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Dehradun : According to the Meteorological Department, skies will remain clear today as the impact of the western disturbance fades, but dense fog has been predicted in several districts of Uttarakhand. The Meteorological Center has issued a dense fog alert for Haridwar, Udham Singh Nagar, Dehradun, Pauri, and Nainital. Foggy conditions are already visible in Haridwar, and officials warn that visibility may drop sharply in the morning and evening hours. Hilly areas can see decline in temp Temperatures are also expected to fall. The minimum temperature in the plains may drop by 3 to 4 degrees Celsius, while hilly areas could see a decline of 1 to 2 degrees Celsius over the next two to three days. Light to moderate fog is also likely in some hilly regions. On Tuesday, Dehradun recorded a maximum temperature of 24.4°C and a minimum of 11.2°C. Pantnagar reported similar figures, while Mukteshwar recorded a maximum of 12.5°C and a minimum of 2.5°C. New Tehri reported 14.6°C as the...
Dehradun : Uttarakhand has achieved a historic milestone in tourism. For the first time since the formation of the state, the annual number of tourists and pilgrims has crossed 6 crores. According to the Tourism Department, a total of 6,03,21,194 visitors arrived in 2025, including nearly 1.92 lakh foreign tourists. Haridwar emerged as the biggest attraction, welcoming 3,42,49,380 pilgrims and tourists. Dehradun recorded 67,35,071 visitors, while Tehri district saw 53,29,759 tourists. These figures highlight the growing popularity of Uttarakhand as both a spiritual and adventure destination. Crossing the 6 crores mark in 2025 is a landmark achievement The steady growth in tourist numbers over the past few years reflects the success of these efforts. In 2021, Uttarakhand received 2 crore visitors, followed by 5.39 crore in 2022, 5.96 crore in 2023, and 5.95 crore in 2024. Crossing the 6 crores mark in 2025 is being seen as a landmark achievement. Combination of spiritual tourism,...
After being sidelined from Australia 's T20 World Cup 2026 campaign , Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins has cast doubt on his participation in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, admitting it depends on his recovery from a back injury. While Cummins remains hopeful of leading the Orange Army in IPL 2026, which begins on March 26, he is not willing to rush his return. "We 'll just be guided by my back," he told AAP. "We 'll have another scan in a few weeks, and if it 's good, then we 'll have a slow build-up. T20s are a little bit easier to get up for, that 's why I was so close to getting up for this World Cup." The Australia skipper missed out on the T20 World Cup squad after suffering what he described as a "minor setback". After missing T20 World Cup, will Cummins recover before IPL 2026? Cummins, who has been troubled by a back injury for the last seven months, was expected to be fit for the marquee event in Sri Lanka and India, but will not...
New Delhi: Many women enjoy growing nails and creating hand aesthetics through nail art. At the same time, kitchen work remains a daily responsibility while balancing work and home. Chopping vegetables, kneading dough, and washing dishes expose nails to water, pressure, and stains. Over time, this routine weakens nails and dries cuticles. With mindful habits and small changes, nails can stay healthy and presentable without giving up cooking or compromising everyday kitchen responsibilities at home. Cooking damage often appears quietly on the hands. Broken edges, chipped polish, dryness, and yellow stains become visible signs. These issues do not require expensive salon fixes. Simple preparation before cooking and basic care after finishing kitchen work help maintain nail strength, appearance, and hygiene while keeping daily routines practical and realistic for women managing busy schedules. Here are the tips to prevent nail damage after cooking. Common kitchen damage to nails 1....
New Delhi : Air India has ordered a precautionary, fleet-wide reinspection of the Fuel Control Switch (FCS) latch on its Boeing 787s, days after a pilot flagged a possible defect during operations. Following this, the airline grounded one aircraft and escalated the matter to aircraft manufacturer Boeing. Operating flight AI132 from London to Bengaluru, the aircraft landed on Monday morning with at least 200 people on board, after which the pilot in command (PIC) highlighted the issue in the logbook. It was later grounded. Safety Matters Foundation, an independent aviation safety education platform, pointed out that the pilot of the aircraft reported abnormal behaviour of the LEFT engine fuel control switch on a Boeing 787-8 aircraft, VT-ANX. The platform underlined: “During engine start, the switch failed to remain locked in the RUN position on two attempts, moving towards CUTOFF — a malfunction that could, under specific conditions, lead to an inadvertent engine shutdown in...
The American astronomer Thomas Gold proposed that over the past 12,000 years, there were extreme solar storms one or two orders of magnitude greater than the Carrington Event of 1859 , which was the most intense solar storm in living memory. The plasma physicist Anthony Peratt at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in USA explored computer simulations of auroral evolution under intense solar wind, using the Roadrunner supercomputer. This involved multiple currents merging into quadrupoles, creating structures such as helices, concentric circles and filamentary rays. Snapshots of these simulations closely resemble rock art found around the world. A page from Astronomical Petroglyphs – Searching for Rock Art Evidence for an Ancient Super Aurora is embedded below. Similar experiments conducted at the Kurchatov Institute in Moscow generated intense plasma columns, producing shapes that matched petroglyphs through evolution of pinched toroids. Rock art and paintings depicting these...
New Delhi: Porsche could be discontinuing their 718 Cayman and Boxster projects. The carmaker has a new CEO, Michael Leiters, at its helm from the start of this year, and he has been considering stopping the development of the two sports cars that had been lined up. According to reports from Bloomberg , people who are in the loop with the latest development have told the publication that the electric 718’s rising costs and increasing delays are pulling down the project. Porsche ended the last generation of 718 production in October with plans to bring the EVs later this year. Porsche were behind schedule in bringing 718 Cayman and Boxster There had been rumours going around the project for quite some time, starting in December 2024, when one of the engineers was quoted in a report that the project was “way behind schedule”. Another report came last year, which claimed that Porsche had to pause development owing to Nothvolt’s bankruptcy. In September last year, the brand had...
New Delhi: Former US President Bill Clinton and his wife Hilary Clinton,the former Secretary of State, have agreed to testify before Congress on Monday regarding their alleged links to late sex-offender Jeffrey Epstein. The development comes after the US lawmakers were planning to vote on whether to issue criminal referals against the Clintons. The two Democrats had earlier rejected House Oversight Committee 's requests for testimony for several months. Following the repeated refusals, the Republican led committee moved to hold Clintons in contempt of Congress. In response, the couple said that they were now willing to cooperate describing the episode as partisan and politically motivated in a manner that favoured Donald Trump. Clinton deputy chief 's hard hitting post Sharing a post on social media, Clinton deputy chief of staff Angel Ureña asserted that the couple would cooperate with the Committee now and would also appear before the panel. “They negotiated in good...
New Delhi : Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Ajit Pawar 's death in a plane crash near Baramati on January 28 sent shockwaves across the nation. Almost a week after the incident, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) -- the aviation watchdog -- has ordered a special audit of VSR Ventures, the private jet company that operated the flight for the leader. The order comes as investigations over the Pawar plane crash pick up pace. Ajit Pawar was onboard a Learjet 45 XR from Mumbai to Baramati when it burst into flames while trying to land, reportedly because of poor visibility. Ajit Pawar and four others, including pilot Sumit Kapur, co-pilot Shambhavi Pathak, Pawar 's personal security officer Vidip Jadhav, and flight attendant Pinky Mali, died in the crash. The special audit report of VSR Ventures is set to come out by February 15. The report will probe the checks and balances and logbooks of the company. The move is...
New Delhi: Bengaluru-based businessman, CJ Ro died by suicide during an Income Tax raid. Following his death, several questions remain unanswered. People have raised doubts about the circumstances leading to his death. There are also questions regarding the investigation process and the raids. What transpired during the IT raids? There are several unanswered questions regarding this case. People are questioning as to how the entire case is being handled. They want to know whether all incidents surrounding the incident are being investigated thoroughly. According to a Times of India report, people are also questioning why a SIT was formed to investigate this case. They want to know its scope, independence and what direction the probe is going to take. There is also uncertainty regarding the circumstances inside the office of the businessman during the raids, and what exactly triggered him to kill himself. The IT department has also not clarified whether they removed any digital...
