Dibrugarh: State disaster management minister Keshab Mahanta on Friday chaired a review meeting on flood preparedness at the Lakhimpur district commissioner’s office, taking stock of the situation ahead of monsoon.Lakhimpur is one of the most flood-prone districts in the state, often featuring among the worst-affected districts.Addressing the meeting, Mahanta, who is also Lakhimpur’s guardian minister,…
NEW DELHI: An FIR has been registered against former West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chairperson Mamata Banerjee over a speech she allegedly delivered at a rally in Kolkata earlier this year.According to news agency ANI, police sources said the FIR was registered on June 7 at 3.45 pm and has been lodged…
For more than 25 years, physicists have predicted that shrinking certain semiconductor nanotubes to extreme dimensions would fundamentally alter their electronic behaviour. The problem was proving it. Structures at this scale are notoriously difficult to manufacture because they become unstable long before reaching the sizes required for experimental validation. Researchers at the University of Tokyo…
India’s foreign exchange reserves declined by $711 million to $681.610 billion in the week ended June 5, dragged down by a sharp fall in foreign currency assets, according to data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday, PTI reported.The decline follows an increase of $938 million in the previous reporting week, when…
Actor Ranvir Shorey and director Shreyansh Pandey have dismissed the political agenda debate surrounding Aditya Dhar’s blockbuster spy franchise Dhurandhar. Ranvir called it “grossly unfair” to judge the film on political merit rather than cinematic merit, while Shreyansh described it as “just pure and good storytelling” with no agenda. Vedang Raina is fast making a…
With the MP Board Class 12 supplementary results out, students who could not clear the exam again are left at a crossroads. This report outlines practical academic alternatives, from reappearing in exams to vocational routes and counselling support, helping students plan their next step without losing direction. For thousands of students across Madhya Pradesh, the…
Virat Kohli and Kane Williamson (AP/PTI) Kane Williamson‘s retirement from international cricket has reignited discussion around one of Test cricket’s most exclusive milestones: 10,000 runs.The New Zealand great brought the curtain down on a remarkable 16-year international career with 9,515 Test runs to his name, leaving him just 485 runs short of joining the elite…
Images of the next-generation Hyundai i20 have surfaced online ahead of its global debut, giving a detailed look at the hatchback’s completely redesigned exterior and cabin.The leaked images reveal a dramatic departure from the design of the current i20. While the hatchback retains its overall silhouette, Hyundai has introduced several styling changes that give it…
Michael Faraday (Image: Wikipedia) A retired judge once remarked that the people who worried him most in a courtroom were not the confused witnesses or the uncertain lawyers. It was the individuals who walked in convinced that every fact, every motive and every conclusion was already settled. They had no questions left to ask because,…
Loyalty is, after all, believed to be the foundation of a successful relationship. Everyone is different but astrology suggests that some zodiac signs are naturally more inclined to commitment, loyalty and long term devotion. These signs are more inclined to have your back during the ups and downs of life and value emotional security. Taurus:…
