Spread the love 5 min readNew DelhiSep 8, 2026 01:58 PM IST Amid rising cases of mosquito-borne diseases, an X user highlighted her case of getting dengue thrice in 18 months. “After getting dengue thrice in 18 months, I started reading about why mosquitoes were biting only me and no one else. Turns out, they have a type, and they...
PM Modi opens 326 km of new freight corridor sections, network now complete
Spread the love Together, these stretches cover 326 route kilometres and have been developed at a cost of more than Rs 20,700 crore. India’s dedicated freight corridors network is expanding with Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurating some key new sections on Tuesday. PM Modi dedicated three key sections of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC) to the nation. Together, these...
‘Celebration of growth’: PM Modi unveils projects worth Rs 35,000 crore in Vadodara
Spread the love NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi received an enthusiastic welcome at the ‘NaMo for Viksit Bharat’ event in Vadodara on Tuesday, with organisers saying all seats for the programme were booked within an hour of online ticket sales opening.Addressing the gathering, PM Modi said his visit was aimed at accelerating India’s journey towards becoming a developed nation....
International Space Summit set to be held in Paris amidst calls for Europe’s strategic autonomy in space
Spread the love Around 2,000 participants from 120 countries, including a high-level delegation from India, are expected to take part in the International Space Summit, which will take place in Paris, France on September 9 and 10. The summit will focus on four pillars — defence and security, space economy, space regulation, and space and scientific research. Speaking to reporters ahead...
‘What is this India?’ Bengaluru chess crowds leave foreigners wondering at GCL
Spread the love Vaishali’s mother Nagalakshmi, Pranesh M, Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, and Vaibhav Suri (Photo by Michal Walusza) BENGALURU: Bengaluru’s Lalit Ashok hotel, where season 4 of the Global Chess League (GCL) is unfolding, has not been short on marquee pairings this week, but the one that turned heads on Monday belonged to a 20-year-old who wasn’t even supposed to be...
‘Every Northeast family asking – are we safe?’ Rahul on Manipuri musician’s killing
Spread the love NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday condemned the death of Manipuri musician Chongtham Vikram Singh, who was allegedly assaulted by a group of men in Delhi.In a social media post on X, Rahul questioned Union home minister Amit Shah and Delhi Police over what they were doing to stop the growing lawlessness...
TN Assembly: நீக்க மறுத்த சபாநாயகர்.. தூக்கிச் சென்ற காவலர்கள்!
Spread the love தமிழ்நாடு சட்டப்பேரவையில் நேற்றைய கூட்டத்தொடரின் போது, சர்க்காரியா கமிஷன் அறிக்கை குறித்து முதலமைச்சர் விஜய் பேசிய கருத்துகளை அவைக்குறிப்பில் இருந்து நீக்க வேண்டும் என திமுக தரப்பில் கோரிக்கை விடுக்கப்பட்டது. இதற்குத் தனது தீர்ப்பை வழங்கிய சபாநாயகர் ஜே.சி.டி.பிரபாகர், முதலமைச்சரின் பதிலுரையில் இடம்பெற்ற எந்தப் பகுதியையும் அவைக்குறிப்பிலிருந்து நீக்க முடியாது என்று திட்டவட்டமாகத் தெரிவித்தார். இதனைத் தொடர்ந்து திமுக உறுப்பினர்கள் சபாநாயகரின் இருக்கையை முற்றுகையிட்டுத் தொடர் அமளியில் ஈடுபட்டனர். அப்போது பேசிய சபாநாயகர், “இது பொதுக்கூட்ட மேடையோ அல்லது உங்கள்...
Samsung India cuts 80-100 jobs, more layoffs expected after Diwali
Spread the love Those affected include director-level officials and team leads at the company’s headquarters. (Image for representative purpose only) Samsung India Electronics has started laying off its workforce in phases as its core smartphone business faces pressure on sales and margins following a more than twofold increase in memory chip prices. Around 80-100 executives in the television and home...
DMK MLAs evicted from TN assembly after ruckus over CM Vijay’s remarks
Spread the love Speaker JCD Prabhakar refused to accept DMK’s demand to expunge CM Vijay’s remark from assembly records DMK legislators were bundled out of the Tamil Nadu assembly on Tuesday following intense protests demanding the expunging of Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay’s remarks regarding former Chief Minister M Karunanidhi, late Union Minister Murasoli Maran, the Sarkaria Commission, and ED...
Punjab man, who questioned minister over ‘chitta’ menace, dies after consuming poison
Spread the love A man died after consuming poison following alleged pressure from local leaders. SANGRUR: A 46-year-old man died by suicide after consuming poison on Monday after local ruling-party leaders allegedly pressured him to apologise for questioning Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema over the supply of “chitta”, or synthetic drugs, in his village, his family said.Gulzar Singh, a...
