Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Pema Khandu on Wednesday sought to dispel public misconceptions over the hydrological impact of upstream Chinese mega-projects, saying installed power generation capacity in megawatts (MW) does not correlate directly to water storage volume.Khandu said India’s proposed 11,000-MW Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP) holds larger live storage capacity than China’s massive…
A water colour sketch of the New OPD Building at SGPGI (for representational purposes) Lucknow: A man was caught at SGPGI’s new OPD building on Wednesday, attempting to dupe an elderly woman of her jewellery by misinforming her that a doctor had called her in for a knee examination.A security guard noticed the woman removing…
Thakar’s son, Umesh, said his father had been admitted to a private hospital in Rajkot after falling ill Rajkot: A serious lapse in the identification and handover of bodies has come to light at Rajkot Civil Hospital, where the body of 92-year-old retired teacher Harsukhlal Thakar was mistakenly handed over to another family and cremated.Thakar’s…
Udaipur: A court here Wednesday extended the police custody of SOG ASP Mukesh Kumar Soni and alleged middleman Sajjan Singh Jain by three days in a Rs 2-crore bribery case linked to Udaipur’s 272-plot scam.Both accused were produced in the court after their earlier three-day remand ended. ACB sought further custody, saying several important facts…
An Indian readout said they agreed to maintain close engagement to deepen cooperation for the benefit of the people of both countries, and also to remain in touch. There was no White House readout till late in the evening. PM Narendra Modi held a phone call with US President Donald Trump Wednesday to review bilateral…
Arizona State University has dropped an eminent domain lawsuit that sought to take a 124-year-old historic home in downtown Phoenix. Widespread public opposition led university officials to let the property remain intact. The Arizona Board of Regents, acting for Arizona State University, filed court papers seeking immediate possession of the historic Louis Emerson House for…
Aishwarya Rai and Shah Rukh Khan have shared a long professional association, having worked together in films such as ‘Josh’, ‘Mohabbatein’ and ‘Devdas’. However, their equation reportedly went through a rough phase in the early 2000s after Aishwarya was replaced in several projects associated with Shah Rukh, including ‘Chalte Chalte’ (2003), in which Rani Mukerji…
General:Some days open like a window and this is one. Venus blesses your image while Jupiter adds grace so people notice your steadiness, your manners and the way you get things done without noise.Respect comes easily today. A social circle, neighbourhood group, office team, or extended family may speak well of you. Still, the Moon…
Delhi’s Barapullah Phase-III elevated corridor NEW DELHI: The newly opened Barapullah Phase-III elevated corridor, billed as a faster link between east and south Delhi, ran into traffic trouble on Wednesday, with motorists reporting long queues and travel times of up to nearly an hour a day after the flyover was inaugurated.A tailback of nearly 3…
Mumbai: Bombay High Court has directed X Corp to remove a video against Serum Institute of India Pvt Ltd and its CEO Adar Poonawalla that was uploaded by a social media influencer Yohan Tengra immediately after its June 5, 2023 order.Justice Gauri Godse of HC on Tuesday passed the order on SII and Poonawalla’s interim…
