Surat: With the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) elections recorded a significant rise in voter turnout, even as the number of voters declined sharply due to deletions in the list.The provisional turnout stood at 59.32%, nearly 12% higher than the 47.14% recorded in the 2021 elections. However, the…
Ayush Shetty faces a tough opening match at the World Championships against China’s world No. 1 Shi Yu Qi. However, his coach Sagar Chopda believes the difficult draw could actually benefit the young Indian, especially with the home crowd behind him and Shi not being at his best recently.Shetty, 21, made a strong impression earlier…
Ahmedabad: That soft, creamy block of ‘paneer’ sitting in your kitchen or melting in a local curry may not be pure cottage cheese at all. Following Gujarat govt’s Aug 6 blanket ban on non-dairy analogue paneer, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has launched a citywide inspection drive, sealing offending dairies and shuttering local eateries caught serving fake…
Fire breaks out in a hay-loaded tractor, spreads to a house and shop Ghaziabad: Flames from a hay-laden tractor that caught fire on NDRF Road in Sadarpur village leaped to a nearby house and an adjoining shop where LPG cylinders were kept on Tuesday evening.Chief fire officer Rahul Pal said the fire station in Kotwali…
Ishan Kishan and Abhishek Sharma (ANI Photo) India’s disappointing UK tour has continued to unravel on the field, but the latest ICC Men’s T20I Rankings have provided a rare silver lining, with Ishan Kishan and Abhishek Sharma holding on to the top two batting spots despite the team’s struggles against Ireland and England.India’s white-ball campaign…
The universe has fascinated humanity for centuries, but understanding it requires more than simply looking at the stars and planets. Galileo Galilei, one of history’s most influential astronomers and scientists, offered a powerful way of thinking about nature, arguing that the universe could be understood only by learning the language in which it was written….
Jaipur: Members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) protested outside the vice-chancellor’s office at the University of Rajasthan Wednesday, demanding improvements in campus facilities, including drinking water and restroom hygiene.The student organisation accused the university of manipulating exam results, alleging that students were being awarded zero marks to compel them to pay for re-evaluation….
Surabhi Das lands a role in Nitesh Tiwari’s “Ramayana,” playing Shrutakirti, not Urmila. After a two-month wait post-audition, she felt overwhelmed joining such a massive project. Her shift from TV to films was driven by growth, not frustration, with more projects lined up, including a 1971-war drama and Vikas Bahl’s next. Surabhi Das is poised…
JMC’s encroachment drive Wednesday Jaipur: The Jaipur Municipal Corporation’s (JMC) vigilance branch carried out a drive against encroachments at several locations across the city Wednesday. Authorities seized four truckloads of goods and collected Rs 2,000 as carrying charges from violators.The drive covered Shiv Residency in Narayan Vihar, Swarnpath in Mansarovar, 7 Number Puliya on Mahal…
That empty plastic water bottle sitting in your recycling bin might have a second life ahead of it, one that involves powering an electric vehicle, a smartphone or even a renewable energy storage system. Researchers at Penn State University have developed a new method to convert waste PET plastic, the same material used in most…
