El Niño is forecast to intensify (AP) World Meteorological Organisation (WHO), in a press release on Friday, warned that El Niño has officially developed in the tropical Pacific and is expected to strengthen rapidly over the next few months.According to United Nations’ weather and climate agency, El Niño will intensify into a strong event between…
Actor Shakthi Vasu has chosen to respond to social media trolls positively by focusing on his fitness transformation instead of the criticism surrounding his appearance. The actor recently became the subject of online discussions after a song from his upcoming film Anali drew comments about his physique and look. Rather than reacting negatively, Shakthi has…
An AIIMS doctor, an IIT Madras graduate and GATE AIR 1—all before turning 30, meet Nikhil Sadineni (Photo: LinkedIn) Most students spend years preparing for either medicine or engineering. Very few dare to pursue both. And fewer still manage to excel in each. But Nikhil Sadineni has done exactly that—turning what many would consider an…
Lamine Yamal and Cristiano Ronaldo The FIFA World Cup 2026 has entered its decisive phase, with the 48-team field rapidly shrinking to just 16 nations as the Round of 16 gets underway this weekend. Every knockout match now carries the weight of history, with one team’s dream ending and another moving a step closer to…
Gandhinagar: As part of the seven-day Namo Swachhata Abhiyan launched across 12,000 hospitals and health centres in Gujarat, authorities identified 60,883 unused items lying at hospitals and health centres on the first two days. About 17,000 of these were disposed of, the govt said on Thursday. As many as 1,796 items including furniture, ambulances, govt…
Aboli Thosar and Nikhil Rane represented India at the 47th World Whistling Convention in Japan and won third place in Allied Arts Category Screenshot Pune: When Pune’s Aboli Thosar and Mumbai’s Nikhil Rane stood on the podium at the 47th World Whistling Convention in Kawasaki, Japan, they did more than celebrate a third-place win in…
Alok Kumar, principal secretary IT and electronics department UP Lucknow: Seeking to strengthen the state’s digital defences amid an increasingly complex cyber threat landscape, the Uttar Pradesh govt will on Friday convene a high-level consultation of senior officials, cyber security experts and departmental chief information security officers (CISOs) to draw up a coordinated strategy for…
NEW DELHI: As the annual Shri Amarnath Yatra began on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his wishes to devotees undertaking the pilgrimage, describing the journey to the holy Amarnath cave as a “matter of great privilege” and urging pilgrims to follow five “Sankalps” (resolves) centred on cleanliness, safety, environmental conservation, support for the local…
The State Bank of Vietnam set the USD/VND mid-point at 25,203 on July 3. Interbank rates were quoted at 26,295/26,300, while unofficial market rates stood at 26,442/26,562. State-owned Saigon Jewelry Co. (SJC) quoted gold prices at 148.4 million/151.4 million dong per tael. The central bank allows the dong to trade within a ±5 per cent…
Actor-director R. Parthiban has stepped in to clear the air after his recent interview about a hurtful message he received following the demise of his mentor, filmmaker K. Bhagyaraj, triggered widespread speculation online. His emotional revelation led many on social media to guess the identity of the person behind the message, with some even naming…
