Mumbai swelters at 36°C, IMD warns it’ll be hot and humid today and tomorrow | Mumbai News

Mumbai: Mercury continued to climb steadily as maximum temperatures touched 36°C, 2.6° above normal, making Tuesday the hottest day of this month so far. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a warning for hot and humid conditions in isolated pockets of Mumbai, Thane, Raigad and Palghar for Wednesday and Thursday.Tuesday’s maximum temperature was higher…

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Meter readers’ strike leaves consumers with bills of up to Rs 1.5 lakh | Chandigarh News

Patiala: A prolonged strike by outsourced meter readers has left thousands of domestic power consumers in Punjab facing inflated and consolidated electricity bills, with some receiving bills as high as Rs 1.5 lakh covering the past five to six months.Patiala-based Senior Citizens’ Welfare Society, Urban Estate, on Wednesday wrote to Punjab State Power Corporation Limited…

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UAE introduces first-ever weight loss pill Foundayo, here’s how much it may cost and where to get it | World News

UAE approves Foundayo obesity pill offering needle-free weight loss / Image: File In a major healthcare shift, the UAE has approved Foundayo (orforglipron), a once-daily oral obesity pill developed by Eli Lilly. The decision by the Emirates Drug Establishment places the country among the first globally to introduce a needle-free alternative to injectable weight-loss treatments.This…

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Damaged illegal five-storey bldg to be demolished too | Hyderabad News

Hydra officials demolished the partially collapsed seven-storey building at Anjaiah Nagar, Kondapur, in Hyderabad on Sunday. Hydra officials demolish the partially collapsed Seven storey building, at Anjaiah nagar, Kondapur in Hyderabad on Sunday. Hyderabad: A day after an illegal seven-storey building collapsed in Anjaiahnagar, Kondapur, work began late Sunday evening to demolish the damaged adjacent…

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Andy Burnham: Inside Andy Burnham’s 10-year economic plan: The big changes he says will revive Britain | World News

Andy Burnham’s decade-long blueprint promises sweeping devolution, regional investment, housing reforms / Image – file Andy Burnham has unveiled what he calls a 10-year mission to rebuild Britain’s economy, arguing that the country’s biggest challenge is not simply who governs from Westminster but how Britain is governed altogether. In his first major policy speech since…

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Quote of the day by King Charles: “I’m a dangerous person because…” – a powerful lesson on caring deeply, speaking up and standing by your convictions | World News

Staying neutral often feels like the safer option, in workplaces, in public life, in almost any situation where a strong opinion might invite criticism. King Charles III, speaking as Prince of Wales, described the opposite instinct with a self-deprecating joke. “I’m a dangerous person because I mind about things,” he said. He was not describing…

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