New Delhi: The upcoming clock tower at Shankar Road–Mandir Marg junction near Talkatora Stadium is set to be transformed into a landmark gateway to the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) area, with civic authorities planning a host of smart and aesthetic features around the structure.NDMC vice-chairman Kuljeet Chahal said nearly 80% of the civil work…
Mumbai: Children growing up in India’s urban slums are no longer battling just undernutrition. By the time they reach primary school, many are becoming overweight or obese, creating a dangerous “double burden of malnutrition” that could fuel future epidemics of diabetes and heart disease.That is the key finding of a new study published last week…
Hair-eating disorder? Get it checked! Bengaluru: “I was so stressed I almost pulled out my hair” is an expression often used casually. But sometimes, people do end up pulling out and even eating their own hair — a condition that can eventually lead to a hairball forming inside the stomach, known medically as a trichobezoar.A…
Chennai: The outskirts remained hotter than core city areas on Saturday as Chennai continued to sizzle despite the onset of the southwest monsoon over neighbouring Kerala. Nungambakkam recorded 39.9°C and Meenambakkam 40.4°C, both around 2.4 degrees above normal.Relief from the summer heat, however, may be around the corner. Meteorologists said there is a possibility for…
Hyderabad: In a decisive step towards shaping Telangana’s ambitious Bharat Future City (BFC), the state govt has appointed Singapore-based DP Architects as consultant to prepare the master plan for the Future City Development Authority (FCDA).Of the six firms that bid for the project, DP Architects emerged as the lowest bidder, and the letter of award…
The container, coming from the Bilaspur side, was headed to a Flipkart warehouse in Farrukhnagar for loading when it rammed the truck parked on the roadside The crash occurred around 1.30am on Saturday between Pataudi and Farrukhnagar toll plazas The container, coming from the Bilaspur side, was headed to a Flipkart warehouse in Farrukhnagar for…
Kolkata: CM Suvendu Adhikari met S N Subrahmanyam, chairman and managing director of Larsen & Toubro (L&T), at Kolkata airport on Saturday.The meeting, coming days after Adhikari held talks with Adani Ports MD Karan Adani, assumes significance in the backdrop of the state govt’s efforts to attract fresh investments and accelerate infrastructure development.In a post…
Noida/Ghaziabad: More than 53,000 candidates from GB Nagar and Ghaziabad will appear for the Uttar Pradesh Police Recruitment and Promotion Board’s (UPPRPB) constable recruitment examination-2025 from June 8 to 10.Officials said around 42,000 candidates will take the exam at 20 centres in GB Nagar, while nearly 11,000 candidates will appear at 25 centres in Ghaziabad.The…
The sawdust used as spawn to grow the mushrooms caught fire on Saturday Ponda: A mushroom growing factory at Usgao, Ponda, was gutted after the sawdust used as spawn to grow the mushrooms caught fire on Saturday evening. The sawdust stocked was highly combustible and was being shifted out with the help of an excavator…
Varanasi: Twenty-four hours after an FIR was registered, police arrested a 45-year-old man accused of raping two minor sisters and blackmailing them with videos, following an encounter in Azamgarh on Saturday.The accused, Mohammad Zahid alias Rustam, 45, sustained a bullet injury in the leg during the exchange of fire, ASP (City) Madhuvan Kumar Singh said.Singh…
