Bhubaneswar: CM Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday announced ex gratia of Rs 10 lakh each to the families of two devotees who died during the Rath Yatra crowd surge in Puri on July 16.According to an official statement from Majhi’s office, “Anil Das of Cuttack and Ashok Subare Raikar of Mumbai lost their lives while … Read more
Bengaluru: Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) will launch a month-long plantation drive from Aug 15, with plans to plant 64,000 saplings across the city’s five municipal corporations.Announcing Bengaluru Hasirooru Green City campaign as a public-private planting programme, Bengaluru development minister Krishna Byre Gowda said the initiative aims at increasing the city’s green cover amid concerns over … Read more
The station will drift with sea ice while an international team of scientists collects more than 10,000 samples. (Picture: Tara Ocean Foundation) A floating research station designed to drift with Arctic sea ice has left France to begin a major scientific mission that will study the rapidly changing polar region over the next two years.The … Read more
Salman Khan’s talked about film, ‘Maatrubhumi’ which has been facing multiple delays has a new update. On Monday, the makers of the film released a new poster confirming that Bhaijaan’s upcoming war drama will arrive in theatres in 2026. ‘Maatrubhumi’ new poster Sharing the poster on X, the production house wrote, “A soldier’s promise. A … Read more
Sergey Brin has poured $82 million into defeating California’s 5% billionaire tax, drawing fire from Bernie Sanders and a surprise defence from analyst Patrick Hedger. A social media clash over California’s proposed billionaire tax took a personal turn this week when policy analyst Patrick Hedger credited a Google co-founder’s search engine with helping save his … Read more
Patna: After transforming the lives of underprivileged students through his iconic ‘Super 30’ programme, renowned mathematician and educator Anand Kumar has taken a new step in the field of education with the launch of ‘Super Infinity’, a new initiative aimed at changing the way mathematics is taught and learned.Mathematics has long been considered one of … Read more
KRISHNAGIRI: A woman died on the spot and her husband and two-year-old daughter suffered injuries when a motorcycle they were travelling on collided with a minitruck at Elumichampallam in Krishnagiri district on Monday.The deceased has been identified as Sabeena, 26, wife of Saddam Hussein,32, of Kuppanatham in Tiruvannamalai district. The family was going to Dharmapuri … Read more
CHENNAI: Power supply will be suspended in and around Kovilambakkkam, Ramapuram, Mugalivakkam, Adyar, Pallavaram, Kilkattalai, Perumbakkam, Alandur, Mangadu and Avadi from 9am to 2pm on Wednesday for maintenance work.Kovilambakkam: Om Sakthi Nagar, Subhiksha Avenue, Susila Nagar, Periyar Salai, Vadakkupattu Main Road, Thiruvengadam Nagar, Tiruvallur Street, Navins, Vishranthi, Selvaganapathy Nagar, and Sathya Nagar.Ramapuram: Royala Nagar, Gandhi … Read more
Unesco world heritage site, Mahabodhi Mahavihara Gaya: Bodh Gaya is expected to witness a massive influx of domestic and international pilgrims and tourists during the upcoming spiritual tourism season beginning in late Aug, with the world-famous Pitripaksh Mela in Gaya also contributing significantly to the overall footfall.While the annual Buddhist spiritual calendar will commence on … Read more
Hazaribag: A total of 17 accused persons and proclaimed offenders who were evading arrest in various criminal cases have been arrested during a special operation conducted by Hazaribag police across the district on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday.Acting on the directions of Hazaribag SP Aman Kumar, a total of 28 teams, comprising 91 … Read more