CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay is set to leave for the UK on Sept 11 for a four-day visit, during which he is expected to participate in the signing of memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with prospective investors.According to sources, the state govt has made elaborate arrangements for Vijay’s first overseas trip since…
Hyderabad: The first round of talks between Telangana and Maharashtra, initiated by Central Water Commission (CWC), on the proposed Tummidihatti barrage across the Pranahita river was “constructive and encouraging”, according to officials on Tuesday.Sources said the talks raised hopes of progress towards resolving long-pending issues surrounding the project. The second round of talks would be…
Kolkata: The city airport has posted significant gains in passenger satisfaction for the second consecutive quarter, recording improved scores across 20 of the 31 parameters assessed in the latest quarterly survey and raising its overall satisfaction score.Passengers reported better experiences in several key areas, including shorter wait time at security screening and immigration, improved value…
Bathinda: The Government Railway Police (GRP) have registered a rape case after a three-and-a-half-year-old girl was found near the railway tracks in Gidderbaha late Monday with injuries to her private parts.A doctor at the civil hospital said the child may have been sexually assaulted and remains under observation. Locals who spotted the girl brought her…
Pune: District collector Jitendra Dudi has imposed restrictions on the use of laser lights during the Ganapati festival immersion processions from Sept 14-25, including during the main 10th day Anant Chaturdashi immersion procession.The order has been issued to ensure that public Ganeshotsav visarjan (immersion) processions are conducted peacefully, while maintaining law and order and taking…
Guwahati: Assam has identified seven intervention points along the Jalukbari-Jorabat National Highway to tackle recurring flooding.Housing and urban affairs minister Kaushik Rai reviewed the measures on Tuesday under the Mission Flood-Free Guwahati initiative. The meeting was attended by IIT-Guwahati professors and officials from National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA), Kamrup…
BJP plans Vadnagar-Varanasi biker ride for PM Modi’s 76th birthday NEW DELHI: BJP has planned a trip of bikers between PM Narendra Modi’s birthplace Vadnagar in Gujarat and his parliamentary constituency Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh as part of its month-long events to celebrate his birthday on September 17, an exercise which will jibe with the…
PC: California Institute of Technology Matteo Paz, a senior at Pasadena High School, has flagged around 1.5 million previously uncatalogued objects in space using an artificial intelligence model he built himself. Working under the mentorship of Caltech astronomer Davy Kirkpatrick during a summer research placement, Paz applied his system to data gathered by Nasa’s NEOWISE…
Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma has stepped into the controversy surrounding producer Allu Aravind’s recent remark about Yash, coming to the latter’s defence while arguing that the statement has been taken out of context.Allu Aravind had sparked a debate with his “Who was Yash before KGF?” comment. Reacting to the backlash, Varma described the controversy as…
Mohammad Rizwan and Imam-ul-Haq The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has sought an explanation from its national selection committee over the inclusion of Mohammad Rizwan and Imam-ul-Haq in the Test squad for the ongoing England series, adding another layer to the turmoil surrounding the side.According to a report by Geo News, the PCB issued a notice…
