MUMBAI: Indore celebrated a new chapter in urban commute on May 31 with PM Narendra Modi inaugurating a 6-km Metro line from Gandhi Nagar station to Super Corridor Station-3, but behind the smooth run of its first ride lies a quiet intervention from IIT-Bombay.Rewind to 2022. The concrete was not set right. Initial pile foundation…
Rise Of ‘Dragon Knives’ In Street Crimes NEW DELHI: Early in May, some minors fatally stabbed a man with a ‘dragon knife’ during a robbery bid. A few months ago, juveniles knifed two youths aged 17 and 20 during a street altercation. Last October, three teenagers killed an 18-year-old boy with a similar knife.These sharp,…
Pune: Over 12 lakh students from across the state registered for the first-year junior college (FYJC, Std XI) admissions for this year. The registration portal closed on Thursday afternoon. Students who have completed and locked Part I and II of their application forms will be able to see their seat allocations in colleges on June…
Novak Djokovic reacts to fans’ cheers during a quarterfinal match against Alexander Zverev during the French Open at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris. (AP) Paris:Novak Djokovic has many descriptors, but nothing quite typifies the 24-time Grand Slam champion like the word ‘Mentalist’. The 38-year-old likes to lift an exchange, take it beyond the chalked…
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is a chronic inflammatory condition of the gastrointestinal tract, primarily affecting the colon and small intestine. This is triggered by body’s immune system attacking, and destroying healthy cells in the digestive tract. The two main types of IBD are Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Both cause inflammation in different parts of…
Nikhil Sosale (right) in a photo featuring Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma. Sosale has been arrested by local police in the Bengaluru stampede case. The Bengaluru Police have arrested Nikhil Sosale, marketing head for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at Diageo India, and three others from DNA Entertainment Networks on Friday morning in connection with the…
The RBI has now cumulatively cut the repo rate by 100 basis points since the start of this year. (AI image) RBI MPC Meet: RBI governor Sanjay Malhotra surprised everyone pleasantly by cutting the repo rate by a larger-than-expected 50 basis points. Experts had widely predicted a 25 basis points rate cut, barring exceptions like…
Desilting ‘scam’ probe: ED raids Bollywood actor Dino Morea’s properties in Rs 65 crore Mithi river (Photo: ANI) MUMBAI: Bollywood actor Dino Morea is among those under the Enforcement Directorate’s scanner in a Rs 65 crore money laundering investigation linked to the alleged Mithi River desilting scam. On Friday, the ED conducted searches at 15…
New Delhi: At first glance, Nirmal seemed like any other grandparent on kid duty at the National Science Centre. However, on the second floor, in a gallery glowing with colour and curiosity, she found herself feeling more curious than her grandson.The 67-year-old Nirmal stood before a glowing interactive panel marked with labels: Alpha, Beta, Gamma…
Pune: India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday indicated a potential revival of southwest monsoon between June 12 and 18 following a prolonged stall since May 29.An IMD official said a system might form over the Bay of Bengal around June 12-13, though uncertainties persisted because of conflicting model outputs. “Some models suggest the formation of…
