CHENNAI: DMK deputy general secretary A Raja launched a vitriolic attack on VCK for joining the TVK cabinet, triggering a fierce backlash from VCK cadres and leaders on Friday. The war of words between the two parties continued even after chief minister M K Stalin intervened and urged DMK cadres not to criticise former allies…
Noida: With temperatures continuing to hover around 40 degrees Celsius and urban areas becoming major heat traps because of concretisation, air-conditioners are running almost round the clock in homes, hotels, offices and commercial establishments — leading to a rise in fires across Delhi-NCR.At least 30 major fires in Ghaziabad in the last two months were…
NEW DELHI: Honda Cars India is preparing an aggressive product expansion in the country, with plans to introduce more than 10 new models by 2030 as the Japanese automaker revs up to take on competition in one of its most important global growth markets.The company on Friday unveiled the updated hybrid version of the City…
Hyderabad: A 28-year-old carpenter died and his friend sustained injuries after the bike they were riding was hit by a private water tanker at Puppalaguda under the Narsingi police station limits on Tuesday night. After ramming the bike, the tanker also hit a car and another two-wheeler, damaging both vehicles.The deceased was identified as Sushil…
Jaipur: Discoms are inviting bids to install 3 lakh rooftop solar systems, allotted by the Centre, for low-income and vulnerable households under the Utility-Led Aggregation (ULM) scheme. Project developers, however, have raised concerns over thin profit margins.Each rooftop system will have a capacity of 1.1KW and is estimated by discoms to cost Rs 60,000. These…
New Delhi: National Green Tribunal has directed authorities to install bio-fencing by planting shrubs and trees instead of constructing a concrete structure around a village pond in south west Delhi, as concrete walls could obstruct the natural flow of rainwater and accelerate degradation of the water body.The tribunal was hearing a matter related to encroachment…
Veteran playback singer S Janaki, fondly known as the Nightingale of South India, passed away at the age of 88. She breathed her last at Apollo Hospital in Mysuru. While she was at the hospital while undergoing treatment for her age-related ailments, she suffered a cardiac arrest. A press release from Apollo Hospital in Mysuru…
Imphal: INDIA bloc in Manipur has questioned the silence of PM Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah over the recent killing of two children, including an infant, in a bomb attack in Manipur. They also accused the Centre of treating the people of Manipur as if they are not Indian citizens.A delegation of…
Jaipur: Former chief minister Ashok Gehlot Monday signalled a renewed sense of unity within the Congress, asserting that former deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot will remain in the party and has learnt from past political missteps linked to the Manesar episode.Responding to remarks by BJP in-charge Radha Mohan Das Agrawal, who described Pilot as a…
Meet the griffinfly: giant, ancient, and still full of mysteries. Image Credits: Google Gemini Imagine a dragonfly with a two-foot wingspan whizzing by your head. That was prehistoric Earth, and scientists just realised they’ve had the wrong explanation all along.Some 300 million years ago, the Earth was almost unrecognisable. One huge supercontinent, called Pangaea, covered…
