Emergency services evacuated a Manhattan street block during the Tuesday morning rush hour after structural columns buckled inside a skyscraper undergoing construction work, officials said.The former head office of the drug giant Pfizer, near the UN headquarters, is being converted from offices into apartments in a transformation project at the tower. “Two structural columns have…
Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift. (Getty Images) Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce‘s high-profile wedding at Madison Square Garden on July 3 has come under fire. Critics have questioned everything from the 1,000-person guest list to the decision to hold the ceremony over a holiday weekend at one of New York’s most iconic venues. And just…
Hyderabad: Reiterating that Kaleshwaram barrages — Medigadda, Sundilla and Annaram — will be made operational only after their rehabilitation and safety checks, irrigation minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy has said the state govt will revive Thummidihatti as part of Dr BR Ambedkar Pranahita-Chevella Sujala Sravanthi Project as promised in the Congress manifesto. Impounding water in…
Mumbai: Tata Power set out plans to nearly double net profit and lift revenue by more than half by FY2030, as the 116-year-old utility accelerates a capital-intensive push into clean energy and grid expansion. It is targeting Rs 10,000 crore in net earnings and Rs 1 lakh crore in revenue by the end of the…
New Delhi: Govt will carry out extensive testing of E25 (petrol blended with 25% ethanol), evaluate reports and consult all stakeholders before taking any decision on its roll out.Amid growing concerns over the impact of E20 fuel on vehicle mileage and performance, and possibility of E25, petroleum minister Hardeep Singh Puri said the govt is…
Hotels are usually built for travellers, but some are designed for creatures no bigger than your thumb. Scientists and conservationists have spent years creating these miniature refuges for wild bees in the form of small nesting structures fitted with narrow tunnels that mimic the hollow stems and cavities many solitary bee species naturally use to…
Private Schools Gain 88 Lakh In Same Period New Delhi: Private schools are gaining students at the cost of govt schools, reshaping who studies where in India’s classrooms.While overall school enrolment has held broadly steady over two years, govt schools lost nearly 86 lakh students between 2023-24 and 2025-26, even as private unaided recognised schools…
Once on the brink of extinction, the majestic California condor’s survival hinged on a daring rescue. Capturing the last wild birds in 1987, conservationists discovered that lead poisoning from ammunition fragments in carcasses was the primary killer. Image Credits: Wikimedia Commons Human activity can disrupt ecosystems in complex ways, sometimes forcing conservationists to take extreme…
Egypt head coach Hossam Hassan accused FIFA and match officials of treating his side “unfairly” after their dramatic 3-2 FIFA World Cup Round of 16 defeat to Argentina. Egypt head coach Hossam Hassan launched an extraordinary attack on the match officials following his side’s heartbreaking 3-2 defeat to Argentina in the FIFA World Cup 2026…
Ankara: Nato leaders unveiled arms deals worth billions of dollars in Turkiye Tuesday, driving home the message that they are heeding US calls to spend more to defend Europe even as President Donald Trump said he felt let down.In a meeting with President Tayyip Erdogan, Trump said he might have boycotted the Nato summit altogether…