New Delhi: Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has initiated plans to restore the depression at Kamla Nehru Ridge by converting it into a water body, complementing ongoing restoration efforts. The project involves channelling rainwater from adjacent areas through a network of pipelines. This initiative was approved following a site visit by lieutenant governor VK Saxena.The inspection…
Pune: As the first batch of women cadets took part in the passing out parade (PoP) of the National Defence Academy (NDA) on Friday morning — their spirited march a symbol of their exemplary performance during the course — the emotions of their parents ran high with pride at the historic moment.Most of the parents…
Volkswagen India has finally launched the new Golf GTI in the Indian market. The hot hatch is priced at Rs 52.99 lakh (ex-showroom) and will be bought in India via the CBU route. This positions it as the highest-priced VW model on sale in the country and the first 150 units are already sold out….
Lance Lowry (Agency photo) NEW YORK: At a Georgia state House of Representatives hearing on prison conditions in September, a corrections officer called in to testify, interrupting his shift to tell lawmakers how dire conditions had become. On a “good day,” he told lawmakers, he had maybe six or seven officers to supervise roughly 1,200…
Shares of ITC dropped over 3% after British multinational BAT Plc trimmed its ownership in the conglomerate by divesting a 2.5% stake for ₹12,927 crore ($1.51 billion) through a block deal. The stock declined 3.18% to settle at ₹420.10 on the BSE. During the day, it lost 4.33% to ₹415.10. At the NSE, it dropped…
NEW DELHI: Opener Phil Salt smashed a 23-ball fifty — his fastest in the Indian Premier League (IPL) — as Royal Challengers Bengaluru stormed into the final of the 2025 season with a dominant eight-wicket win over Punjab Kings in a lopsided Qualifier 1 at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium on Thursday.RCB’s bowlers…
Just when you think the internet can’t surprise you anymore, something wild pops up. Imagine strolling through a park in China and seeing a group of elderly folks—yes, seniors—literally hanging by their necks from tree branches or workout bars. No, this isn’t a scene from a sci-fi flick or some bizarre stunt show. It’s a…
NEW DELHI: Karun Nair oozed elegance with a sublime unbeaten 186, issuing a timely reminder to the Gautam Gambhir-led team management as India A piled on 409/3 against a lacklustre England Lions side on the opening day of the first ‘Unofficial’ Test in Canterbury on Friday.Although traditionally slotted at No. 4 or lower in first-class…
NEW DELHI: In a relief to Vedanta, the appellate tribunal NCLAT has stayed the National Company Law Tribunal orders against the demerger of the multinational mining company into separate entities and subsequent listing.The Mumbai bench of NCLT had on March 4 rejected the first motion petition moved for the composite scheme of arrangement between Vedanta…
Mumbai/New Delhi: In a major relief for construction major Larsen & Toubro, MMRDA informed a Supreme Court vacation bench that it has in public interest scrapped its tenders for the Thane-Ghodbunder- Bhayandar twin tunnel and elevated road projects — estimated together at Rs 14,000 crore — and that it would possibly reissue fresh ones, but…
