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Vehicles stuck in a road in Ranchi on Monday Ranchi: Commuters across the state capital endured severe disruptions on Monday as an influx of four-wheelers, driven by rain predictions, combined with multiple public demonstrations to choke major arterial routes and plunge large parts of the city into prolonged traffic gridlock.Vehicular movement slowed to a crawl along major thoroughfares, with severe bottlenecks reported between the ITI flyover and Kutchery. Long tailbacks were also recorded from Kantatoli to Dangratoli, along Main Road, around Morhabadi and across several other key intersections.A commuter Amit Kumar said, “I was stuck at the same spot for…

Surat: In a first for India’s lab-grown diamond industry, a Surat-crafted lotus made of 32 LGDs and gold has travelled to space aboard Vikram-1, India’s first privately built orbital rocket, unfolding in orbit nearly 450 km above Earth.Named Cosmos Bloom, the payload opened up when exposed to sunlight in space, showcasing the brilliance of lab-grown diamonds crafted entirely in Surat. From growing the diamonds and polishing them to designing and manufacturing the jewellery, every stage of the creation was completed in the Diamond City.“It is a matter of immense pride that we were chosen for this project. We worked closely…

Pandya (nearest to camera) at Isro’s Satish Dhawan Space Centre Vadodara: As Skyroot Aerospace marked a new milestone in India’s private space sector with the successful launch of Vikram-1, a 29-year-old engineer from Vadodara emerged as one of the key minds behind the mission. From AI-driven systems to real-time mission control, MSU alumnus Romil Pandya helped power critical technologies that supported the landmark launch.Romil Pandya, an alumnus of the Faculty of Technology and Engineering at Maharaja Sayajirao University (MSU), serves as AI and automation frontier lead at Skyroot Aerospace.He was part of the core team responsible for mission-control systems, artificial…

Varanasi: The UP govt’s Amrit Sarovar initiative, launched to promote water conservation and fisheries, is emerging as a steady source of income for fish farmers in Varanasi division. More than 30.96 lakh fish seeds have been stocked in 208 Amrit Sarovars across the four districts of Varanasi division–Varanasi, Jaunpur, Chandauli and Ghazipur.The ponds, spread over 236.68 hectares, have been leased out for fish farming, creating fresh opportunities for fish production, rural employment and income generation.Deputy Director of Fisheries Suresh Kumar said the large-scale stocking of fish seeds is expected to significantly enhance fish production in the coming months. The initiative…

Malappuram received the highest allocation while Kannur was the lowest T’puram: Chief minister’s distress relief fund (CMDRF) has disbursed Rs 9.27 crore to beneficiaries across the state in just 41 days, with beneficiaries from Malappuram receiving the highest allocation and Kannur the lowest, according to an official data detailing sanctions issued between May 18 and June 27.Records show that a total of Rs 9,27,44,122 was sanctioned through various govt orders and direct benefit transfer (DBT) during the period. Malappuram received the largest share at Rs 1,37,63,500, followed closely by Palakkad (Rs 1,24,48,000) and Kollam (Rs 1,24,40,000). Thrissur was allotted Rs…

Kolkata: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari announced on Monday that Bengali will become mandatory for all official work in the state from Sept 1, a day after Union home minister Amit Shah suggested the move in a letter to him.“From Sept 1, 2026, the use of Bengali will be compulsory in govt work at all levels. The govt will make the necessary arrangements, including appointing translators and putting other related mechanisms in place, during this period,” the CM said in the Assembly.Files, notings and remarks must be in Bengali, he said. Routine correspondence, directives and office orders, too, will be issued…

One of the gravest threats to our future today comes not from the barrel of a gun, but from the food on our plates and the lives we lead. Kashmir is silently sliding into an epidemic of lifestyle diseases — hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, stroke, obesity, and certain cancers — that is reshaping our hospitals, our families, and our collective destiny. This is a crisis that does not explode in a single moment; it creeps in slowly, hidden under layers of convenience, comfort, and carelessness.For years, we have understood suffering in visible terms: violence, poverty, natural calamities. We know how…

The Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) with Pakistan will no longer function in its present form, the government has concluded hardening its position on the contentious water issue amid little indication of Islamabad discontinuing its covert backing of cross-border terrorism. India is not yet actively considering abandoning the World Bank-brokered 1960 Treaty – an option it still has on the table – but a source speaking on condition of anonymity said it’s not in India’s interest to remain a party to the Treaty anymore. India had formally sought a review and modification of the IWT citing demographic shifts, clean energy priorities…

Mumbai: On Monday, at least ten people were left severely injured and one dead after a BEST bus crashed into a roadside divider on the Sion-Panvel Highway in Mankhurd. Eight injured were passengers inside the bus, one was a driver and another a conductor, while the deceased was a pedestrian.Bhaskar Raosaheb Kagade, a 65-year-old farmer from Osmanabad, had come to the city to visit one of his daughters and attend a family function. He was struck and killed by the BEST bus just as he was preparing to leave for Pune to meet his other daughter. Kagade is survived by…

New Delhi: Lady Shri Ram College (LSR) is strengthening higher education-industry linkages by bringing companies and institutions into its research ecosystem, a move aimed at benefiting students.The college has surveyed nearly 200 stakeholders across sectors to identify research problems that students in the fourth-year research programme can work on. The majority expressed willingness to collaborate, with around 20 organisations agreeing in principle to co-supervise student research voluntarily.The exercise is expected to give students exposure to applied research while helping organisations find academic solutions to real-world challenges. Artificial intelligence, sustainability, workplace mental health and healthcare emerged as key research priorities. Overseas…