Sarvesh Kushare (Image credit: X) From a corn-husk landing pit in Deogaon to India’s best-ever CWG men’s high jump finish, national record-holder Sarvesh Kushare finally has the big-stage medal he had long sought.Deogaon, a village near Nashik, is a long way from athletics’ biggest stages. Kushare, however, has long believed he belongs among the elite….
Chief minister Yogi Adityanath Lucknow: Part-time instructors on Sunday hailed chief minister Yogi Adityanath for increasing their honorarium to Rs 17,000 from the earlier Rs 9,000.Shikha Singh from Rae Bareli, who received the cheque from the CM, said that the state govt has resolved the financial problem of part-time instructors, and the increased honorarium would…
Chennai: Johnson Lifts has acquired a majority stake in its joint venture with Japan’s Toshiba Elevator Corporation, marking a shift in control after a 14-year partnership and positioning the company for expansion in India’s premium elevator segment. The Chennai-based leading maker of elevators and escalators has raised its holding in Toshiba Johnson Elevators India (TJEI)…
Gurgaon: More than 2.2 lakh end-of-life (EoL) vehicles continue to ply across Haryana’s NCR districts, undermining efforts to curb toxic air pollution before winter, when the region’s air quality typically deteriorates sharply.A Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) review has found that despite months of enforcement, more than a fourth of the state’s overage vehicles…
Silchar: Delays in restoring Rangirkhal, a key drainage channel, have raised fears of monsoon waterlogging.The Nagarik Swartha Raksha Sangram Parishad said reviving Rangirkhal is vital for Silchar’s drainage system. “If Rangirkhal survives, Silchar survives,” members said, blaming years of neglect, indiscriminate waste dumping and slow restoration work. The drain, running through Lakhipur Road, Shibbari, Silchar…
File photo used for representational purpose. LUCKNOW: The Cyber Crime Police Station in Rae Bareli has registered a case against four persons, including three alleged members of an inter-state cyber fraud syndicate, for operating mule bank accounts used to channel money obtained through online scams.Investigators have found that the gang allegedly lured financially vulnerable individuals…
Unwritten social rules, not government oversight, help keep forest land sustainable Slash-and-burn farming was blamed for destroying rainforests, but a study of 18,000 forest patches found community rules can limit clearing and allow trees to return.Published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the research shows that unwritten social rules in small communities…
Bengaluru-based startup Ather Energy has begun rolling out its Voice on Ather feature to eligible customers, enabling voice-based interaction on select electric scooters via an OTA software update. The functionality is available on the Ather 450X, 450 Apex and Rizta Z equipped with Gen 3 hardware or newer. The rollout does not extend to the…
New Delhi: Indians remain hooked to cereals, while neglecting other components of a balanced diet like pulses, vegetables, fruits, milk and meat, shows a govt study. The study has compared food consumption patterns of the Indian households with the latest nutrition guidelines recommended by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).Barring Kerala and only urban areas…
Former MLA Prakash Velip said the ST community was denied political reservation in the last four assembly elections Panaji: The United Tribal Association Alliance (UTAA) on Monday announced a mega convention in Panaji on Aug 13 to press for political reservation for the Scheduled Tribe (ST) community. The event coincides with one year since the…
