FILE PHOTO: A man rides a motorcycle along the solar panels in Gujarat Solar Park also called Charanka Solar Park at Patan district in Gujarat Gandhinagar: India could generate nearly 11 million metric tonnes (MT) of solar-panel waste by 2047 amid rapid expansion in renewable-energy capacity, warned industry experts on Friday, while calling for a…
Chandigarh: The Sector 39 police have arrested eight men and detained a minor following an attempted murder at a birthday party in Sector 56. A heavily armed gang stormed the celebration, attacking guests with knives, swords, and clubs, leaving one man critically injured. Police have recovered several clubs and a knife used in the assault.The…
For fuel stations, vehicles are the first priority Pune: A state govt circular issued on Friday clarified that commercial and industrial consumers requiring large quantities of fuel are expected to procure diesel directly from oil marketing companies, rather than retail petrol pumps.The circular was issued by the food, civil supplies and consumer protection department in…
Guwahati: On World Environment Day, Kaziranga National Park highlighted the rehabilitation and release of two orphaned Asiatic black bear cubs, rescued from Dissoi Reserved Forest in Jorhat on Feb 26 last year and later released into Dehing Patkai National Park.Park field director Sonali Ghosh said the cubs, estimated to be four to six weeks old…
Chief minister Yogi Adityanath Lucknow: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said that development flourishes when people elect capable and honest representatives, asserting that those who choose mafia-backed leaders ultimately suffer exploitation and neglect.Addressing a gathering after inaugurating and laying the foundation stones for development projects worth more than Rs 300 crore in Balrampur, Yogi…
Tourist spots in Sajjangarh area have been declared free of plastic bottles Udaipur: On the occasion of World Environment Day, Udaipur’s prominent tourist destinations Sajjangarh Wildlife Sanctuary, Monsoon Palace and Sajjangarh Biological Park were declared plastic bottle-free zones under an initiative launched by the Forest Department (Wildlife) in collaboration with the Neer Amrit organisation.The move…
KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress was jolted Friday by speculation of an impending split in its parliamentary wing as several of the party’s 28 Lok Sabha MPs converged on Delhi, prompting party chief Mamata Banerjee to clip her nephew and national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee’s wings in a last-ditch attempt to stall a repeat of what the…
KSI and Sidemen (Imaage Via Getty) Fans are still trying to process KSI’s departure from the Sidemen, and now the group has shared its side of the story. Days after KSI, whose real name is Olajide Olayinka Williams Olatunji, announced that he was leaving the popular YouTube group, the remaining members released a statement explaining…
MUMBAI: Bonds rallied after govt and RBI announced measures to encourage foreign investment in govt securities on Friday. The yields on benchmark 10-year govt securities (G-Secs) softened to 6.94% in early trades, from 6.99% on Thursday, after the govt said foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) would be exempted from long-term capital gains and withholding taxes on…
Anthony Head, the suave, smooth-voiced British actor known for roles in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Ted Lasso,’ passes away, his family confirmed on Friday. He was 72.Head’s daughters, actors Emily and Daisy Head, told the Press Association news agency that the actor passed away due to complications from pneumonia.“Our grief is far greater than…
