File photo of Mullaperiyar dam Idukki: Amid reports that Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay had announced the raising of the water level of Mullaperiyar Dam to 152 feet in the neighbouring state’s budget, official records dispute these claims.A review of the official Tamil Nadu budget speech and reports published by leading Tamil media…
Andhra Pradesh has emerged as one of the country’s fastest-growing green building markets, with 638 IGBC-registered projects covering 627.58 million sq ft. Of these, 300 projects spanning 479.60 million sq ft have already secured IGBC certification. Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh government has announced additional development fee concessions for Indian Green Building Council (IGBC)-rated green buildings, providing…
Australian woman fell in love with her real-life Tarzan, quit her 9-to-5 job, and moved 9,000 miles to the Amazon rainforest: Where are they now? What began as a late night scroll through Instagram has blossomed into one of social media’s most talked about international love stories.Jordan Hauenschild, who lives on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast in…
Dangerous stretch: Precautionery measures taken at Badekollamath Curve Belagavi: National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) Friday introduced temporary safety measures at the accident-prone Bedekollamath curve on NH-48 near Hirebagewadi Ghat while preparing to undertake permanent corrective works estimated to cost nearly Rs 3 crore.City police commissioner Bhushan Borase said NHAI had placed water-filled drums, traffic…
Bengaluru: Describing Bengaluru as India’s foremost technology gateway to United States, chief minister DK Shivakumar Friday urged the Donald Trump administration to establish a full-fledged consulate in the city, saying it will significantly strengthen collaboration in technology, innovation, research, defence, space and aviation.Speaking after inaugurating the Quantum exhibition, Shivakumar said the city is home to…
Hyderabad: Telangana IT and industries minister D Sridhar Babu said the Telangana govt was planning to introduce a digital assembly and a digital council proceedings as part of its efforts to modernise governance through technology.Inaugurating the AI Transformation Conclave (Telangana), jointly organised by GOVconnect and Electronic Service Delivery (MeeSeva), the minister said the state was…
Walmik Karad (File Photo) BEED: Vigilance teams of the Maharashtra Prison Department have launched separate inquiries into allegations that Walmik Karad, a key accused in the murder of sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh, received preferential treatment inside Beed District Jail, officials said on Friday.Teams from the department’s Pune and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar units inspected CCTV cameras installed near…
It was an eventful day in the South Indian film industry, with several interesting developments taking place. From new announcements and release plans to trailer launches and casting updates, many stories grabbed the attention of fans across Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam cinema. Here’s a roundup of the key South cinema updates you need to…
BengaluruThe Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (KDEM) has partnered with GoodWorks Group to attract over Rs 5,000 crore in investments and facilitate the setting up of 50 new global capability centres (GCCs) in the state over the next few years.The initiative will also include sector-focused investor roundtables, business delegations, GCC research reports and promotion of Karnataka…
NEW DELHI: Air India on Friday hiked pilot salaries by 8% to 15%, with commanders getting the biggest hikes and then the same tapering with rank. Going ahead, first officers or co-pilots will primarily get command upgrade (become captains) in AI Express (which has only single aisles) and then move to AI (which has wide…