File photo: Delhi air pollution (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Construction activities in Delhi will be completely banned from December 10 to January 20 as part of the government’s measures to control air pollution during the winter season, chief minister Rekha Gupta said on Friday.In a post on X, Gupta urged people to report violations, saying…
The exotic mute swan has increased its population size in Chesapeake Bay to approximately 4,500 since 1962. In 1962, five mute swans escaped from an estate in Talbot County, Maryland. More than four decades later, their descendants had grown to nearly 4,000 in the Chesapeake Bay region. As their numbers rose across the Chesapeake Bay…
RBI’s Poonam Gupta sees India growing above 6.7% forecast, says 7.5% is ‘a given’ CHENNAI: Despite multiple challenges, including the oil and tariff crises, heightened global uncertainty and the possibility of a rainfall deficit, India’s GDP is likely to grow faster than Reserve Bank of India‘s projected 6.7% this fiscal, RBI deputy governor Poonam Gupta…
Rio Raj’s Tamil romantic comedy ‘Ram And Leela’ has arrived in theatres today, August 21. The film is directed by debutant Ramachandran Kannan and introduces newcomer Vartika as the female lead. The early reactions on social media suggest that the film has a surprise element that was not shown in the trailer. Early reviews praise…
AP ICET counselling 2026 schedule out The Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education (APSCHE) has announced the counselling schedule for the Andhra Pradesh Integrated Common Entrance Test (AP ICET) 2026. Candidates who have qualified for AP ICET 2026 can take part in the web counselling process for admission to Master of Business Administration (MBA)…
India’s Gayatri Gopichand Pullela, right, and Treesa Jolly (AP Photo) India’s Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand secured a World Championships medal after producing a superb comeback victory over China’s Jia Yi Fan and Zhang Shu Xian in the women’s doubles quarterfinals on Friday.The unseeded Indian pair fought for 69 minutes before overcoming their Chinese opponents…
In a vineyard in Italy’s Puglia region, rows of grapevines grew beneath something more usually associated with power stations than agriculture: photovoltaic panels. The arrangement changed the amount of sunlight reaching the vines, but it also altered what was happening much closer to the ground. Soil stayed wetter, temperatures were less extreme and the air…
The fire is suspected to have been caused by a short circuit, although the exact cause is yet to be determined, an officer said. NEW DELHI: A fire broke out at a Salman Khan gym franchise in Greater Kailash-I, police said on Friday.According to news agency PTI, the fire broke out around 10.15pm on Thursday…
Udhayanidhi Stalin questioned Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay’s delay in acting on corruption files. CHENNAI: Political sparks flew in the Assembly on Friday as Leader of Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin launched a sharp attack on Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay, demanding immediate action on alleged corruption files sitting on the Chief Minister’s desk.Taking a satirical dig…
Three construction workers died and several were injured when a building’s shuttering collapsed. MATHURA: Three workers, including a Nepali national, were killed and several injured after the shuttering of a multi-storey building under construction collapsed in Vrindavan on Friday, police said.The incident occurred around 7am at the Omaxe Mall construction site in the Rukmani Vihar…
