Mumbai: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Wednesday that the state’s ministers would try to spend time with farmers during Diwali in view of the distress caused by the widespread drought in the state.“I have not issued a directive but we discussed this and took a decision together and felt it was best to visit…
NEW DELHI: 20-year-old Indian Grandmaster Pranav Venkatesh, who became FIDE World Junior Champion in the classical time-control last year, has now clinched the Open section title at the FIDE World Junior Blitz Championship, finishing on an impressive 10.5 points from 13 rounds in UAE on Friday.Pranav topped the final standings, finishing a full point ahead…
Hollywood is mourning the loss of one of its most beloved screen legends – Sir Patrick Stewart.The actor, who captivated generations of viewers as the cerebral Captain Jean-Luc Picard in ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’ and the telepathic Professor Charles Xavier in the ‘X-Men’ franchise, passed away on Wednesday. He was 86. The actor reportedly…
A Los Angeles tenant who paid a $19,500 deposit to rent a $9,750-a-month home has won a major legal victory against the property’s landlords. In Aviles v. Shenon, the California Court of Appeal upheld a $61,801.67 judgment in favour of former tenant Eric Aviles, rejecting the landlords’ attempt to limit court costs to $1,000 under…
The IMD has forecast continued rainfall across parts of eastern, central, northern and southern India into early November. NEW DELHI: As cyclone Arnab moves inland after making landfall along the Andhra Pradesh-Yanam coast, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places in Bihar, Chhattisgarh, east Madhya Pradesh, east…
People attend a prayer vigil with Pope Leo at the Centenary Stadium on the first papal visit to Uruguay since 1988, as part of his 12-day trip to South America, in Montevideo, Uruguay Pope Leo XIV has urged young people to marry and start families, telling them not to fear lifelong commitment, as he continued…
Officials said the forms will be distributed immediately after Diwali Mumbai: Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) authorities will issue consent forms to eligible non-tribal encroachers for relocation and rehabilitation at Shirdon and Kon in Kalyan since the sites are over 50km from their current residences. Many slumdwellers have opposed the plan to shift them that…
Smaller factories dominate India’s manufacturing base but lag sharply in output and productivity. NEW DELHI: India’s manufacturing sector suffers from fragmentation, with a small minority of large establishments driving output, while thousands of medium and small units are burdened with debt and low productivity.Large factories, employing over 200 workers, account for 10.4% of total operational…
A Kansas teacher’s efforts to make sure no child goes hungry at school have led to an unexpected act of generosity from YouTube star MrBeast. Beth Schartz, an agriculture teacher at Tonganoxie Middle School, spent more than a year raising awareness about student lunch debt and encouraging people to help families struggling to pay for…
Julia Child’s former home in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has found a new owner, selling for $6.525 million just weeks after hitting the market. The historic property, where the celebrated chef spent four decades and filmed several of her television cooking shows, has changed considerably since her time there. While the house has undergone a major renovation,…
