Pune: Deputy chief minister Sunetra Pawar’s elder son and Rajya Sabha member Parth Pawar on Sunday met his granduncle and NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar for the second consecutive day at the latter’s Mumbai residence amid renewed speculation that a disgruntled section of NCP was attempting to revive merger talks with the rival faction.Parth held…
Image Credits: Mac Stone taken via South Carolina Forestry Commission In fantastic news for climate activists, South Carolina has permanently protected more than 62,000 acres of forestland in one of the state’s biggest conservation efforts. The project, which spans three river basins, is a major win for wildlife, local communities and the environment. More importantly,…
File photo: Noel Tata and N Chandrasekaran MUMBAI: Fresh from Italy, where Tata Motors announced the acquisition of commercial vehicle maker Iveco, Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran invited Mehli Mistry, the late Ratan Tata’s confidant and a trustee of the Tata Education and Development Trust, to Bombay House on Thursday.Coming just days after the two…
BENGALURU: Karnataka chief minister DK Shivakumar Sunday asserted that investigations into excessive ethanol blend — more than 30% against the prescribed 20% — in fuel stations in the state were comprehensive and covered processing units where the fuel and the chemical are blended.Stating that the Centre cannot shirk its responsibility as public safety is paramount,…
RAIPUR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday warned that the end of armed Maoist insurgency did not mean the threat had disappeared, alleging that what he called ‘Dimagi Naxals’ had infiltrated political parties and organisations and were inciting people against the Constitution and democracyContinuing his long-standing tradition of celebrating Diwali with security forces, this time…
Pufferfish have an interesting way of showing motherly love. Anyone remotely familiar with poisonous foods would know about fugu. It is a Japanese delicacy so dangerous that chefs need special training and a licence to prepare it. One wrong cut could leave traces of tetrodotoxin, a potent neurotoxin.Pufferfish are notorious for carrying this deadly chemical…
Meet Jacob, Founder of The Tomato Cart. Image Credit: The Shropshire Seaweed Jacob Mann, 14, from Norwich, England, has turned his love of gardening into a growing business selling tomato plants, growing kits and tomato merchandise. It all started from humble beginnings with a few seedlings and a home-made bicycle trailer, and has grown into…
Image Courtesy: Institute of Science and Technology of Austria Light is something we rarely think twice about. It enters our homes through windows, illuminates the streets at night and helps us capture everything from a beautiful sunset to the tiniest details under a microscope. But what if the light reaching our eyes isn’t as simple…
A former Manhattan fire station that has found a second life as a luxury townhouse, complete with an underground jazz club, has sold for $19 million. Located at 78 Morton Street in New York’s West Village, the historic property dates back to 1864 and once served as a base for a volunteer firefighting company. The…
A son of businessman Richard Norman Scott lost his High Court challenge over promises he said his father made about the family farm. Adam Scott, Richard’s second oldest son, argued that he was entitled to land after spending much of his life working on the farm. He also disputed the validity of two wills made…
