Quote of the day by Louis Pasteur (Image source: Wikipedia) Not every quote explains itself immediately. Some sit quietly for a while before their meaning becomes clearer. The quote by Louis Pasteur is one of those. It speaks about inspiration, personal conviction and the unseen reasons behind human actions. At a glance, the wording may…
Columns, which should measure at least 9×9 inches, are often visibly thinner, raising questions about their load-bearing capacity Rooftops of adjoining buildings in PG clusters nearly touch across narrow lanes, with a web of dangling power cables between them, leaving little room for fire engines or emergency vehicles to pass in case of a blaze…
A coral reef off the coast of Benin, long presumed dead, has just been found alive and full of activity, more than sixty years after scientists first wrote it off. Old surveys from the 1960s, carried out mainly to locate good fishing spots, had picked up signs of a possible deep-water reef sitting more than…
Thane: Deputy CM Eknath Shinde on Friday announced a proposed “Green TDR” (transfer of development rights) policy aimed at mangrove protection in the region and positioning it as part of the state’s broader response to climate change and ecological degradation.Speaking at a property exhibition in Thane, Shinde said the policy would allow landowners and developers…
At the NBA Rising Stars Invitational 2026, India’s defeats revealed more than the gap to Asia’s best. For NBA India Head Sunny Malik, the bigger story is the pathway now taking shape – from Jr. NBA to RSI and beyond – as the league looks to build an ecosystem that consistently produces elite basketball talent….
Lucknow: A 42-year-old CRPF Havildar posted in Kashmir died after suffering an electric shock while attempting to plug in an electrical connection at his home in Roshanpur village under the Jahangirganj police station area of Sitapur on Saturday.The deceased, identified as Jawahir, had returned home on leave around eight days ago. According to his family,…
The district administration has so far received consent affidavits for 1,125 hectares (92.5%) of land for the proposed Purandar airport Pune: The district administration on Saturday extended the landowners’ deadline to submit consent affidavits till Aug 16 for the proposed Chhatrapati Sambhajiraje International Airport in Purandar.Pune collector Jitendra Dudi said, “We have extended the deadline…
Rajasthan’s Vayam Lamba dismisses Vedantam of Tamil Nadu 15-12, 15-10 in the U-15 boys’ singles in the main draw first round at the Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium in Jaipur on Tuesday Jaipur: Talented Rajasthan shuttlers Anand Maderana, Vayam Lamba, Nehal Sisodiya, Ritika Jhamnani, Lakshita Bhardwaj, Padmaja Singh and Anshuman Choudhary won their respective opening round…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is exploring a path towards a resumption of stalled US-Iran talks over ending their nearly five-month-old war, three Pakistani sources said, following a push initiated by China. Exploratory discussions took place during a visit by Iran’s interior minister Eskandar Momeni to Islamabad this week – his second within the last 10 days, the…
Ghaziabad: PWD has identified five accident-prone stretches or blackspots across the city following directions by the Supreme Court. The spots identified include Loni bus stand, Mohan Nagar roundabout, Rajendra Nagar roundabout and Vaishali metro station cut. Officials said one of the blackspots at Johri Enclave metro station has been rectified so far.A blackspot is defined…
