Sanju Samson (Image: IANS) Sanju Samson may be enduring a lean run, but former India batter Cheteshwar Pujara believes the wicketkeeper-batter deserves something more valuable than another chance, backing and security from the team management.With India leading the five-match T20I series 1-0 after an eight-wicket win over the West Indies in Lucknow, Samson’s form has…
Greenland shark, Image: Saul Goner, SeaPics Greenland became the centre of an unusual dispute over one of the world’s longest-lived vertebrates after the municipal council of Avannaata approved a proposal to cull 1,000 Greenland sharks. Under the scheme, fishermen would have received 300 Danish kroner, about $45, for each shark heart they brought in. The…
Pune: A powerful El Niño developing over Pacific and expected to intensify further could significantly influence India’s weather in the coming months, affecting the northeast monsoon, winter conditions and the Oct-Dec cyclone season, scientists warned on Wednesday.According to them, the impacts are unlikely to follow the traditional El Niño playbook of drought alone, with a…
Mangaluru: Highway projects in Dakshina Kannada will gain momentum, with development plans being prepared for the next 15 years, MP Capt Brijesh Chowta said.Chowta and Bantwal MLA Rajesh Naik laid the foundation stone for upgrading the four-lane stretch of NH-73 from Brahmashree Narayana Guru Circle to Ganadapadpu. Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is…
Mysuru: State govt’s decision to raise Nandini milk prices by at least Rs 8 per litre has sparked concern among consumers and businesses, while milk producers have demanded that the entire benefit be transferred to them.Farmers also sought timely release of the Rs 5-per-litre incentive for milk supplied to Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF). They said…
The incident was captured on a dashboard camera and has triggered concerns over aggressive driving and road safety. NOIDA: A suspected road-rage incident in Noida, in which a driver allegedly drove on the wrong side of the road, chased another motorist and then brake-checked his car, has gone viral on social media. The incident was…
Rising daytime temperatures in Oct in Pune city Pune: Oct is becoming unusually hot in the city, with the temperatures pushing towards historical extremes. Shivajinagar recorded a maximum of 35.2°C on Wednesday, a day after the mercury climbed to 35.7°C — the eighth-highest Oct maximum recorded at the station.The heat is unlikely to ease in…
Veteran actor Nana Patekar honored his close friend Manohar Parrikar during an event in Goa PANAJI: Four days before his sudden demise, veteran actor Nana Patekar, while speaking at an event in Goa on Sunday, recalled his close friendship with former defence minister and Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar and paid tribute to the late…
The administration recently cleared the matter at an internal meeting convened to address issues concerning the societies. It is also in the final stages of resolving the long-pending issue of unearned increase, while a decision on shifting the conversion process from CHB to the Estate Office is awaited. Chandigarh: After years of policy disputes and…
Lucknow’s Durga Puja pandals are scaling up and how! Lucknow’s Durga Puja has evolved from a modest Bengali community celebration into a citywide festival of epic proportions, with themed pandals, towering idols and months of preparation now drawing lakhs of visitors annually. The numbers tell the story of this dramatic scale-up. In 1914, Lucknow hosted…
