Existing housing societies would be allowed to get their STPs connected to the PCMC drainage network Pune: New housing projects in Pimpri Chinchwad may soon have to connect sewage treatment plants to the PCMC’s drainage network before obtaining completion certificates.Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC)’s environment department has moved a proposal before the general body for…
Pijush Hazarika addressing farmers in Guwahati on Monday Guwahati: Assam will distribute makhana seeds from Feb 2027 and 7 crore fruit saplings next season to boost farm incomes.Agriculture and irrigation minister Pijush Hazarika on Monday said makhana cultivation would be promoted across the state in “mission mode”, with Assam having the potential to become a…
Lucknow: The Allahabad High Court’s Lucknow bench on Monday held that there is no question of appointing teachers on an honorarium against sanctioned vacant posts in aided secondary schools.The court directed the state govt to frame a fresh policy for temporary appointments against such vacancies until regularly selected teachers become available, with appointees to be…
Jaipur: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Monday arrested a junior engineer of Jaipur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd (JVVNL) for allegedly accepting a Rs 3,000 bribe to sanction increased load capacity for a residential electricity connection linked to a 10kW solar system.The accused, Manoj Kumar, posted at the JVVNL sub-station in Ramganj, was caught in a trap laid…
‘Unpredictable’ Trump behind no press conference after PM Modi meeting, govt says NEW DELHI: Govt justified its decision not to have a news conference after PM Modi’s meeting with President Donald Trump on the margins of the G7 summit in France, with official sources citing Trump’s “unpredictable behaviour” at media events that have followed his…
Candace Owens (Image via Getty) Candace Owens has sharply pushed back against a post by Turning Point USA chief operating officer Tyler Bowyer, who compared the public treatment of Erika Kirk with the support shown to Massachusetts mother Lindsay Clancy during her murder trial. Owens argued that criticism of fundraising efforts for Clancy can exist…
India’s PLFS 2026 to count gig, platform workers separately for first time NEW DELHI: In a first, India’s official statistical machinery is likely to provide data on the digital and platform-based workers in the upcoming annual periodic labour force survey (PLFS), a move which will help policymakers assess the true scope and nature of the…
Sandra Bullock opens up about how hard it was to deal with Ryan Randall’s ALS diagnosis and how her children reacted to the news and managed everything. (Instagram: @sandra.bullock.official) Sandra Bullock stood by Bryan Randall through everything after he received his ALS diagnosis. Three years after his passing, the actress has been opening up about…
Gurgaon schools go online, offices switch to WFH as heavy rain triggers waterlogging and traffic disruption Heavy rainfall, waterlogging and traffic disruption have prompted authorities in Gurugram to keep schools on online mode and advise offices to follow Work From Home (WFH) arrangements today, August 25, 2026. The District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) issued the…
Dhruv Jurel marked his century on Day Two of the second Test with a salute, before pointing to the tattoo on his biceps, ‘Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan’ — former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri’s tribute to India’s soldiers and farmers during the 1965 Indo-Pak war.Jurel is the son of Kargil War veteran Nem Singh Jurel,…
