Varanasi: Ahead of the upcoming Shravan month and other festivals, a comprehensive on-site inspection of the Shri Kashi Vishwanath Dham was conducted on Thursday. Additional Director IB Vinita Sharma, Varanasi Police Commissioner Mohit Aggarwal, and Additional Director General of Police (Security) Tarun Gaba took a thorough stock of the arrangements related to security, traffic, crowd…
Pune: A week after a mass fish kill at Pashan Lake led to the suspension of four civic officials, the PMC has announced a new plan to divert sewage away from the water body to mitigate rising pollution levels.The civic administration intends to lay a new pipeline to transport sewage from Pashan Lake to a…
Panaji: Aquaculture can help boost fish stocks, strengthen seafood supply and improve the health of water bodies, scientist Dr Nandkumar Kamat said on Friday during the ‘International Day for Biological Diversity 2026’ event organised by the Goa State Biodiversity Board.Speaking at a panel discussion on operationalising the Goa State Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan, Kamat…
Surat: As global markets increasingly demand cleaner production, Surat’s textile sector sharpened its focus on sustainability at a high-level workshop that brought together industry leaders, experts and policymakers to push energy efficiency, water conservation and green technologies across the value chain.A textile sector awareness workshop titled “Sustainable Practices and Green Technologies for the Textile Sector”…
Gurgaon: Homebuyers of the stalled Expressway Towers affordable housing project in Sector 109 have written to Haryana’s top officials alleging misuse of official govt email channels to influence proceedings related to the delayed project.In a representation submitted to Haryana chief secretary Anurag Rastogi, additional chief secretary (town and country planning) Anurag Agarwal, DTCP director Amit…
Bengaluru: A 26-year-old auto-rickshaw driver, who was undergoing treatment after being assaulted by his acquaintance at Padarayanapura in West Bengaluru, succumbed to his injuries Saturday.The deceased was identified as Mubarak, a resident of 7th Cross in Padarayanapura, while the accused was identified as Tabrez, 46.Based on the primary investigation, police said Mubarak accused Tabrez of…
Rocking Star Yash’s upcoming film ‘Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups’ is poised to be a unique, large-scale action spectacle, drawing comparisons to Hollywood’s ‘Sinners’. Yash emphasizes its fresh, layered storytelling, exploring human dilemmas beyond a typical gangster narrative. With a prominent female cast, the film aims for global appeal, marking Yash’s return after a…
Hyderabad: Former irrigation minister T Harish Rao urged the Polavaram Project Authority (PPA) to provide to provide adequate compensation, undertake flood protection measures, and establish a dedicated PPA division office in Bhadrachalam to monitor rehabilitation, flood management and backwater-related issues affecting Telangana. He said Bhadrachalam town could face permanent flood threat once Polavaram project is…
File Pic: Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly (TOI Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has opened up about the behind-the-scenes battles he fought with selectors during his captaincy tenure to protect and reshape Rahul Dravid’s ODI career, revealing how close the batting legend came to being dropped over concerns about his strike rate.Speaking…
Punjab Kings’ Cooper Connolly celebrates his maiden IPL century. (Pic credit: IPL) NEW DELHI: Punjab Kings youngster Cooper Connolly etched his name into IPL history on Wednesday with a sensational unbeaten century against Sunrisers Hyderabad, becoming the youngest overseas batter ever to score a hundred in the tournament.The 22-year-old Australian produced a breathtaking lone-hand effort…
