NEW DELHI: The streets of Kerala are lined with posters — not of rival parties, but of rivals within the same party for the chief ministerial post. “Kerala wants KC,” says one poster, while the other next to it has an image of VD Satheesan with caption “natural choice”. Almost after the Kerala assembly election…
Pune: Many flyers of an early morning Delhi-bound SpiceJet flight SG-937 on Thursday boarded the plane and dozed off. When some of them woke up after an hour-and-a-half hoping that the aircraft must be descending for the destination, they were disappointed to find themselves still on the Pune airport tarmac.“The flight (SG-937) was scheduled to…
In Jan this year, NHAI rejected GMDA’s proposal for constructing a stormwater drain along with a culvert crossing on NH-8 Gurgaon: With uncertainty lingering over the design and modality of a proposed culvert crossing along NH-8, GMDA is now exploring alternative solutions to address chronic waterlogging at Narsingpur, one of the worst-affected stretches in the…
China has achieved a major milestone in polar exploration, successfully drilling through 3,413 meters of Antarctic ice to reach the area above the Qilin Subglacial Lake. Conducted by the 42nd Antarctic expedition team on February 5, 2026, this feat surpasses the previous global record for hot-water drilling by nearly 900 meters, as noted in the…
Hyderabad: Residents of Anthammagudem village in Bhoodan Pochampally, alleging years of pollution from nearby pharma and chemical units, will launch a mass hunger strike from May 13, demanding action against the industries they blame for contaminating groundwater, damaging crops, and affecting public health.‘Air, water and soil pollution rampant’According to petitioners V Lingaiah, V Narasimha and…
Mumbai: The Bombay high court on Friday dismissed petitions filed by Mumbai’s leading land owners, Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Company Limited, which challenged two orders of state authority for land acquisition Mumbai in a tussle for commensurate compensation over a 10-acre plot of the company acquired for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project. The company said…
Participants learnt about bat behaviour and their vital ecological roles at the Bat Walk To mark International Bat Appreciation Day, a first-of-its-kind fold-out publication on the bats of Delhi NCR was launched, aimed at making knowledge about these nocturnal mammals more accessible to the public. The event was followed by an immersive Bat Walk led…
NEW DELHI: The disappointment was clearly visible on Ruturaj Gaikwad’s face after Chennai Super Kings slumped to an eight-wicket defeat against Gujarat Titans at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Sunday.Leading from the front, Gaikwad played a lone hand with a gritty unbeaten 74, helping CSK post a competitive 158/7 against GT.In response, a fluent half-century…
Dimapur: The Indian Red Cross Society, Nagaland state branch, observed World Red Cross Day with a walkathon on the theme “Walk for Humanity” in Kohima on Friday.Volunteers, officials, students, youth, and members of the public participated in the event, which commenced at the Red Cross complex and culminated at Old NST.Kohima DC B Henok Buchem,…
CHENNAI: A Chennai-based journalist has moved the Madras high court seeking a CBI probe against BJP and its former national president J P Nadda for their involvement in the ‘micro-donation online scandal’ through the NaMo App. He wanted the court to direct them to produce the entire account of funds collected so far through the…
