The land of WhatsApp uncles and ubiquitous ‘Good morning’ messages has given the blockbuster messaging platform its next global head, with Meta Platforms elevating Cred founder Kunal Shah to a senior role at the Facebook parent.Meta is also investing $900 million (about Rs 8,550 crore) in Cred through a mix of primary and secondary share…
Kolkata: South 24 Parganas’ Falta, in the eye of a political storm, will be turned into a model block.While presenting the state budget on Monday, finance minister Swapan Dasgupta said, “Falta area in South 24 Parganas is planned to be developed as a model block. In the first phase, Falta BPHC will be upgraded to…
Mumbai: The BMC will build a mini pumping station at Maharashtra Nagar subway in Mankhurd to address the issue of recurring flooding that occurs every monsoon before the next monsoon season. An underground storage tank will be constructed to collect accumulated water, which will then be discharged into Thane Creek through a 1,200 mm diameter…
NEW DELHI: Water has become a struggle in the capital, deciding people’s sleep, work and daily routine. In several parts of the city, households are setting alarms with one person assigned to stay up at night and monitor taps in hope of catching the water supply. In some areas, a family member stays at home…
Chennai: The name tattooed on Sumanthu Juang’s left hand reads “Seema”. For hours on Monday, the 21-year-old sat outside an intensive care unit of Sri Venkateswaraa Medcity, waiting for news of his wife, who lay unconscious inside on ventilator support.“Will she recover?” he asked, in Hindi. Seema was among 18 workers — two men and…
Urban health centre at Dariyapur Bhatti in ward no. 38 of Patna Municipal Corporation Patna: The two newly developed urban health centres, modelled on Delhi’s mohalla clinics, have started operating at two locations in the state capital, but are still awaiting a formal inauguration.Health minister Nishant Kumar is expected to inaugurate both the centres within…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to undertake a three-nation Indo-Pacific tour covering Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand from July 6 to 11, with bilateral talks and interactions with Indian diaspora expected to form the core of the visit, people familiar with the preparations said. The itinerary is still being finalised, and no…
Kolkata: The BJP govt in Bengal announced in its first budget on Monday that it would fill 1 lakh vacancies across departments, with women accounting for 33% of the recruits.State finance minister Swapan Dasgupta said in his budget speech that the recruitments, to be undertaken in phases, would strengthen public services. Half of the proposed…
Mumbai: Mumbai will host the BRICS Friendship Cities Conclave 2026 on Aug 11–12. Convened by Mumbai First, in partnership with the state govt and centre, the conclave is expected to emerge as a significant urban dialogue under India’s BRICS engagement, focused on unlocking new models of collaboration between the world’s fastest-growing cities. Source link
New Delhi: Monday’s devastating fire at a commercial complex housing a coaching centre in Lucknow has rekindled memories of the 2023 Mukherjee Nagar coaching centre blaze, turning the spotlight back on the abysmal state of fire safety measures in congested student hubs in the city.In Lucknow, the fast-moving fire trapped dozens of young aspirants inside…
