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Pune: Dengue cases in Pune nearly doubled in July compared to the previous month, with doctors attributing the rise to intermittent rainfall and expanding waterlogged areas providing ideal breeding grounds for mosquitoes.According to Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) data, the city recorded 323 suspected dengue cases in July, up from 175 in June. Since Jan, Pune has reported 671 suspected dengue cases, of which 26 have tested positive.PMC health department officials said “suspected” dengue cases refer to patients who test positive on the NS1 antigen test in private laboratories but are yet to be confirmed through IgM and IgG antibody testing…
Sonika and Abhishek Bansal (BCCL/ Aditya Yadav) Music, rain and plenty of dancing set the mood as Swaggers hosted its Rain Dance Party, bringing party lovers together for an evening of monsoon revelry. The dance floor and pool area stayed buzzing as guests grooved to high-energy tracks spun by the DJ, making the most of the rain-soaked celebration. From dancing under the showers and taking a dip in the pool to catching up with friends over food and drinks, the night was filled with laughter, selfies and memorable moments. With an upbeat atmosphere and an enthusiastic crowd, the event turned…
Bikaner-ikaner cops seize Rs 50cr heroin, foreign arms haul dropped from drone; one held Jaipur: Bikaner police have linked inmates lodged in Punjab’s Faridkot and Bathinda jails to a ₹50-crore cross-border narco-arms racket after the seizure of 10 kg of Afghan heroin, 11 foreign-made pistols, 22 magazines and 100 live cartridges near Khajuwala along the India-Pakistan border.Investigators told TOI that the jailed operatives were in contact with Pakistan-based smugglers and allegedly coordinated the drone drop into Rajasthan. They said the consignment was to be transported to Punjab after being collected from the border area.“We are collecting evidence on Pakistani handlers,…
Pragtik Vidyalaya Koradi girls after winning the U-17 divisional football tournament in Gondia on Monday Nagpur: Divyani Watkar scored the solitary goal as Pragtik Vidyalaya Koradi defeated St Ursula High School to clinch the U-17 Subroto Cup girls’ divisional football tournament in Gondia on Monday.Representing Nagpur Rural schools in the divisional tournament, the Koradi outfit earlier registered a hard-fought 8-7 victory over hosts Gondia in the semifinals before Divya fired the title-winning goal in the 25th minute. Source link
Protest against ISI Bill 2026 Kolkata: Indian Statistical Institute Bill, 2026 was tabled in Lok Sabha on Monday by the minister of statistics and programme implementation Rao Inderjit Singh to provide for a comprehensive statutory framework to the 95-year-old institute. The bill, which Singh claimed would pave the way for the institute to become a globally recognised centre for statistical sciences and allied fields, was tabled amid sloganeering by opposition members in the Parliament.Around the same time, miles from the national capital, the ISI’s BT Road campus was up in protest as students and faculty members staged a demonstration in…
The Primary School, offering tuition-free education to low-income families, has officially closed, impacting around 540 children who depended on its support. The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, the school’s benefactor, is redirecting its resources towards biotechnology and artificial intelligence. As part of its commitment, it has announced substantial funding aimed at assisting affected students and local organizations. When you don’t have money, you want to hoard all that you have. But when you are a billionaire like the Zuckerbergs giving away millions of dollars in charity is the least expected from you. What is not expected is for you to take them…
Vibrant Parakeets on Branch (AI-generated image) Bright green, loud and unmistakable, rose-ringed parakeets have become one of the most recognisable birds in London’s parks and gardens, despite having no natural historical presence anywhere in Britain. The species, native to parts of Africa and South Asia, was first confirmed breeding in the wild in Britain in 1969, with earlier isolated sightings recorded going back decades further. From that small initial toehold in the southeast of England, the population has grown into a firmly established feature of urban and suburban British bird life, now estimated in the tens of thousands and continuing…
The Deep Time team, deep inside the Lombrives Cave in the French Pyrenees. Image Credits: @HumanAdaptation via X On March 14, 2021, fifteen volunteers, seven women and eight men aged between 27 and 50, entered the Lombrives cave in the French Pyrenees to begin a 40-day experiment with no clocks, no phones, no natural light and no contact with the outside world. Known as Deep Time, the project was led by French Swiss explorer Christian Clot through his nonprofit research group, the Human Adaptation Institute, and was designed to study how the human brain tracks time and how a group…
At least five people were killed and 10 more injured in a Ukrainian drone strike on a warehouse close to Moscow overnight on Tuesday, the region’s governor has said.The official did not specify what had been targeted but Ukraine has been carrying out strikes on facilities operated by Wildberries in recent weeks, often dubbed the “Russian Amazon”.Kyiv says the depots are used to supply the Russian military, which Moscow denies. Local officials also said Wildberries warehouses were targeted in the St Petersburg and Tver regions overnight. Russia also launched strikes against parts of Ukraine, killing at least four and injuring…
Auqib Nabi on Monday became the first cricketer from Jammu & Kashmir to be drafted into the Indian Test squad when he replaced the injured Jasprit Bumrah for the two-match series against Sri Lanka starting August 15 in Galle. Nabi’s story is a dream-come-true, for he was initially ignored by the selectors for the primary squad despite a stunning show in the Ranji Trophy. Nabi grabbed 60 wickets and finished as the leading wicket-taker in the tournament as J&K clinched their maiden Ranji title. Surprisingly, though, it wasn’t enough to earn him an India call-up, raising widespread criticism. Several cricketing…