New Delhi: Delhi will host the ISF World School Wrestling Championship and the ISF World School Badminton Championship for the first time in 2027.The championships will feature wrestling and badminton competitions and are expected to bring together thousands of student-athletes from over 50 countries. They are expected to provide Indian school athletes with valuable international…
Since 2019, political discord has arisen between Uddhav Thackeray and Devendra Fadnavis Mumbai: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and his political rival Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray travelled on the same flight from Mumbai to Nagpur on Friday evening. Thackeray was accompanied by his MLA son Aaditya and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut on the…
Microbes Colouring A Cleaner Future? Bengaluru: What began as a curiosity-driven experiment by two city scientists to grow colour-producing microbes on fabric has evolved into a breakthrough that could transform the textile industry’s relationship with dyes.Intrigued by the vibrant pigments naturally produced by certain microorganisms, the researchers explored ways to extract and stabilise these colours,…
“The coin is also used for commuting and remains prevalent, particularly in rural parts of India,” he said.Karthick Jonagadla, smallcase manager and MD & CEO of Quantace Research, said UPI has significantly reduced the need for cash in many parts of India, especially in cities and for routine payments. However, it has not eliminated the…
Hyderabad: The Telangana govt has decided to set up a Programme Monitoring Unit (PMU) and a real-time dashboard in the Panchayat Raj and Rural Development department to track the implementation of welfare and development schemes from the state level down to gram panchayats.The move, initiated at the direction of Panchayat Raj and Rural Development minister…
Gurgaon: A teenager from Bihar who was allegedly kidnapped, forced into labour and lost an arm has been granted Rs 10 lakh compensation by Haryana govt.While the state’s victim compensation scheme ordinarily provides Rs 2 lakh in such cases, the Rs 10 lakh solatium for rehabilitation and an advanced artificial limb was approved as a…
Kolkata: A 19-year-old worker, who called his family for help while he was trapped under the debris of the collapsed warehouse in Taratala, has died. The death toll in the accident has now risen to 16.Mannu Kumar, a migrant worker from Munger in Bihar, died late on Thursday night at SSKM Hospital. He had been…
Illegal constructions and encroachments have come up on a 30-foot road and designated green belt on the national highway Ghaziabad: Ghaziabad Development Authority and Loni municipal council are locked in a jurisdictional dispute over responsibility for preventing encroachments on a green belt along Delhi-Saharanpur Road (NH-709B) in Prem Nagar. Both agencies have accused the other…
Panaji: To reduce road accidents caused by haphazard truck parking along the national and state highways and to ensure the safety of motorists and pedestrians, the traffic cell of Goa police said there was an urgent need to set up a dedicated truck terminus within industrial estates.In a letter to different departments, including PWD and…
‘Don’t Cast Aspersions on Ayodhya, Learn To Uphold Dignity of Ram’Gorakhpur: A day after the first FIR was registered in the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra “donation theft” case, chief minister Yogi Adityanath said that tampering with people’s faith cannot be tolerated.“The govt is proceeding with action in accordance with the SIT recommendations. When a…
