Airlines love Arctic routes but avoid flying over Antarctica. Image credit – Gemini Ever followed a long-haul flight and observed some interesting phenomenon in your observations? The routes taken by the planes tend to deviate far up north, approaching the Arctic. However, planes practically never go south, even near the Antarctica.There is no randomness involved…
Work, work and more work – that’s the theme today. Mercury pushes your thoughts quickly while Saturn adds pressure, leaving you feeling stressed even after finishing an important task. Find new friends through a neighbour, shared auto ride or casual conversation at a shop – just keep things friendly and straightforward. Not every connection needs…
New Delhi: Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has launched an investigation into possible building bylaw violations following the massive fire at a four-storey residential building in Vivek Vihar that claimed nine lives on Sunday morning.“Officials have visited the site. We are looking into the matter and will take strict action against erring officials if any…
Vasai: Chaos erupted at Virar railway station on Friday morning after angry commuters stopped the 8:28am Virar–Churchgate local train in protest against its conversion from a regular service into an air-conditioned (AC) local. The protest began after Western Railway implemented a decision, announced on April 29, 2026, stating that the 8:28am regular local would operate…
Malayalam film Balan: The Boy is set for a market screening at the Marché du Film during the Cannes Film Festival on May 14. Directed by Chidambaram, best known for Manjummel Boys, and written by Jithu Madhavan, the film brings together two distinctive voices in Malayalam cinema.Backed by Bengaluru-based KVN Productions and Thespian Films, Balan:…
Chennai: Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company (Chola), the financial services arm of the Murugappa Group, is looking to double its assets under management (AUM) over the next five years. The NBFC’s AUM stood at Rs 2.4 lakh crore in FY26, marking a growth of 21% compared with nearly Rs 2 lakh crore in FY25. “It…
Hyderabad: A delegation of Jawaharnagar Anti-Dumping Yard Joint Action Committee (JAC) met chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Monday and submitted a petition seeking the relocation of the dumping yard.BJP MP Eatala Rajender, BRS MLA Chamakura Malla Reddy, Medchal District Congress Committee president Thotakura Vajresh Yadav, former MLA Sudheer Reddy, Singireddy Harivardhan Reddy, JAC convenor…
Gurgaon: A 38-year-old civil engineer jumped into Agra canal with his two minor sons after an argument with wife in Faridabad on Sunday night, prompting a search operation. One child was rescued, while efforts continue to trace the father and the younger boy.Bhagwat Dayal was a resident of Asaoti and worked for a private firm…
Kolkata: Fifteen years after she stormed Writers’ Buildings, scripting history as Bengal’s first woman chief minister, Mamata Banerjee on Sunday missed another brush with history — to be the country’s longest-serving woman chief minister.Banerjee changed Bengal politics in 2011, ending the Left’s 34-year term. Her Singur’s 2006 anti-land acquisition movement—which later helped reshape India’s land…
Noida: Three people, including a couple, died after their car rammed into a truck from behind on the EPE early on Monday. The couple’s five-year-old daughter, who was also in the car, survived the collision and is undergoing treatment at a Greater Noida hospital.Police said that the family were travelling in a WagonR along with…
