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Delhi Water Minister Atishi on Tuesday accused Haryana of not releasing Delhi’s share of water since May 1 and said the government will be implementing a slew of measures, including rationalising the supply of water in the national capital. Addressing a press conference, Atishi said many areas in Delhi are grappling with water shortages and appealed to people to use water judiciously. She also warned that if people do not heed this appeal, the government may have to impose challan for excess use of water in the coming days. She said that the Delhi government is constantly talking to Haryana…
The income tax department today asked taxpayers to link PAN with Aadhaar by May 31 to avoid tax deduction at a higher rate. As per income tax rules, if a Permanent Account Number (PAN) is not linked with biometric Aadhaar, TDS is required to be deducted at double the applicable rate. Last month, the income tax department issued a circular stating that no action will be taken for short deduction of TDS in case the assessee links his/her PAN with Aadhaar by May 31. “Please link your PAN with Aadhaar before May 31, 2024, if you haven’t already, in order…
India’s first undersea tunnel — the coastal road tunnel in Mumbai — is showing evidence of seepage. The tunnel has been in use only for less than three months. The twin tunnels with a diameter of 12.19 metres — only one side of which is currently open — run 17 to 20 meters below the sea level. On March 11, one side of the coastal road was opened to traffic and more than 7 lakh vehicles have travelled through the route so far. The seepage apparently became visible on Sunday morning and videos of it have since been widely shared…
Akshay Kumar and Radhika Madan are currently shooting for Sarfira, the official remake of National Award winning film Soorarai Pottru, starring Suriya in the lead role. A video footage from the shoot went viral on Tuesday and it’s been trending since the morning. In the viral footage, Akshay Kumar and Radhika Madan can be seen dancing on a rooftop with two other men. Akshay Kumar can be seen wearing a beige-coloured t-shirt while Radhika wears a black suit. Sharing the video on X, a fan captioned it, “Upcoming #Sarfira Sets Video #AkshayKumar & #RadhikaMadan full on energetic dance steps and…
Turning up the political heat over the Pune accident, in which a 17-year-old rammed his Porsche into a bike, killing two techies in their 20s, the Congress has alleged that the son of an MLA was also involved in the accident and the legislator took part in the cover-up. The allegations by Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole came in the wake of claims that doctors at the Sassoon Hospital were paid Rs 3 lakh to replace the teenager’s blood samples so that they would not show traces of alcohol. Addressing a press conference on Tuesday, Mr Patole hit out at…
The temperature in 17 locations across the northwest breached the 48 degrees Celsius mark amid a severe heatwave which is testing human endurance. Delhi’s Mungeshpur reported 48.8 degrees yesterday. Meanwhile, Haryana’s Sirsa recorded 48.4 degrees. Meanwhile, the number of heatstroke patients in Rajasthan increased from 2809 to 3622 yesterday. The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) tracked heat waves in six major cities in India and the dangerous trends contributing to high temperatures. The think tank assessed data from Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, and Kolkata. Heat Wave Analysis Severe heat waves in India have worsened the Urban Heat Island…
Vaani Kapoor and Raashii Khanna paid a visit to the Mahakaleshwar temple in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, on Tuesday, May 28. Vaani has also shared pictures from their visit on Instagram. The opening frame features Vaani, dressed in a pink saree, offering prayers to the deity. Next, we get a glimpse of the Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga. In the last slide, Vaani and her BFF Raashii are seen offering prayers. Sharing the pictures, Vaani wrote, “Jai Mahakal”. She has also added a trident emoji to her post. Take a look at the photos below: View this post on InstagramA post shared by Vaani Kapoor (@_vaanikapoor_)A…
The official deadline for application submission for the post of Indian cricket team coach selection is over. Monday was the last date to submit the google sheets. Several top names, most of whom are associated with IPL teams, like Gautam Gambhir, Stephen Fleming, Rocky Ponting, Justin Langer were doing the rounds when the news first came out that the BCCI were looking for a successor to Rahul Dravid as the Indian cricket team coach. However, most of the foreign names publicly announced that they would not be applying for the team. In fact, BCCI secretary Jay Shah said that no…
Drop whatever you are doing and head straight to Preity Zinta’s Instagram page. The actress has shared a set of pictures from the 77th Cannes Film Festival. Preity flew to the French Riviera to present the Pierre Angenieux ExcelLens in Cinematography honour to Santokh Sivan. The veteran cinematographer is the first Asian to win this prestigious award. In the first frame, Preity is seen wearing a beautiful pink saree and posing on the red carpet alongside Santokh. The next image is from the award ceremony. Following this, we see the two smiling for the camera as Santokh receives the Pierre…
A cryonics company has frozen its first client in Australia in the hope of bringing him back to life in the future. According to ABC News Australia, Southern Cryonics, which operates the Southern Hemisphere’s first known cryonics facility, announced that it has cryogenically frozen its first client at its Holbrook facility. The client, a man in his 80s, died in Sydney before being frozen at minus 200 degrees Celsius. He has become what the company refers to as ‘Patient One’. “(It was) very stressful,” Southern Cryonics’ facility manager Philip Rhoades said, as per the outlet. “That was what was keeping…