Pune: The first phase of advanced instrumentation for the Coastal Atmospheric Research Testbed (C-ART) was set up at Andhra University in Vizag by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) to strengthen the country’s coastal weather monitoring and research capabilities.Vizag’s location along the Bay of Bengal makes it a critical economic and maritime hub for…
Guwahati: An Assam Forest Service officer who topped the Assam Public Service Commission examination in the forest service category was arrested in Lakhimpur district for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 12000, officials said on Saturday.Sibasish Sandilya, posted as forest range officer in Lakhimpur, was caught taking money from a truck owner at his official…
Lucknow: Think twice before you post your real-time vacation photographs on social media. Reason: it might bring burglars to your home. In a new trend, burglars are now using digital footprints to identify locked homes, says Lucknow police after probing some recent thefts in the city.The warning follows a case in which a Lucknow couple…
Jaipur: Rajasthan High Court has dismissed a review petition filed in the 2020 Speaker disqualification notice controversy involving former deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot and around 18 MLAs of his faction, bringing relief to the legislators as no further action or threat of disqualification remains against them in the old matter.A division bench comprising Acting…
KOLKATA: Ahead of the May 4 counting of votes for the assembly elections, Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee Saturday trashed exit poll results, saying they were conducted to “manipulate the stock market,” and told party colleagues in a virtual address that Trinamool “is winning and winning by 200-plus seats.”Banerjee urged counting agents not to leave their…
Riteish Deshmukh, mostly known in Bollywood for his comedy roles, has delivered an epic historical drama with ‘Raja Shivaji.’ Directed and lead by Deshmukh, the movie chronicles the valour of the Maratha warrior. Released in Marathi and Hindi, the film delivered a record-breaking opening at the box office on Friday in the former language and…
You’re usually the brave one, but today you may crave moral support. The Moon can shake your faith, and Saturn is a burden on your thoughts, making you think about decisions that were good just a few hours ago. Don’t panic. This is a passing cloud.Expenses may rise above income. It could be household needs,…
NEW DELHI: Last Tuesday, a family of six had gone to attend a function in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur. On Saturday morning, three of them, 39-year-old Marina Massey, her 62-year-old mother Madhur and four-year-old son Trishaan Kumar Verma, returned to west Delhi’s Khajan Basti in coffins.With the bodies came Marina’s distraught husband, Pradeep Kumar Verma, her…
Mumbai: The identity of the angry woman who confronted minister Girish Mahajan over a traffic jam during the reservation agitation on April 21 was revealed on Saturday. Worli resident Teena Choudhary released a statement on social media.She said she wanted to pick up her daughter from music class when her car got held up for…
Chikkamagaluru: Nearly three years after the 2023 Karnataka assembly elections, Congress MLA T D Rajegowda was officially declared the winner from Sringeri constituency Saturday, following a high court-ordered recount of postal ballots that ended a prolonged legal dispute with BJP candidate D N Jeevaraj. Rajegowda had originally won the election by a wafer-thin margin of…
