Lucknow: After Tuesday’s heavy thundershowers, light intermittent rain continued overnight till Wednesday morning, keeping temperatures down and the weather pleasant.Similar conditions are likely to persist in the city on Thursday, with a few spells of rain or thundershowers expected, according to the Regional Meteorological Centre.City recorded a maximum temperature of 30.5 degree Celsius on Wednesday,…
Students protest at MNIT campus Jaipur: A group of girl students at Malaviya National Institute of Technology (MNIT) Jaipur held a protest Tuesday night, demanding an extension of hostel curfew timings beyond 10 pm. The protest was driven by the need for equal access to facilities on campus, including a newly opened all-night food centre…
The petitioners questioned the lavish spending of crores on felicitation functions NEW DELHI: With two PILs heaping allegations against functioning of advocates regulatory body Bar Council of India and questioning legality of its Apr 2025 resolution giving a five-year term to chairperson Manan Kumar Mishra, Supreme Court Wednesday said no resolution can override the statutorily…
Photo: Sir Darius Brown/ Instagram When Sir Darius Brown was in elementary school, he struggled with reading and speech challenges that made him feel different from his classmates. He found comfort in animals, and in bow ties. That combination sparked a mission: to help shelter pets get adopted by dressing them in handmade bow ties…
Canada’s La Caisse (formerly CDPQ) has bought a 24% stake in Brookfield-backed Altius Telecom Infrastructure Trust MUMBAI: Canada’s La Caisse (formerly CDPQ) has bought a 24% stake in Brookfield-backed Altius Telecom Infrastructure Trust for about Rs 12,100 crore ($1.3 billion). Brookfield and its entities will remain the largest shareholder in the company with a 37%…
Carla Jeffery, best known for playing Bree in Disney’s Z-O-M-B-I-E-S franchise, has sadly passed away at just 33.Her talent agency, Alexanders Talent Management, announced her death in a moving Instagram post. While details about her demise have not yet been disclosed, it was confirmed that the actress passed away on Tuesday, September 1. https://www.instagram.com/p/DczAdUAkjol/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsi=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== “It…
Good news has a way of changing the colour of a day, and today may bring exactly that through your children or someone younger in the family. Jupiter, your ruler, supports joy, progress, and hopeful movement, so your spirit lifts faster than usual.There’s also a pleasant romantic current running underneath everything. Even if work stays…
New Delhi: Three months after a fire engulfed a bed-and-breakfast (B&B) facility in Hauz Rani, killing 23 people including 14 foreign nationals, residents are slowly getting accustomed to the absence of foreign faces on their streets.Once brimming with relatives of medical tourists who arrived from various nations to receive treatment in nearby hospitals, the area…
On Wednesday, sugar cost Rs 60 to Rs 75/kg within a half-km radius in Andheri West. In Borivli, rates were Rs 65-70 while a store in Khar charged Rs 75. Mumbai: As the festive season comes into sight, the soaring price of sugar has reduced by Rs 5-10 per kilo in retail markets. Still, retail…
Shivananda Reddy, an ex-army man and Kargil war veteran Bengaluru/Chikkaballapur: For more than two decades, retired army soldier Shivananda Reddy knocked on govt doors seeking a piece of land that had been recommended to him in recognition of his service. Friday, after years of petitions, protests and assurances, the wait reached a point of desperation.Moments…
