vehicle during the 2018 Tuticorin police firing, died following health complications on Tuesday evening.Raja, attached to the Tuticorin armed…
Union minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari Kolkata: Centre on Wednesday approved Rs 1,175.59 crore for construction of a 6.91-km-long, six-lane major bridge across River Teesta at Sevoke on NH-10 in Darjeeling. The project, in the pipeline for some time, will serve as an alternative to historic Coronation Bridge, commissioned in 1941 to…
Umesh Kumar said AI should be used only after understanding the problem thoroughly Pune: A 2 MW off-grid solar microgrid integrated with hydrogen fuel cells and lithium-ion energy storage has been studied using artificial intelligence (AI) to improve energy resilience at defence installations. The feasibility study was undertaken by Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University),…
In Uttar Pradesh, a robust child-protection system has been established, focusing on welfare, education, and safety for children. The impact of Uttar Pradesh Government’s emphasis on the safety, protection, welfare and secure future of children is increasingly visible in the state’s expanding child-protection mechanism. Over the last nine years, the approach has gradually moved beyond…
Slug: National Voluntary Blood Donation DayJaipur: Blood banks at SMS Medical College collected 97,728 units in 2025, but only 23,891 units, or 24.4%, came through voluntary donations, leaving hospitals heavily dependent on patients’ relatives and attendants for replacement donations.Of the total collection, 73,837 units were replacement donations from families and relatives of patients. The dependence…
NEW DELHI: Facing criticism over the quality of highway construction, with contractors bagging projects at abnormally low costs cited as one of the reasons, NHAI on Wednesday announced special inspections of 17 under-construction NH projects where bids were awarded at more than 15 per cent below the authority’s estimated cost.The first round of inspections will…
Billionaire Ken Griffin donates $3 billion to Carnegie Mellon University. No university in the history of US education has received such a donation until Citadel founder Ken Griffin pledged an unprecedented $3 billion to Carnegie Mellon University. Part of the money will go towards making a new campus in Miami where Griffin stays and the…
Farah Khan reminds paparazzi of Salman Khan’s warning, tells photographers, ‘Salman bhai ne bola na peeche se nahi lene ka turn karo’ Days after Salman Khan spoke out against paparazzi and trolls on ‘Bigg Boss 20’, filmmaker Farah Khan has also asked photographers to respect boundaries. When she was spotted in Mumbai, she reminded them…
