Guwahati: Meghalaya high court has directed the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) and National Highway Authorities of India (NHAI) to ensure that reports of hill experts or IIT Guwahati are obtained before construction of roads in the state’s hilly areas.The direction came amid concerns over slope stability and the manner in which…
tnnLucknow: Defying forecast of below-normal rainfall due to El Nino effect this year in the rainy season this year, Uttar Pradesh, including Lucknow, received the highest rainfall in 18 years in the four prime monsoon months from June to Sept.According the India Meteorological Department (IMD) data, the overall per district average rainfall in UP was…
Two gunmen associated with the Rohit Godara–Mahendra Delana gang have been apprehended. Two gunmen associated with the Rohit Godara–Mahendra Delana gang have been apprehended. Two gunmen associated with the Rohit Godara–Mahendra Delana gang have been apprehended. Two gunmen associated with the Rohit Godara–Mahendra Delana gang have been apprehended. Two gunmen associated with the Rohit Godara–Mahendra…
Machchhar, an Indian national based in Dubai, was reportedly stabbed and severely wounded during the incident. According to Israeli reports, he intervened after an alleged attempt to crash the aircraft. NEW DELHI: Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has praised Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar for his bravery after he was stabbed and seriously injured while…
Sara Gonzales visited the house of one Rajender Rao Bairineni and accused him of H-1B abuse. The family called 911. An Indian family living in Plano called the police when journalist Sara Gonzales visited their house with her H-1B allegations, as she had been doing for the past few months. Sara revealed that she got…
Imran Khan watches ‘The Vampire Diaries’ on flight after a fan compares it to his film ‘Mere Brother Ki Dulhan’: ‘I am sure he’s team Stefan’ Bollywood actor Imran Khan was recently seen travelling in economy class, and a fan sitting next to him made the most of it. Instead of asking for a photo…
General:Work moves forward, and your mind feels lighter for it. The Sun receives support from Jupiter today, so pressure eases a bit, and you begin to see that not every problem needs a battle cry.You’ll stay busy, no doubt. Calls, follow-ups, a meeting, maybe a sudden introduction to someone useful. Yet the stress that sat…
New Delhi: In an unusual limb-preservation procedure, doctors in Delhi created a “green corridor” to transport a cancer-affected portion of the thigh bone of an 11-year-old girl from Uzbekistan to another hospital for radiation treatment, before bringing it back for reconstruction.The girl, diagnosed with osteosarcoma of the left thigh, had already undergone eight cycles of…
Mumbai: Sept, the last month of the monsoon, ended on a dry note this year.At 306.6mm, IMD’s Santacruz observatory, which is considered the benchmark for the city, logged its second lowest Sept rainfall in a decade. It was about 15% less than its monthly average of 359.6mm. The Colaba weather station’s 175.1mm was the second…
Bengaluru: When several IT firms are tightening restrictions on employee bench time, Wipro has eased its policy, allowing junior- to mid-level employees in Band 2 and below to remain on the bench for up to six months (180 calendar days), effective Oct 1.The revised policy starts from the day an employee is released from a…
