A growing number of homebuyers are prioritizing carpet area over built-up area when evaluating residential properties, according to industry observers.While most real estate projects in India reportedly offer carpet areas between 62% to 66% of the total built-up space, some developers are beginning to commit to higher ratios.The carpet area, which refers to the actual…
NEW DELHI: A report by three-member committee set up by Calcutta high court to investigate the anti-Waqf protests in Murshidabad that turned violent has pointed to serious lapses by local authorities in West Bengal. The report noted that the “main attack” took place on April 11 and the “local police were completely inactive and absent”.It…
Dr Malur Ramasamy Srinivasan, a pioneering figure in India’s nuclear energy programme and former Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, passed away in Tamil Nadu’s Udhagamandalam on Tuesday at the age of 95. The veteran scientist leaves behind an extraordinary legacy of leadership and technical brilliance that shaped the country’s self-reliant nuclear capabilities.“His legacy of…
LUCKNOW: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said the Indian armed forces carried out Operation Sindoor with the precision of skilled surgeons who struck at the roots of terrorism in Pakistan while ensuring civilian areas were not harmed.“The Indian armed forces specifically targeted the core of terrorist shelters and training centres with utmost accuracy. Pakistan,…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday told the petitioners to come up with a “strong and glaring” case for interim relief while challenging the recently passed waqf laws.“There is a presumption of constitutionality in favour of every statute. For interim relief, you have to make out a very strong and glaring case. Otherwise, presumption…
This is a representative image. NEW DELHI: The Indian Army destroyed multiple Pakistani forward posts along the Line of Control (LoC) within 10 minutes, using Medium Machine Guns (MMGs) after Pakistan violated the ceasefire on the intervening night of May 7-8, in a fierce retaliation.The response came in response to Pakistan’s unprovoked aggression. Operation Sindoor,…
BENGALURU: The Axiom-4 mission to the International Space Station (ISS), which will be piloted by India’s Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, is set to undergo its mission readiness review on May 21 and slated to launch on June 8. Confirming this, Dana Weigel, manager, ISS Programme, Nasa, said Tuesday: “Nasa and Isro will host a joint…
NEW DELHI: Indian Army on Tuesday refuted claims that air defence were deployed inside Golden Temple during confrontation with Pakistan following Operation Sindoor.In an official statement, Army said, “Some media reports are circulating with respect to the deployment of air defence guns in the Golden Temple.”“It is clarified that no air defence guns or any…
Actress Ranya Rao and her co-accused Tarun Raju were granted default bail by a Bengaluru court after the DRI failed to file a chargesheet in a gold smuggling case. However, Ranya remains in custody under a separate preventive detention law for repeat offenders.In a major move, Pakistan promoted its army chief General Asim Munir to…
NEW DELHI: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadavon Tuesday pledged a series of welfare schemes if his party returns to power in Bihar in the assembly polls scheduled for later this year. Taking a cue from the Bharatiya Janata Party’s playbook, Tejashwi announced a monthly cash transfer of Rs 2,500 to women under a proposed initiative called…
