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Chandigarh: rRs.r227-crore agenda passed without discussion, withdrawn after outcry

Chandigarh, Aug. 6 -- A table agenda costing Rs.227 crore - one third of the total grant-in-aid received by the municipal corporation (MC) this financial year - was hurriedly passed during the House m... Read More


Get to know... Ujjwal Chaurasia

India, Aug. 6 -- At the premiere of Mumbai Heist, a film I have been working on for 3-4 years. High point in life: When I started my Grand Theft Auto gameplay series on YouTube. I used to have so muc... Read More


Nikita Bier steps down as product chief at Elon Musk's X after just one year

India, Aug. 6 -- Nikita Bier is stepping down from his role as head of product at X, Elon Musk's social media platform, after just one year. He will stay on at the company as an advisor. Bier broke t... Read More


Chandigarh achieves 100% rooftop solar on government buildings, Centre tells Lok Sabha

Chandigarh, Aug. 6 -- Chandigarh has achieved 100% rooftop solar coverage across all feasible government residential and office buildings, with nearly 1,400 government houses already becoming net-zero... Read More


8,324 secure first-choice colleges in engineering admissions

India, Aug. 6 -- The Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell on Wednesday announced the first seat allotment list for the Centralised Admission Process (CAP) for direct second-year admission... Read More


Listicle: 10 cult obsessions that fizzled out in the last decade

India, Aug. 6 -- Stanley tumblers (2023-2024). In 2020, the rugged, blue-collar thermos got a pastel makeover to attract women buyers. Suddenly, everyone wanted on. Cup sales grew by 751% by 2022. It ... Read More


South Africa recalls envoy over presence at event with one of the Gupta brothers

New Delhi, Aug. 6 -- South Africa's high commissioner to India, Anil Sooklal, has been recalled for being part of a meeting between former president Jacob Zuma and one of the Gupta brothers, who are w... Read More


Heavy rains trigger waterlogging and power outages in Prayagraj

PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 6 -- Continuous rainfall over the past 24 hours has provided relief from heat and humidity in the city, but it has also triggered widespread waterlogging, disrupted power supplies and ... Read More


Bhiwani man booked for rape of private university student in Mohali

Mohali, Aug. 6 -- Kharar police on Wednesday booked a private university student in Mohali on rape charges following a complaint by a 22-year-old female student from the same university. The accused,... Read More


Over alleged 'paper leaks': Youth Congress, ABVP protest march gridlock Chandigarh roads

Chandigarh, Aug. 6 -- The city was gridlocked on Wednesday due to multiple protest marches. The Youth Congress marched from Sector 15, while the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) started from ... Read More