Mumbai’s air quality readings offer a misleading comfort to residents (Representative image) MUMBAI: A city-wide air quality reading may be giving Mumbaikars a false sense of comfort. Pollution levels can vary dramatically between neighbourhoods, with some parts of Mumbai recording nearly three times the seasonal PM2.5 levels of others, pointing to a growing need for…
Hyderabad: Forum for Good Governance (FGG) has urged chief minister A Revanth Reddy to immediately appoint a chairperson and members to the Municipal Building Tribunal (MBT) and make it functional to curb unauthorised constructions.In a letter to the CM on Tuesday, FGG president M Padmanabha Reddy said unauthorised structures were affecting planned development and putting…
PM Modi added that India was prepared to support Nepal as the country dealt with the disaster. NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed condolences over the loss of lives in devastating floods in Nepal and offered India’s assistance for rescue and relief efforts.“Spoke to Prime Minister Balendra Shah and conveyed condolences on…
According to its official website, the museum was a collaboration between the Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County and the South Walton Artificial Reef Association in 2018. Imagine you are diving under the Gulf of Mexico and come upon what looks like a museum, only instead of galleries and polished floors, there is an unreal…
Rukmini Vasanth, best known for playing Kanakavathi in Rishab Shetty’s ‘Kantara: Chapter 1’, most recently featured in the highly anticipated film ‘Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups’. She joined an ensemble cast that includes Yash, Kiara Advani, Nayanthara, Huma Qureshi and Tara Sutaria. Rukmini Vasanth’s viral scene sparks criticism She portrays the character of Mellisa…
Delhi schools told to step up H1N1, seasonal flu precautions The Delhi government has asked all government and private schools to step up preventive measures against seasonal influenza, including H1N1, while making it clear that there is no need for panic.The Directorate of Education (DoE) has advised schools to follow a “Healthy School-Healthy Community” approach…
In Houston, the heat is part of the setting. During the FIFA Fan Festival, though, some of the infrastructure around the event had a rather different experience of the Texas summer. Roofs treated with a thin cooling film stayed dramatically cooler than nearby untreated metal surfaces, even while sitting beneath direct sunlight.The material was not…
The festivities of Raksha Bandhan in 2026 will unfold on distinct dates across the globe. Indian families will joyfully celebrate on August 28, 2026, while those residing in countries like the USA and UK will mark the occasion a day earlier on August 27. To observe the appropriate timings or Muhurat for the celebration, families…
Rakhi Sawant joined Keshav Suri and Cyril Feuillebois for the launch of Kitty Su Beauty Rakhi Sawant joined Keshav Suri and Cyril Feuillebois for the launch of Kitty Su Beauty, described by its founders a queer-led beauty brand, at The LaLiT New Delhi on August 22. The event coincided with 15 years of Kitty Su.The…
A Raksha Bandhan advertisement featuring Kriti Sanon drew criticism for her attire MUMBAI: A jewellery advertisement featuring actor Kriti Sanon ahead of Raksha Bandhan has snowballed into a wider debate over clothing, culture and women’s freedom.The advertisement soon drew criticism from BJP MP Kangana Ranaut, a response from Sanon, backing from Congress leader Rahul Gandhi…
