Jaipur/Jaisalmer: A fresh oil leakage was reported at the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) refinery in Balotra district Friday evening, with smoke seen rising from the Crude Distillation Unit (CDU). Fire tenders were rushed to the affected unit and the situation was brought under control in about 15 minutes, according to preliminary information. No major…
BENGALURU: For 14 months, Avinash Sable has been fighting a battle that has had little to do with the stopwatch. At the Monaco Diamond League in July last year, the 2023 Asian Games steeplechase champion stumbled over the water jump after a competitor ahead of him lost balance. Sable went down too, limped off the…
There is a fresh breeze in your day, Pisces. You feel more hopeful, more willing, more open to people and plans. The Moon is a good sign for emotional relaxation and Jupiter is your ruler. It favors confidence, education, and moving. It makes your day more positive from the beginning regardless of whether you’re in…
Chaithanya.Swamy@timesofindia.comBengaluru: A Rapido ride took an unexpected turn for a commuter after the driver stole his mobile phone and later demanded Rs 18,000 to return it.According to the complaint filed by Trideep Debnath, 25, a resident of a paying guest accommodation in BTM Layout 1st Stage, he had booked a Rapido two-wheeler ride from Narayanappa…
Airbnb has pledged $250 million (£190 million) in below-market financing to help restart stalled housing projects, with its first $6.4 million investment going toward an affordable housing development in Austin, Texas. The short-term rental company announced the Airbnb Housing Accelerator, a new program aimed at addressing the U.S. housing shortage by filling funding gaps for…
Hyderabad: Vice-President CP Radhakrishnan will attend the Hyderabad Liberation Day celebrations as chief guest at the Secunderabad Parade Grounds on Sept 17 and pay tribute to those who sacrificed their lives in the struggle against the Nizam’s rule, Union Coal and Mines minister G Kishan Reddy said on Monday.Addressing a BJP Mahila Morcha-led scooter rally…
Several residents said rooftop solar panels have reduced their electricity bills manifold despite long hours of AC usage Gurgaon: The city is witnessing a decisive energy shift. In just five months, around 7,497 applications were received for rooftop solar installations — an unprecedented rush that officials say reflects a changing mindset across urban households.Thousands of…
Silchar: A suspected NSCN (IM) cadre was apprehended in a joint operation by Assam Rifles and Assam Police in Dima Hasao district on Saturday, officials said.Acting on specific intelligence about the presence of a suspected insurgent in the Mahur area, the joint team launched an operation and apprehended Deituateung Newme from Mahur Market at 4.45am…
Slug: 4-City StudyAhmedabad: What if a city’s sewage system could function as a giant public-health scanner, quietly revealing which viruses are circulating among millions of people long before they appear in clinics and hospitals?Just one year of wastewater surveillance in four Gujarat cities — Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Vadodara, and Rajkot — has yielded 170 DNA and…
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds allays fears as state IT workers lose jobs owing to a shift to Amazon and Cognizant managing the IT solutions. A major confusion was created after Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds announced that the state of Iowa will migrate its executive branch data from an outdated IT system to a modern system…
