Mumbai: The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) on Monday slammed the Mahayuti govt over the landslide on the ‘missing link’ — called the ‘connecting link’ since its recent inauguration — on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway.Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis defended his govt, saying the missing link was an engineering marvel, be it the tunnel or the viaduct,…
Houses on the coast face the threat of soil erosion at Harwad village, Ankola Taluk in Uttara Kannada district Karwar: Rough seas and relentless rain are taking a toll on coastal life in Harwad village of Ankola taluk in Uttara Kannada district, where rising waves and shoreline erosion are threatening homes.Residents say the sea has…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging Union govt to reconsider the proposed amendment to the National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013, saying it would reduce foodgrain allocation to the state’s poorest households and undermine food security for nearly 70 lakh beneficiaries.In his letter, Vijay…
Hyderabad: Members of the Singareni Retired Employees Association, Hyderabad, submitted a representation to IT minister Sridhar Babu, urging the state govt to remove the ₹8 lakh cap on health insurance coverage and provide retired employees with unconditional access to free medical treatment.The association also urged the govt to provide outpatient treatment facilities for retired employees….
CM Mamata Banerjee at a candlelight march near her Kalighat residence on Monday to protest the Baruipur rape-murder Kolkata: With cops putting up guardrails around Kalighat, former CM Mamata Banerjee on Monday joined a candlelight march near her residence to protest the rape-murder of a minor in Baruipur.Earlier during the day, a Trinamool delegation met…
Guwahati: The Assam medical education and research department on Monday reshuffled the principals of two leading govt medical colleges, transferring the in charge heads of Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) and Nalbari Medical College and Hospital (NMCH) with immediate effect.Under the order, Prof (Dr) Achyut Chandra Baishya, principal-cum-chief superintendent (in charge) of GMCH and…
A newlywed woman died by suicide after an argument over honeymoon travel plans LUCKNOW: A 24-year-old newlywed woman allegedly died by suicide a day after she argued with her husband over replacing their planned flight to Kashmir with a train journey for their delayed honeymoon, according to the husband’s statement to police.However, following a complaint…
NEW DELHI: Following a high-level meeting in Ayodhya, Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust released details of its finances, saying that out of Rs 3,264 crore, Rs 2,370 crore had been spent on temple construction and capital expenditure, while Rs 391 crore from devotees’ offerings had been used for operational expenses. It said the remaining…
The largest (left) and the smallest (right) skulls of Homo naledi found in the Rising Star cave system in South Africa. All specimens of H. naledi have been shown to be female. All known skeletons of the ancient human relative Homo naledi discovered in a South African cave system appear to be female, according to…
Wall Street opened higher led by a rebound in artificial intelligence (AI) stocks Wall Street opened higher on Monday, led by a rebound in artificial intelligence (AI) stocks as investors returned to the sector after recent volatility, while markets also assessed a planned mega share sale by South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix and an increase…
