Jaipur: One of the key events on the international shooting calendar, the ISSF Junior World Cup (Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun), is scheduled to take place in Cairo, Egypt from April 19 to 27. The competition will bring together young shooters from across the world, providing a global platform to showcase their talent and skills.India will be fielding a…
15-year-old Nigerian student Raheema Auwal-Panti is attracting international attention for an innovation that tackles two major challenges at once, plastic pollution and menstrual-product accessibility. The founder of PantiPads, a biodegradable sanitary-pad initiative launched in 2025, has developed menstrual products made from agricultural waste materials that would otherwise be discarded. Her project uses cassava peelings, banana…
Excise officials said many of these villages were located near Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad cities with easy access to water sources Pune: The state excise department has identified 25 villages in Pune district with functioning illicit liquor units and issued notices to their gram panchayats, directing them to stop such activities and immediately report any…
LFour unidentified gunmen fired at least 12 shots at a realtor’s house in Ludhiana’s Shimlapuri early Tuesday, also vandalising two vehicles parked outside.The homeowner, Ramesh Kumar, reported waking to gunfire and seeing four men shooting at his property and pelting his car with bricks. The attackers fled when Kumar raised the alarm.While Kumar claims he…
Varanasi: Mere hours after bidding a farewell to their sister at her wedding, tragedy struck the family after her two cousin brothers were mowed down by a speeding truck in Bhadohi early Wednesday. Their friend, who was riding with them, was left battling for his life with serious injuries.The deceased were identified as Karan (18),…
German researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg and University Hospital Erlangen have shown that adult mouse hippocampal tissue can be cryopreserved using vitrification, cooled to liquid nitrogen temperature, and later rewarmed with key functions intact. In the study, the tissue regained electrical activity and synaptic communication after thawing. The work marks an important step in cryobiology, but…
Firozabad: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday launched a broadside against the Samajwadi Party, blaming it for what he described as stalled development in Uttar Pradesh before 2017 and in pockets that continue to elect non-BJP legislators.Addressing a gathering in Firozabad while inaugurating and laying foundation stones for 81 projects worth Rs 658 crore, he…
Haryana Mass Rapid Transport Corporation has finalised the detailed project report Gurgaon: The proposed Global City in Sector 36A will have a dedicated metro station under a planned metro corridor. The 35-km metro corridor will connect Sector 56 on Golf Course Extension Road with Pachgaon on Delhi-Jaipur Highway.Haryana Mass Rapid Transport Corporation (HMRTC) has finalised…
Lucknow: The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) launched proceedings against Sahara India entities to recover more than Rs 1,200 crore in unpaid provident fund dues.EPFO’s Lucknow regional office on Monday stated, “Multiple recovery certificates were issued over the last few years for non-payment of statutory PF contributions and allied charges. These certificates were issued between…
Three fire tenders were pressed into service to contain the blaze Gurgaon: A fire broke out at a four-storey building located in DLF-1 on Sunday evening.Fire officials said the cause of the blaze is yet to be ascertained. No injuries were reported in the incident that occurred on the fourth floor of the S+4 commercial…
