“There are those who reason well, but they are greatly outnumbered by those who reason badly.”

Galileo Galilei (Image: Wikipedia) People often assume old quotes survive because they sound wise. Sometimes they survive because they sound uncomfortably accurate.The quote: “There are those who reason well, but they are greatly outnumbered by those who reason badly” by Galileo Galilei feels like one of those lines.It does not sound poetic. It is not…

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Delhi see’s hot day even as temp fall

New Delhi: The city faced a sweltering Friday although the maximum temperature saw a slight fall from a day earlier.The maximum temperature at Safdarjung was 39.8 degrees Celsius, which is normal for the season against 40.6 degrees Celsius a day earlier.The hottest area of the city was the Ridge at 41.4 degrees Celsius, while Ayanagar…

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In Maharashtra, Shiv Sena says Paranjpe induction aimed to block Opposition move, calls it ‘ghar wapsi’

Thane: Maharashtra minister Uday Samant on Friday said former Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Anand Paranjpe was inducted into the Shiv Sena to stop him from the Opposition and added that the Sunetra Pawar-led party was kept in the loop about his induction to avoid any misunderstanding.Paranjpe had resigned from the NCP headed by Deputy…

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CM Vijay meets with CII team, auto sector, promises govt support for expansion plans

Chennai: Chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Friday held a series of meetings at the Secretariat with industry bodies, automobile manufacturers, Tamilnadu Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO) and agriculture department officials, focusing on industrial growth, investment expansion, logistics, exports, irrigation and Kuruvai cultivation planning.The first meeting was held with office-bearers of the Confederation of Indian Industry,…

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Residents move NGT against proposed C&D waste collection centre

The petition, filed by Dwarka Expressway Gurugram Development Association (DXP-GDA), challenges the decision to set up the facility near densely populated residential societies, villages, schools and habitation clusters Gurgaon: Residents of new sectors along Dwarka Expressway have approached National Green Tribunal (NGT) against a proposed construction and demolition (C&D) waste collection centre planned in Sector…

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