Jaipur: People in Jaipur were facing repeated delays and unnecessary visits to municipal offices as several banks, schools and loan offices refused to accept digitally signed birth and death certificates issued by the municipal corporation.Following growing complaints, the Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) has now issued fresh directions asking all institutions to recognise the digital certificates…
T sets up expert panel on El Nino impact Hyderabad: In line with the state cabinet’s decision, the govt on Saturday constituted a 27-member multidisciplinary expert committee to assess the likely impact of El Nino conditions, recommend mitigation and adaptation measures, and prepare comprehensive state- and district-level contingency plans.The committee comprises experts from research institutions,…
Kolkata: About 50 census workers on Friday staged a demonstration outside KMC headquarters, demanding “on-duty” status during their field assignments and payment for the jobs. They also demanded electronic devices, along with the expense for Internet. Swapan Mondal, general secretary of Census Karmi Aikya Mancha, said, “We will boycott the census work until we get…
Dhubri: Brahmaputra erosion is swallowing homes, farmland and livelihoods, leaving lakhs across lower Assam in a deepening humanitarian crisis.Thousands of hectares of cultivable land have been lost in Dhubri and Goalpara districts over the years as erosion continues to devastate communities.Among the worst-hit areas are Balarbhita, Chunari, Tulsibari, Jaleswar, Medertari, Jamadarhat, Fakirganj, Matifata, South Salmara,…
Exuberant winners who were present at the venue expressed happiness that their dream of owning a home in the Mumbai had been fulfilled. MUMBAI: Mhada conducted its computerised lottery for 2,640 homes at Rangsharda Auditorium in Bandra at noon Thursday. As their names flashed on screen, successful applicants received congratulatory messages from the housing board…
Air quality experts said the absence of ‘very poor’ days should not be mistaken for clean air Gurgaon: Residents breathed ‘poor’ air for one in every three days in June. While June is typically among Gurgaon’s cleaner months before the peak monsoon sets in, pollution levels still worsened compared with last June even as the…
Puducherry’s 2026 Assembly elections have turned into a closely watched contest, marked by high voter turnout of 89.83 per cent, multiple tight races and the entry of a new political force. The main battle remains between the ruling NDA led by the AINRC–BJP combine and the Congress–DMK-led opposition alliance, while Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam has added…
OpenAI Appoints Hyderabad’s Uday Rudraraju as CTO of Compute Team Hyderabad: The city added another name to its list of global tech leaders, with Hyderabad’s Uday Rudraraju taking over as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at OpenAI. His elevation comes nearly a year after he joined the company, following a stint as head of infrastructure engineering…
‘Welcome To The Jungle’ slowed on day 19, earning Rs 0.25 crore net, taking India collections to Rs 130.85 crore and worldwide gross to Rs 188.58 crore. The film had a strong opening week, crossing Rs 90 crore. It stars Akshay Kumar as an actor mistaken for military help by a village fearing criminal Zataara…
An Indian-origin man was trolled and asked to go back to India after he posted a photo of his girlfriend voting in Virginia referendum. An Indian-origin man named Krishan Patel faced vicious trolling after he posted a photo of his girlfriend voting ‘yes’ in Virginia redistricting election. The outcome of the referendum was in favor…
