Jaipur: The demolition of heritage havelis and their replacement with commercial complexes is raising concerns over the future of Jaipur’s UNESCO-listed Walled City, with residents and a former councillor alleging that illegal redevelopment is eroding the area’s historic character.The Walled City, which was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2019 and is home…
Saudi Arabia, Russia and five other OPEC+ countries on Sunday increased their oil production quota in a move seen as reinforcing continuity within the producers’ alliance after the United Arab Emirates’ shock withdrawal, AFP reported.The seven major producers will add “188,000 barrels per day” to their combined production quota for June, according to a statement…
The recently released satellite photo by Roscosmos has been making headlines around the world, not because of anything significant happening on the planet, but due to its peculiar representation of Earth. The picture was taken by Electro-L, a weather satellite, and shows Earth in a wide-angle shot, with peculiar colours which make it very unique….
Pune: The standing committee of Pune Municipal Corporation on Thursday approved Rs 5.8 crore for Hadapsar-Gadital flyover repairs, even as the structure is likely to be demolished for a proposed Metro line and a double-decker bridge from Bhairoba nullah chowk to Yavat.Standing committee chairperson Shrinath Bhimale said the repair work was essential as a precautionary…
Kuki-Zo Council leaders addressing media at Churachandpur on Thursday Guwahati: In a first public expression of remorse in violence-scarred Manipur, where relations among the Meitei, Naga and Kuki-Zo communities remain deeply strained, the Kuki Zo Council (KZC) Thursday apologised for killing six abducted Naga civilians, describing the incident a “grave mistake” driven by emotion.The apology…
Dibrugarh: In a move to protect Dibrugarh from the relentless force of the Brahmaputra, state power minister and local MLA Prasanta Phukan on Wednesday launched a dredging operation in the Bogibeel area of Dibrugarh.The initiative aims to address the severe siltation that has recently redirected the river’s current, triggering alarming bank erosion in downstream localities…
Bengaluru: Around 85% of the registered students appeared for the Comed-K UG entrance test held on Saturday. Comed-K exam holds key to approximately 20,000 seats in about 150 engineering colleges of Karnataka. Uni GAUGE is an entrance exam for participating 30+ private universities in India. ComedK and Uni GAUGE are conducted as a single exam…
Quote of the day by Agatha Christie (Image: Wikipedia) Life often involves genuine risk, but not every risk is actually worth taking. Some decisions place someone in a situation where the possible consequences were obvious from the very beginning. Agatha Christie captured that exact idea in one vivid image. “If you place your head in…
Madhusudhan G, cmd, Sumadhura Group Chennai: Diversified real estate company, Sumadhura Group, will invest Rs 400 crore in setting up an industrial & logistics park on the outskirts of the city. Spread over in an area of 52 acres, the project will offer 1.2 million sq ft of warehousing space at Redhills in north Chennai….
Telangana deputy chief minister Bhatti Vikramarka, US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor and US Consul General in Hyderabad Laura Williams unveiled the ceremonial plaque at the event. HYDERABAD: A road adjoining the US Consulate in Hyderabad was formally renamed Donald Trump Avenue on Tuesday as part of the Freedom 250 celebrations marking 250 years of…
