NEST OF SINGING BIRDS: The Silver Songbirds of Bengaluru, a community choir that helps seniors rediscover joy, friendship and purpose, performed at Sabha recently Bernadette D’Souza never misses her community choir rehearsals, which are scheduled twice a month. At 80, these gatherings give her something to look forward to. “Singing with others fills my heart…
Chennai: Former chief minister M K Stalin on Saturday said his priority after the fractured assembly verdict was to ensure a stable govt and avoid re-election in Tamil Nadu. In a post on X, Stalin said several political alternatives were discussed after the verdict, but it was decided that stability was more important than political…
Hyderabad: Union minister of state for home Bandi Sanjay Kumar’s son, Bandi Bageerath, 23, was booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act on Friday night for allegedly misbehaving with a 17-year-old girl and sexually harassing her. At the same time, Karimnagar II Town police registered a case against the girl and…
Kolkata: Hours after Suvendu Adhikari took oath as Bengal’s new chief minister on Saturday, security around his residence in Chinar Park was dramatically intensified, transforming the once-quiet residential stretch into a tightly guarded high-security zone. Till Friday, there was no visible security deployment outside Utthaan-II Resident Society at 167/4, Chinar Park. But from Saturday morning,…
Ludhiana: A 26-year-old bank employee narrowly avoided a serious crash on Thursday after motorcyle-borne robbers intercepted her scooter and snatched a purse containing keys to a high-security bank vault.Krishti Sharma was commuting home to Shekhewal when two men on a motorcycle began tailing her near Chand Cinema. The pair attempted to block her path initially,…
Amritsar: The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee on Saturday held a meeting to finalise programmes for the 650th birth anniversary of Bhagat Ravidas, to be observed on Feb 20, 2027.According to an SGPC release, discussions were held on organising religious events, seminars, kirtan darbars and a nagar kirtan from the birthplace of Bhagat Ravidas as part…
Pune: The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has finalised a plan to construct a Y-shaped flyover over the railway tracks near the Sakhar Sankul-Wakdewadi stretch, aimed at improving connectivity towards Khadki and Patil Estate-Sangamwadi.At present, the Wakdewadi railway subway caters only to cars and two-wheelers, forcing heavy vehicles to take a longer route via Shimla Office…
Representative image (AI-generated) ‘You’re probably just stressed.’ For many women living with lupus, that is often where the story begins. A young woman walks into a clinic complaining of fatigue, joint aches, hair fall, fever or persistent body pain.Instead of answers, she is told she is overworked, anxious, sleep-deprived, hormonal or simply exhausted from balancing…
A German security researcher has exposed a serious set of vulnerabilities in Yarbo’s internet-connected robot lawnmowers, showing that the machines could be remotely accessed and controlled from anywhere in the world. In a live demonstration reported by The Verge, Andreas Makris was able to steer a Yarbo unit from nearly 6,000 miles away, with the…
Prolonged tensions in the Middle East are expected to keep crude oil prices elevated well into the coming years, according to Asian Development Bank Chief Economist Albert Park, who warned that the fallout could weigh on India’s growth and push up inflation.“With a higher oil price expectation, we actually have it as USD 96 per…
