Surat: A Rs 242 crore lab-grown diamond research project at IIT Madras has successfully tested a prototype high-pressure high-temperature diamond press and produced good-quality HPHT rough diamonds, marking a significant step towards indigenous production.Three years after finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the allocation in the 2023 Union Budget, the India Centre for Lab Grown Diamond…
Aizawl: Aizawl-based Zo Reunification Organisation (ZORO) has rejected recent claims by Indian Chakma community members that Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) in Bangladesh should be incorporated into India, as well as their reported plan to pursue the issue before International Court of Justice (ICJ).ZORO, which advocates the reunification of Zo ethnic communities in India, Myanmar and…
Ayodhya: Issuing his first statement on former temple Trust general secretary Champat Rai’s nine-page letter in which he accused him of taking “arbitrary decisions”, chairman of the temple construction committee Nripendra Misra on Friday claimed that he has not come across any letter by Rai.Asked about Rai’s letter, Misra said, “Which letter? I have not…
Jaipur: Rajasthan’s State Cyber Crime police arrested two men Friday for allegedly helping a cybercrime gang siphon Rs 76 lakh from an elderly couple in a digital arrest scam. Police managed to put around Rs 50 lakh of the defrauded amount on hold while the couple was still under the fraudsters’ surveillance.The accused were identified…
SC permanently releases 105-year-old life convict Rasik Mandal, says he should spend his remaining days with family Born in 1920 when Congress had launched the non-cooperation movement against the British, Rasik Mandal got his freedom as a 105-year-old life convict Friday after SC ordered the centenarian should spend his remaining days with his family. He…
Robert Moses at the placing of final steel, Fire Island Inlet Bridge 1962. A powerful nor’easter hit the eastern coast of the United States in March 1962. The storm destroyed dunes, swept nearly 100 homes into the Atlantic Ocean, and cut through the narrow barrier island off Long Island’s south shore. The storm, known as…
BCG CEO says CEOs are adapting to geopolitical uncertainty, AI and faster-changing business environments. NEW DELHI: The element of trade and tariffs is “over-emphasised” and the current generation of CEOs have realised there are other challenges they need to overcome to survive, BCG CEO Christoph Schweizer said at the ET World Leaders Forum Friday. Business…
Laapataa Ladies actor Satendra Soni has filed a Zero FIR against Paid Paalki filmmaker Pushpendra Singh and Pragati Chauhan over alleged assault, threats, wrongful confinement and unpaid dues, with AICWA extending support and demanding a fair investigation. Actor Satendra Soni, who is known for his role in Aamir Khan-backed Laapataa Ladies, has filed a Zero…
Good news, Cancer, the day has a bright and useful flow. The Moon supports your focus, while Jupiter opens luck through timely judgment. It’s possible that things don’t come with the roar of a celebration, but they’re moving towards the correct direction. You’re more confident, clearer, more able to act when you’ve been waiting.This is…
New Delhi: A labourer died and three others suffered injuries after an old multistorey building collapsed during demolition work in central Delhi’s Karol Bagh Friday morning.The incident occurred around 11.15 am at a property on Pyare Lal Road in Regarpura. The building was being demolished by a private contractor engaged by its owners. A preliminary…
