Fire hydrants, often overlooked infrastructure, are vital connections to underground water mains. In the US, climate dictates whether hydrants are ‘wet barrel’ (always full) or ‘dry barrel’ (emptied to prevent freezing). Their colours, following NFPA guidelines, instantly signal water flow capacity to firefighters, with blue indicating the highest output. Fire hydrants are placed on street…
NEW DELHI: TTV Dhinakaran on Sunday said that Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) MLA S Kamaraj would face disqualification after extending support to the ruling Vijay-led Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) government during the recent floor test in the Tamil Nadu assembly.The AMMK chief said Kamaraj’s support to the ruling party amounted to a betrayal of…
Sriki (in picture) and the other two accused were arrested by the ED in May and have since been lodged in judicial custody at the Parappana Agrahara Central Prison. BENGALURU: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday filed a 3,500-page prosecution complaint (charge sheet) against serial hacker Srikrishna Ramesh alias Sriki, cryptocurrency trader Robin Khandelwal, and…
INDORE: The mother of Indore businessman Raja Raghuvanshi, who was allegedly murdered during his honeymoon in Meghalaya, on Saturday drew parallels between her son’s case and the recent alleged murder of Ketan Agarwal, alleging that accused Siya Goyal acted like a “younger version” of her daughter-in-law Sonam Raghuvanshi, who is out on conditional bail in…
Russia on Thursday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for surpassing Jawaharlal Nehru’s record to become India’s longest-serving elected Prime Minister.Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that 250 million people had been pulled out of poverty during his rule.“During the rule of Modi, 250 million people have been pulled out of poverty,” Kremlin spokesman Peskov told reporters….
Man falls to death from 15th floor in Gurgaon residential society. GURGAON: A 37-year-old assistant bank manager died after he allegedly slipped and fell into a shaft from the 15th floor of a high-rise residential society in Sector 52 on Sunday morning.The victim, Adil Ahmed Khan, a resident of Sushant Estate in Gurgaon, was employed…
During the conversation, Soha asked Riddhima whether she parents Samara the same way Neetu Kapoor raised her. But according to Riddhima, things are very different now. She admitted that she’s probably stricter with her daughter than Neetu was with her growing up, mainly because kids today are exposed to far more things through social media,…
Ukraine launched one of its largest drone offensives of the war overnight, targeting multiple Russian regions including Moscow in a sweeping aerial assault that Russian authorities said involved more than 500 drones.The attack, described by officials as the biggest strike on the Russian capital region in more than a year, left at least four people…
Within days of each other, Chinese President Xi Jinping rolled out the red carpet in Beijing for two of the world’s most powerful and controversial leaders: US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The near-identical military ceremonies, cannon salutes and choreographed welcomes were carefully designed to project China as the indispensable centre of…
NEW DELHI: In a likely breakthrough in govt’s attempts to muster a two-thirds majority in Parliament to pass the Constitution amendment bill to increase seats in Lok Sabha and implement women’s reservation law from 2029, DMK, which has 22 members in Lok Sabha, said it is open to negotiation if govt can guarantee that the…