NEW DELHI: NTPC chairman and managing director Gurdeep Singh on Thursday said the company was working to increase its operating capacity to 244 GW and incur capital expenditure of nearly Rs 17 lakh crore by 2037 to expand across the entire energy value chain.Speaking at company’s annual general meeting, Singh said the next decade will…
A cocoa processor in Dong Nai, Vietnam, has turned a long-standing waste problem into part of the solution for one of its biggest production headaches. Trong Duc Cocoa Company, the country’s second-largest cocoa producer, generates around 5,000 tons of empty fruit pods every year after extracting fresh beans. Rather than letting that waste pile up,…
Canadian voice actor Peter Cullen, best known for voicing the heroic Optimus Prime across numerous ‘Transformers’ films, TV shows and video games, as well as the gloomy Eeyore in several ‘Winnie the Pooh’ projects, has died at the age of 85. Peter Cullen’s family releases statement Cullen passed away on Wednesday at his home in…
Derek O’Brien falls during chaos at TMC office Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Derek O’Brien fell down a staircase amid a confrontation at the party’s office in Kolkata on Thursday, later alleging that more than 150 police personnel had “illegally trespassed” into the building.“At 3.30 pm the Kolkata Municipal Corporation came with an illegal notice backed…
Orry recalls a difficult 2021 phase involving Sara Ali Khan’s mother Amrita Singh, saying the experience left him traumatised but ultimately made him stronger. Orhan Awatramani, popularly known as Orry, has opened up about a difficult chapter from his past, recalling what he described as a deeply traumatising experience in 2021 involving Sara Ali Khan‘s…
The X account of RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s US event organiser, which was suspended, has now been restored. The X (formerly Twitter) account of American Hindus for Engagement and Dialogue (AHEAD), which is organising Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat’s event at New York’s Madison Square Garden, has been restored after a brief suspension….
Nayanthara recently featured in ‘Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups’, alongside Yash and Kiara Advani. Despite generating significant buzz ahead of its release, the film opened to a tepid response on its first day. Nayanthara, who is part of the film’s ensemble cast, recently opened up about why she chose to play the role of…
Scott began the project as a school assignment and asked his uncle, Brandyn Lewis, a mechanical engineer, to help him. For 14-year-old Scott Merrow of Auburn, New Hampshire, playing video games has always meant finding his own way to use a standard controller. A gamer who enjoys playing virtual reality games with his friends, Scott…
MNS leader Amit Thackeray warns auto drivers over Hindi use MNS leader Amit Thackeray has warned of action against auto-rickshaw drivers in Maharashtra who speak Hindi or behave rudely.He also questioned the state government’s decision to extend the deadline for a Marathi language requirement.“If it comes to our notice that someone (an auto-rickshaw driver) is…
Shahbaz Ahmed plays a shot during the third day of the Ranji Trophy 2025-26 cricket match between Bengal and Gujarat, at Eden Gardens, in Kolkata. (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra) NEW DELHI: True ambition rarely follows a straight path. For Shahbaz Ahmed, pursuing a career in elite-level cricket meant walking away from an established life, making extreme…