Black Pelicans-Cooum River near Napier Bridge Chennai: Residents of five Velachery neighbourhoods have urged National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management (NCSCM) to exclude their areas from the Pallikaranai Marsh influence zone, which was designated a Ramsar site. They said homeowners are unable to obtain building plan approvals to rebuild old houses, sell their properties or…
Hyderabad: Abyro Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm focused on deep technology, has joined hands with Telangana govt-run T-Hub to roll out Beacon, a flagship platform to identify, invest in and accelerate SpaceTech startups, ahead of its official launch on Aug 3.The programme will offer selected startups an initial investment of $500,000, access to follow-on…
Haque, Gabur, Alam, Kheriya and Munda were reognised for their rescue efforts in areas including Patlakhawa, Putimari and Salkumar Jalpaiguri: Seven forest staffers of Jaldapara National Park will receive the Gaj Gaurav Award from the Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change for their role in rescuing elephants and rhinos during the devastating north…
Chandigarh: Former India hockey captain and Punjab MLA Pargat Singh on Thursday objected to the reported change in the Indian hockey team’s traditional blue jersey, alleging it was an attempt by the BJP-led Centre to politicise sports.Pargat said the Indian hockey team had worn blue jerseys for decades and the colour had become an integral…
Guwahati: JSW Group chairman Sajjan Jindal has donated Rs 5 crore to the CM’S Relief Fund for Assam flood victims without making a public announcement, drawing praise from CM Himanta Biswa Sarma.Sarma said on X that neither the govt nor his office had been informed about the contribution, which officials discovered while reviewing the relief…
PK is making a second attempt to establish himself as an electoral force by staking his claim in the Bankipur bypoll NEW DELHI: Will Bihar’s Bankipur stand with the BJP, as it has over the years, or will it give Prashant Kishor a victory on debut? Or, will Tejashwi Yadav’s RJD will finally have something…
Bunnies Lure Tourists to Japanese Island Unregulated tourist feeding has pushed Japan’s famous “Rabbit Island” past its natural ecological limits, stripping local plant life bare and causing wild boars to hunt live rabbits.On Okunoshima, an island in Hiroshima Prefecture, heavy feeding by visitors has driven rabbit numbers far beyond what the local environment can naturally…
Strong consumer spending and steady business investment helped cushion the US economy in the second quarter, but a surge in imports dragged overall growth to its slowest pace this year, even as inflation showed further signs of easing.Data released by the commerce department on Thursday showed that the world’s largest economy grew at an annual…
Film producer Shailendra Singh recently shared a memorable anecdote involving Salman Khan, recalling an evening at the actor’s Galaxy Apartments residence when he witnessed him casually undergoing a hair treatment while enjoying a plate of biryani.Shailendra revisited one of their regular Monday night gatherings from years ago. He remembered arriving at Salman’s home for a…
On July 29, 2026, Dilip Mahadu Gavit ran the fastest 100 metres of his career at Scotstoun Stadium in Glasgow. He crossed the line in 10.71 seconds, a new Commonwealth Games record, and became the first Indian male athlete to win a Commonwealth Games gold medal in para athletics. The result was the latest point…
