Lucknow: The UP govt on Wednesday held a virtual meeting with leading industry associations to discuss fuel conservation, energy efficiency and measures to reduce operational costs amid evolving global challenges.The meeting, organised by Invest UP, was chaired by infrastructure and industrial development commissioner Deepak Kumar and co-chaired by additional chief secretary, infrastructure and industrial development,…
The chemist’s discovery helped transform the modern textiles industry forever. Image credit – Wikimedia William Henry Perkin, a London-based chemistry student, was conducting experiments in his home laboratory. He was attempting to prepare a drug, quinine, that is used to treat malaria. One particular experiment did not work out as intended. The failure resulted in…
Police commissioner Amitesh Kumar said such orders were issued even before the elections Pune: The Pune police commissioner, Amitesh Kumar, on Tuesday said the prohibitory orders issued on May 23, restricting large gatherings by political parties, social organisations and others till June 8, were a routine exercise to maintain law and order before any festival…
TNN P Shanmugam Chennai: Opposition to the recommendation for a separate tribunal on Mekedatu dam intensified on Sunday, with CPM state secretary P Shanmugam and PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss criticising the proposal. Earlier, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami had also opposed the recommendation.Shanmugam has hit out at DMK for proposing the idea and TVK…
The Akshay Kumar and Priyadarshan reunion horror-comedy ‘Bhooth Bangla’ is showing encouraging signs of resilience as it navigates its first midweek stretch. On Day 6, Wednesday, April 23, 2026, the film is building on a strong Day 5 recovery that saw collections jump 18.5% to Rs. 8.00 crore net, pushing the cumulative India net to…
A federal court on Monday dismissed Elon Musk’s claims against OpenAI and its top executives, bringing an end to a closely watched legal battle over the company’s transformation from a nonprofit research lab into one of the world’s most valuable AI firms.The nine-person jury found that Musk waited too long to file his lawsuit and…
Amir Jangoo joined Brian Lara and Chris Gayle in the record books after becoming only the third West Indies batter to score a double century in a Test match against Sri Lanka. The milestone came during the first innings of the ongoing first Test at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound, Antigua.The 28-year-old…
Ahmedabad: The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) here has ordered the payment of salary to a Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) employee until the date of his retirement. He was prematurely retired after he was diagnosed with a mental illness.The tribunal quashed BSNL’s decision to compulsorily retire the employee from the post of junior telecom officer,…
An animated illustration shows a fraudster cheating with Indian rupee currency, highlighting financial crime, scam tactics, and money fraud in India. Pune: A 76-year-old man, who retired as a scientist from a central govt organization, was duped of Rs 23.59 lakh after cybercrooks posed as officials from his bank and offered services particularly designed for…
LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh chief mnister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday directed the state’s energy department to ensure uninterrupted and quality electricity supply across rural and urban areas amid severe heat and rising power demand. He said the distribution system must be made more accountable and consumer‑centric. Reviewing the power supply situation in a meeting attended by…
