The Tamil Nadu government has dropped the proposed Parandur airport project. (File photo) CHENNAI: With the Tamil Nadu government dropping the proposed greenfield airport at Parandur, the focus has now shifted to three key questions: what happens to the land already acquired for the project, where will Chennai’s second airport now come up, and how…
Pune: The Pune District Legal Services Authority (PDLSA) has approved financial assistance of Rs 10 lakh under the state’s Manodhairya scheme for the family of a nine-and-a-half-year-old girl who allegedly died after being sexually assaulted in Junnar taluka on Aug 18.The decision was taken on Monday, the first day in office of Anju Shende, the…
BSP national convener Akash Anand to hold his second public meeting in UP, at Jewar tomorrow Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) national convener and party national president Mayawati’s nephew, Akash Anand, will hold his second public meeting in UP on Tuesday.He will address people in Jewar assembly constituency of Gautambudhnagar and also declare his party’s…
Across Texas, solar panels are appearing on land that has long been associated with farming and ranching, creating an unexpected overlap between energy production and agriculture. Instead of treating solar development as the end of a property’s agricultural use, some projects are finding ways to keep livestock and other activities on the same ground. Sheep…
Trump and Musk had rocky ties with Musk having worked in White House but then having a public spat with now two being on talking terms again US President Donald Trump reportedly invested between $15,001 and $50,000 in Elon Musk’s SpaceX in June, according to a financial disclosure that reveals a new financial link between…
Salman Khan and Raj & DK to collaborate for a superhero film (Image Credits Instagram) Salman Khan‘s slate for the next couple of years is shaping up to be one of the busiest of his career, and at the centre of it is a project unlike anything he’s attempted before, a big-budget superhero film with…
From IIT to global success and back: How alumni are transforming campuses with crores in donations For decades, the IITs watched some of their brightest graduates leave campus to build technology companies, global businesses and careers around the world. Now, a reverse flow is becoming increasingly visible: successful alumni are returning with donations large enough…
Sri Lanka’s Prabath Jayasuriya walks off the filed after losing his wicket. (AP Photo) Former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar criticised Sri Lanka’s approach during the tense final moments of Day Two of the second Test against India in Colombo, calling the hosts’ behaviour over the fading light “slightly unprofessional”.Sri Lanka finished the day on 8/2…
Ossabaw Island Hogs (Representational Image Generated using AI tool) Centuries ago, Spanish explorers sailing along the coast of what is now the United States brought pigs with them as a practical food supply. Some escaped, while others were deliberately released so future expeditions would find animals waiting when they returned. On Ossabaw Island, a barrier…
Ahmedabad: The State Monitoring Cell (SMC) arrested 13 more people in connection with the spurious liquor case in Bhavnagar, taking the total number of arrests to 27. Police said sustained questioning of the 14 accused arrested earlier helped investigators unravel the supply chain behind the toxic liquor, that claimed 13 lives.The 13 accused, arrested on…
