More than 20 US warships are currently deployed to the Middle East for military missions, including the naval blockade against Iran, according to CENTCOM. US Central Command (Centcom) said on Monday that its forces had redirected 55 commercial vessels, disabled two and boarded two others while enforcing Washington’s naval blockade against Iran. More than 20…
Jeep safari at Kaziranga National Park & Tiger Reserve Guwahati: Kaziranga National Park plans to revise jeep and elephant safari fees and introduce online bookings ahead of the new tourism season.Forest minister Jayanta Mallabaruah said safari charges remained unchanged for over a decade. “It’s been over 10 to 11 years that there have been no…
Maharashtra Governor Jishnu Dev Varma and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis launched the Census-2027 campaign by completing self-enumeration digitally. The Governor and Chief Minister also appealed to citizens to participate in the national census. Jishnu Dev Varma completed the self-enumeration at Lokbhavan, the Goveror’s official residence, while Fadnavis completed self-enumeration at Varsha, his official residence. Bombay…
For more than two decades, Tom Leppard chose a life that few could imagine. Living alone in a tiny stone hut on Scotland’s Isle of Skye, he survived without electricity, running water or modern comforts, relying instead on a nearby stream for water and a weekly kayak trip for supplies. Yet his isolated lifestyle was…
Hyderabad: To eliminate tuberculosis (TB), the Telangana govt is conducting health screening camps in more than 2,492 villages across the state. This was highlighted by health minister Damodar Raja Narasimha during a review meeting convened by Union health minister JP Nadda.During the meeting, Nadda directed all state govts to ensure that every suspected TB patient…
Pune: A month after the death of a woman (32) in a stray dog attack on a service road off the Pune-Nashik highway, the Chakan Municipal Council has initiated a slew of measures to prevent such fatal incidents.The steps include approving a proposal at a recent general body meeting to increase the capacity of the…
Guwahati: Veteran tea planter and former Tea Board of India vice-chairman Bidyananda Barkakoty was conferred the ASSOCHAM Legacy & Heritage Excellence Award 2026 on Wednesday in recognition of his contribution to preserving and advancing one of Assam’s oldest tea-planting legacies.The award was presented by West Bengal finance minister Swapan Dasgupta at the first edition of…
AI-generated image used for representational purpose. GURGAON: Haryana is among the country’s emerging ozone hotspots. Ground-level ozone has emerged as a growing air quality concern in Haryana even as particulate pollution remained relatively subdued during May.Twelve of the state’s 30 monitoring stations recorded breaches of national standards during the month, according to data from Central…
File Pic: US President Donald Trump with FIFA president Gianni Infantino (AP Photo) US President Donald Trump has thrown his support behind FIFA president Gianni Infantino as pressure continues to mount on the football governing body’s chief, warning that replacing him would be a “terrible mistake”.Trump’s intervention comes at a time when Infantino is facing…
New Facility To Convert Non-recyclable Waste Into Fuel Chandigarh:In a first-of-its-kind move aimed at ensuring scientific processing of difficult waste fractions, the Municipal Corporation (MC) Chandigarh has approved a Request for Proposal (RFP) to hire an agency for operating a 200-tonne-per-day (TPD) dry and mixed waste processing plant.The proposal, cleared by the MC House on…
