Chennai: At least four councillors — two belonging to the AIADMK, one from AMMK and one Independent — quit their respective parties and joined Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) on Friday. The move comes days ahead of the next Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) council meeting.As AIADMK has 14 councillors in the 200-member council, the departure of…
The project, located in Serenje Province, will involve engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning of the solar plant Ahmedabad: Gujarat-based solar module manufacturer Navitas Solar’s EPC arm, Navitas Planet, has secured a $20 million contract to develop a 54MW utility-scale solar power project in Zambia, marking its entry into Africa’s utility-scale EPC market.The project, located in…
Coastal flooding that was once considered unusual is becoming a more familiar part of life in many parts of the world, and rising sea levels appear to be a major reason why. A new international study suggests that the gradual increase in ocean height has fundamentally changed how often exceptionally high sea levels occur, making…
Deepak Jain, Treasurer & Director, ICA Committee, and other key ICA members during the Unveiling of the new ICA logo and launch of the inaugural ICA newsletter in Hyderabad The Indian Cricketers’ Association (ICA) has officially unveiled its new logo and launched the inaugural edition of the ICA Member Newsletter (Vol. 1, Issue 1) at…
Bathinda: Inspired by the Cockroach Janta Party’s anti-paper-leak protests, the Youth Akali Dal and Students Organisation of India (SOI) held a sit-in at Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (BFUHS) in Faridkot on Monday, demanding the resignations of Punjab education minister Harjot Singh Bains and health minister Balbir Singh. The protesters alleged the July 19…
70% of H-1B approvals in FY 2025 were from Indian applicants, USCIS’s new report reveals. Senator Eric Schmitt expressed shock over the latest official report on H-1B for FY 2025 where India led the list of countries with 283,772 approvals, followed by China with a distant 49,161 approvals. “While Washington pats themselves on the back,…
Jaipur: The Rajasthan transport department has sought a two-month extension from the Centre for mandatory installation of vehicle location tracking devices (VLTDs) in commercial vehicles, citing inadequate installation capacity and a large backlog across the state.The department has written to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, stating that many commercial vehicles are yet to…
Harshkumar Patel has asked the US court quash his convictions A US court has been asked to overturn the conviction and sentence of Harshkumar Patel, a man found guilty in a human smuggling case linked to the freezing deaths of an Indian family of four near the Manitoba–Minnesota border in 2022.Patel was convicted in 2024…
NEW DELHI: Energy drinks, marketed as instant vitality in a can, are the newest craze sweeping young India. But behind every fizzy sip lurks silent liver damage. On World liver day, liver specialists are reporting a surge in cases linked to overconsumption, raising concern about a growing health risk among the nation’s youth.Doctors cite clinical…
Kolkata: The city police have flagged multiple fake posts on its social media between Wednesday and Thursday amid a surge of politically charged misinformation, and issued a series of warnings against such posts, urging citizens to rely only on official communication channels.Among the flagged posts was a WhatsApp “advisory” claiming prohibitory orders being imposed in…
