Dr Abdul Majid Hakeem Ilahi, representative of Iran’s Supreme Leader in India Iran on Sunday addressed the shooting incident involving India-flagged vessels in the Strait of Hormuz amid rising regional tensions, with its top representative in India stressing strong ties and calling for peace.“The relationship between Iran and India is very strong and I don’t…
The Paliwal Brahmin community, spread across the country, observes Raksha Bandhan as a day of mourning, remembering the sacrifice, valour and suffering of their ancestors. JAISALMER: While the country celebrates Raksha Bandhan on Shravani Purnima with joy and a pledge to protect one another, there is a Hindu community that does not celebrate the festival.The…
forever checmicals(Representative image) Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are often called “forever chemicals” because their ultra-strong carbon–fluorine bonds make them stubbornly resistant to breakdown in the environment. They’re prized in industry for repelling water, oil and heat, but that same durability means they persist in soil, water and living tissue long after use. Now, a…
A view of the PVNR Expressway, an 11.6 km-long highway that serves as a signal-free corridor connecting Mehdipatnam to Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad HYDERABAD: The 11.5-km-long PV Narasimha Rao (PVNR) Expressway, one of the longest flyovers in the country, continues to struggle with inadequate safety measures, even as accidents on the stretch have…
MI Road pavements encroached by parked vehicles Jaipur: Pedestrians on Jaipur’s busy MI Road are being pushed off footpaths and into moving traffic as encroachments, illegally parked vehicles and utility structures choke pavements along the key commercial stretch.With little civic enforcement, shopkeepers and customers have turned walking space into parking zones, while JVVNL transformers, dustbins…
The NNKS has called the bandh over what it described as large-scale errors in textbooks used in government schools NEW DELHI: Students and members of farmers’ and youth organisations staged protests in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday as a 12-hour statewide Odisha bandh was observed over alleged errors in school textbooks and a demand for the resignation…
New Delhi: The number of closed metro stations rose to 18 Friday morning after New Delhi metro station was added to the list of 17 that were shut the previous two days.Around 5.30 pm, however, the gates to Mandi House and Central Secretariat stations were opened.On Monday, six stations were shut during the Parliament march…
Tabu has added a new property to her real estate portfolio, purchasing an apartment in Mumbai’s Versova for Rs 10 crore. The apartment spans around 2,153 sq ft and comes with a balcony measuring approximately 127 sq ft. The registration was completed on March 26, 2026, with a stamp duty of Rs 5.24 lakh and…
Panaji: After a long wait, South Goa District Hospital will begin offering major diagnostic and specialist services, meeting a long-standing demand from residents who have had to travel to Goa Medical College (GMC), Bambolim, for cardiology and related care.On Friday, an MRI unit set up in association with GMC at an estimated cost of Rs…
File picture of parched land Bengaluru/Mysuru: Karnataka will submit a memorandum to the Centre seeking drought relief by the first week of Sept, deputy CM and revenue minister G Parameshwara said Saturday.Parameshwara said govt had so far declared 101 taluks as drought-affected and will continue assessing the situation for another 15 days. More taluks could…
