Riteish Deshmukh’s ambitious period drama Raja Shivaji is quickly shaping up to be one of the most talked-about films of the year, thanks to its grand scale and impressive ensemble cast. Fueling the excitement further is the confirmation of Salman Khan making a special appearance in the film.While there had been earlier reports about Salman…
Towering almost as high as the adjoining hospital buildings, the two dumps are estimated to contain several lakh tonnes of construction debris Hyderabad: Even as twin mountains of construction and demolition (C&D) waste have already risen near IKEA and Deloitte in Gachibowli, two more massive debris mounds have emerged behind Yashoda Hospital and Sindhu Hospital…
Representative Image of marine life thriving around resilient chicken kidney sponges in polluted waters (AI-generated image) Researchers in Spain spent 455 days tracking how sponges from five species of Mediterranean sea life coped with being moved from clean, natural habitats toward a heavily polluted recreational marina near Girona. The experiment was designed to test a…
DHSE Kerala Plus One result 2026: The Directorate of Higher Secondary Education (DHSE), Kerala is set to declare the Kerala Plus One Higher Secondary Examination (HSE) result 2026. However, due to heavy traffic, some students may face difficulty accessing the official result websites.Students who are unable to check their scores on the official portals need…
Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh governor KT Parnaik and CM Pema Khandu on Sunday joined PM Modi’s launch of ‘Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat Sankalp Abhiyan’.Chairing a meeting, the governor advocated a grassroots-level ‘detect-counsel-prevent-skill’ strategy, besides proposing ‘Nasha Mukt’ street shows every Sunday for 100 days to sustain awareness.“Grassroots leaders, including gaon buras, community elders, and…
Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan (PTI Photo) Former Pakistan chief selector and head coach Haroon Rasheed believes the decline of Pakistan cricket can be traced back to the sweeping domestic-structure changes introduced during Imran Khan’s tenure as Prime Minister, claiming the former Pakistan captain rejected a proposed hybrid model in favour of drastically reducing the…
Franco Fontana passes away at the age of 92 (Image source: Wikimedia Commons) Franco Fontana, an Italian photographer famous for turning landscapes into abstract images through the masterful use of colour, geometry and shadows, has died at the age of 92, Italian media reported on Saturday.Starting his career in the 1960s, when black and white…
Deep inside the cloud forests of Mexico, certain patches of bark and rotting wood begin to glow a faint, ghostly green once darkness sets in. The source is not the trees themselves but tiny mushrooms growing on them, fungi capable of producing their own light through a chemical reaction inside their cells. For years, very…
State transport minister Pratap Sarnaik said legalising private bike-taxi operations could help curb widespread unauthorised services, particularly in Mumbai Pune: Maharashtra may soon permit private two-wheeler owners to legally operate bike taxis, a move that could bring nearly five lakh unauthorised operators under a formal regulatory framework. The proposal follows Union road transport minister Nitin…
Pune: Thousands of professionals working in the city’s Hinjewadi IT Park have struggled with escalating traffic congestion and infrastructure issues in the last few years. Now, to provide some relief, the Hinjawadi Industries Association (HIA) has started the ‘Metrozip’ bus service for techies residing in various areas commuting to and from the IT park.While this…
