Waste piles up along the roadside in Sector 82, Noida Noida: Residents across Noida and Greater Noida have complained of delayed or missed garbage collection after recent showers, with waste piling up in several neighbourhoods. Unpicked garbage has raised concerns over sanitation and the risk of disease. In Noida, complaints were reported from sectors 82,…
Byju Raveendran, CEO, Byju’s Byju Raveendran, once hailed as the face of India’s startup revolution, has now been sentenced to six months in prison by a court in Singapore in a contempt case linked to non-compliance with court orders over his assets. The ruling, first reported by Bloomberg, adds yet another layer to the unravelling…
A Nepal-born software engineer who left a high-paying job at Google after repeated visa setbacks has finally received his US green card.Pratik Karki, a San Francisco-based founder, shared the news in a viral post on X, saying he and his wife had both been granted permanent residency in US after a long and difficult journey…
Voters’ lists will be updated Pune: The district administration will launch a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) drive of electoral rolls across the district to make voters’ lists more accurate, transparent and updated, district collector and district election officer Jitendra Dudi said on Monday.Around 91.16 lakh voter records will be physically verified through door-to-door visits. The…
A party office of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) near Srirangam in Trichy district was allegedly torched by miscreants on Friday. Police have launched an investigation into the incident, which occurred just days ahead of the Tamil Nadu state assembly election results.The thatched shed, measuring around 400 square feet, was located in Kamanayakkanpalayam village near Pettaivaithalai…
Bathinda: A private hospital in Rampura Phool town in Bathinda district has cured a premature low-birth-weight baby under Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojana, with the parents needing nothing to spend on critical care treatment.As per a press release on Sunday, the newborn baby of Resham Singh and Gurmail Kaur was only 1.926 kg at birth, below…
A 45-year-old California nurse has been awarded $300,000 after a US jury found a cruise operator partly liable in a case centred on alcohol service and onboard safety. According to the woman’s legal claim, she was served at least 14 tequila shots over roughly nine hours aboard the Carnival Radiance in January 2024, after which…
JAISALMER: A major milestone has been achieved under Project Great Indian Bustard (Project GIB), India’s flagship conservation programme for the critically endangered Great Indian Bustard (GIB), a Schedule I species protected under the Wildlife (Protection) Act. For the first time, three one-month-old GIB chicks have been shifted to the newly completed Rewilding Tunnel at the…
Gurgaon: A 28-year-old biryani vendor was killed in a hit-and-run accident near Bittu Dhaba in Farukhnagar late Saturday night. Police have registered an FIR against an unidentified driver under relevant sections of the BNS.The victim, Govind, was a native of Dhar Nihawa village in Uttar Pradesh’s Siddharth Nagar district. He had been living in Sultanpur…
Pune: The National Defence Academy (NDA) has inducted the SIG 716 assault rifle into its training curriculum, ensuring that cadets are familiarised with modern battlefield weaponry at an early stage of their military grooming.The SIG 716, manufactured by US-based SIG Sauer, is currently the Indian Army‘s primary battle rifle. It is extensively deployed by frontline…
