Ludhiana: Local authorities have moved to freeze the salaries of dozens of striking govt schoolteachers who failed to report for national census duty, threatening to lock them out of their classrooms as well.The Ludhiana municipal corporation has asked the district education officer (DEO) take quick disciplinary action against 80 education department employees who skipped the…
Around three billion years ago, long before animals, forests, or even complex life existed, a large asteroid struck a young Earth. The collision happened at a time when the planet looked very different from today, with early continents still taking shape and geological processes operating in conditions that remain difficult to reconstruct. Much of the…
Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh governor KT Parnaik inaugurated the new governor secretariat building at the Lok Bhavan in Itanagar on Wednesday.CM Pema Khandu, senior state govt officials and secretariat staffers attended the ceremony.Dedicating the facility to the public, Parnaik said the Lok Bhavan serves as a platform for dialogue, cultural exchange, youth engagement and public outreach…
Indoor curated fleas and exhibitions lined up ahead of the festive season Pune: With the monsoon in full swing and the festive season on the horizon, the city is witnessing a surge in indoor flea markets and curated lifestyle exhibitions. Organisers reported an enthusiastic turnout, particularly from micro-entrepreneurs, home-based businesses, and women-led brands looking to…
The plant is also expected to reduce the burden on individual units to manage wastewater treatment independently Gurgaon: Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC) has planned a Rs 116-crore common effluent treatment plant (CETP) in Sector 34 to treat wastewater generated by industries. The plant is also expected to reduce the burden on…
LUCKNOW: BJP chief Nitin Nabin’s assertion that CM Yogi Adityanath will be the party’s face for the 2027 UP assembly elections has swung the arc-lights back on saffron outfit’s move of underscoring its clarity on leadership issue besides setting out its political narrative well ahead of the high-stake poll battle due early next year.Speaking to…
Cybersecurity, AI, Chinese imports dominate PM Modi’s meet with secretaries NEW DELHI: Concerns about cheap imports from China, including dumping of some products, at a time when its growth has slowed down found a reflection at PM Narendra Modi’s meeting with secretaries Tuesday, where steel and renewable energy ministries highlighted the need to protect domestic…
Pune: Large parts of Maharashtra — particularly Vidarbha — continued to reel under intense heat, with Amravati recording a blistering 46.6°C, a degree below the country’s highest of 47.6°C in Banda, Uttar Pradesh.The maximum temperatures in the city showed a marginal dip on Monday. Shivajinagar recorded a maximum of 39.8°C, slightly lower than previous day’s…
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…
NEW DELHI: In a bid to enhance the Indian Army’s minefield breaching capability, the defence ministry on Tuesday signed contracts worth nearly Rs 975 crore for the procurement of critical equipment for T-72 and T-90 tanks.The contracts with defence PSU Bharat Earth Movers Ltd (BEML) and Electro Pneumatics and Hydraulics (India) Private Ltd are for…
