Shillong: The Meghalaya Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) seized 40.12 grams of heroin, valued at around Rs 7 lakh in the illicit market, and arrested two alleged carriers in Shillong’s Pynthorumkhrah area on Monday.“Acting on credible intelligence inputs regarding the transportation of narcotics from Silchar, Assam, to Shillong for delivery, the state ANTF deployed its personnel…
Orchestra system developed by IIT-Kanpur researchers Kanpur/Lucknow: Just a tap of the fingers, and the orchestra follows. For musicians, keeping the rhythm going could soon be as simple as a few well-timed finger taps. IIT-Kanpur researchers have developed a sensor-based Smart Virtual Orchestra that can read a musician’s gestures and instantly generate matching percussion accompaniment…
Palanpur: One pilgrim was killed and 11 others were injured after a speeding SUV rammed into a group of devotees walking to Ambaji for the Bhadarvi Poonam fair near Dolgadh, close to Himmatnagar in Sabarkantha district, on Monday.The incident occurred when the SUV allegedly sped past a barricade and hit a Gujarat Rakshak Dal (GRD)…
Jaipur: Smaller parties made notable inroads in Rajasthan’s urban local bodies Monday, with Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), CPM and Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) forming boards in Baran, Nokha and Marwar Mundwa, respectively, breaking BJP-Congress dominance in pockets of the state.The results were limited in scale but politically significant because these parties converted ward-level gains into…
NEW DELHI: The NCP (SP) on Monday demanded a complete rollback of the 0.4% Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on specified UPI merchant transactions above Rs 2,000, calling the move a “direct assault” on small traders and shopkeepers.NCP (SP) state spokesperson Mahesh Tapase alleged that the decision reflected “double standards” by the Narendra Modi government, questioning…
For decades, a stretch of Mill Brook in Athol, Massachusetts, was hidden beneath asphalt, largely out of sight beneath what had become a downtown parking area. This month, the small central Massachusetts town celebrated a very different landscape: the stream is flowing in the open again, new wetlands surround it and much of the former…
Shah Rukh Khan visits Lalbaugcha Raja with Gauri Khan and Suhana Khan to seek Lord Ganesh’s blessings; joins evening aarti – Video Shah Rukh Khan visited the famous Lalbaugcha Raja pandal in Mumbai with his wife Gauri Khan and daughter Suhana Khan on Monday to seek Lord Ganesh’s blessings during Ganeshotsav. Photos and videos from…
General:The air feels lighter for you today. The Moon helps your work area as Saturn’s pressure decreases slightly, and that knot that is in your chest starts to relax.The day will be full of activity in the morning with calls, follow-ups, minor delays, and customers seeking answers. Still, the day moves in your favour. Your…
New Delhi: The district administration Monday demolished several unauthorised buildings, including farmhouses and other structures, to clear encroachments for the approach road to Central Armed Police Forces Institute of Medical Sciences (CAPFIMS) in south Delhi’s Satbari village.CAPFIMS is a strategically important healthcare institution dedicated to serving personnel of Central Armed Police Forces and their families….
A section of students said they will continue with the protest Mumbai: IIT-Bombay on Monday temporarily relieved Prof Suryanarayana Doolla of his duties as dean of administrative affairs pending an investigation, following three consecutive days of student protests over the death by suicide of second-year BTech student Sahil Wakode on Sept 18.Doolla, who has been…
