Road opened for cars at Mechhua market Kolkata: In a city where bulldozers have become synonymous with drive against encroachments since the new govt assumed office in May, clearance of roads and pavements at Mechhua fruit market has taken a different route.Govt has cleared decades-old encroachments from one of central Kolkata’s busiest commercial pockets without…
Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana high court has held that merely raising slogans against the govt in a democratic setup could not, by itself, amount to sedition. The court made the observation while dismissing the Haryana govt’s appeal against the acquittal of individuals accused of vandalising and setting on fire an electricity department office during…
Ahmedabad: The state’s reputation as the land of entrepreneurs finds support in a recent report by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) on Labour Market Dynamics in Million-plus Cities. The report shows that in three of Gujarat’s four major cities namely Rajkot, Surat and Ahmedabad, more than 40% respondents identified themselves as self-employed….
No shortcuts today. The day asks for hard work, and Mars makes you intense about targets. You may feel like everyone is moving slowly, but that’s your impatience talking. Put your head down and do the job.Your courage rises when you need it. A tough call, a stubborn client, a family responsibility, you’ll handle it…
Jaipur: Two weeks after two sanitation workers died while cleaning a sewer chamber in Jaipur’s Kardhani area, the Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) is yet to make public the inquiry report into the incident, raising questions over transparency, accountability and possible administrative negligence.The incident occurred on April 17 under the Jhotwara zone, when labourers Ajay and…
Aditi Govitrikar weighs in on how women are often hypers*xualized in films and how, after a certain age, they are specifically offered the roles of mothers and aunties, unlike male stars. (Instagram) Aditi Govitrikar, who is best known for her work in ‘De Dana Dan’ and ‘Paheli’, recently shared her thoughts on how the film…
In the mid-sixth century, a devastating disease swept across the Byzantine world and changed the course of entire cities. The outbreak, now known as the Plague of Justinian, is often described in historical records, but new archaeological findings from Jerash are making the story feel far more real and human. Researchers studying a mass grave…
Hyderabad: Having seen first-hand the devastating impact of plant diseases on crops like tomato while growing up in a farmer’s family, a computer science faculty member from Hyderabad secured a patent for an AI-driven innovation, “Leaf Disease Detection System Using Convolutional Neural Networks.”The patented system, which was the result of collaborative efforts by researchers from…
UAE-India airfares ease ahead of July rush. (AP Photo) Airfares on key UAE-India routes have shown signs of declining after weeks of steep increases, offering some respite to Indian expatriates planning summer travel. The decline comes as airlines gradually restore capacity, add frequencies and bring more seats back into the market ahead of the peak…
Bengaluru: An 18-year-old girl sustained grievous injuries after she was allegedly stabbed multiple times by her former schoolmate inside her house at Ramagondanahalli in Whitefield Thursday morning. The accused allegedly attempted to harm himself after the attack.The injured, identified as Nandini Das, 18, is currently undergoing treatment in the emergency ward of a private hospital….
