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threaten to leave the state's biggest city. The agreement announced Saturday after a day of negotiations would set a minimum pay rate at $1.28 per mile and 31 cents per minute. Uber has said it will keep operating in the state under those rates.

UFO and Alien sightings have a separate level of craze and now residents of Japan's city are banking on the same fascination for economic prosperity. Japanese city named Kofu is located in Yamanashi Prefecture, at the foothill of Mount Fuji. Kofu will commemorate the 50th anniversary of a notable event in which two elementary school children reported encountering UFOs and alien. The incident grabbed spotlight and widely considered as one of «three major UFO incidents» reported in the country, as per a report on JapanToday.

Manchester City has clinched the Premier League and has become the only club to win four back-to-back titles. Arsenal has once again finished second, Liverpool at third, Chelsea are at sixth and Manchester United are at eighth position. After a hard-fought season, a staggering amount of money was up for grab. Premier League champions Manchester City has pocketed £62.3 million. Runner-up Arsenal got £59.1 million and Liverpool received £56 million. Fourth placed Aston Villa were handed over £52.9 million.

Ayodhya, for which this will be a historic Lok Sabha election being held after the inauguration of the Ram temple, caste and convenience matters are seen to be competing with the temple tide. BJP MP Lallu Singh is eyeing his third consecutive term from the seat, but it's the fielding of nine-time Dalit SP MLA from Sohawal and Milkipur constituencies Awadhesh Prasad, 78, which has made the contest a keen one with Dalits forming the largest singular voting bloc in the seat, likely to be aided by the prominent Muslim and Yadav population. However, the CPIM has also fielded Arvindsen Yadav, son of popular MP from Ayodhya, Mitrasen Yadav, who had represented CPI, SP and BSP in his three different tenures from the seat, and he could dent the SP's prospects. BSP has fielded Sacchidanand Pandey who could also complicate matters. PM Narendra Modi had held a roadshow here earlier this month. Talking about the entire population of the district, Faizabad, renamed as Ayodhya (but remains Faizabad Lok Sabha in EC registers) 'Ramrajya' is still many, many years away. One gets a sense of which direction the wind is blowing politically, depending on where one asks.

Delhi experienced scorching temperatures on Sunday, hitting a peak of 44.4 degrees Celsius, prompting the weather office to issue a 'red alert' due to severe heatwave conditions in the city. This marked the highest temperature recorded so far this summer, following a steady climb in temperatures over recent days. While Safdarjung recorded a high of 44.4 degrees Celsius, four degrees above normal, other areas of the city witnessed even more extreme conditions, with temperatures soaring above 47 degrees Celsius. Najafgarh recorded a high of 47.8 degrees Celsius, while Mungeshpur reached 47.7 degrees, Aya Nagar hit 46.4 degrees, Pusa saw 46.5 degrees, Pitampura recorded 47 degrees, and Palam registered 45.1 degrees. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasted mainly clear skies with heatwave conditions prevailing in many parts of Delhi and severe heatwave conditions in others, accompanied by strong surface winds at speeds of 25-35 kmph on Monday.

Poonawalla Group has announced that it plans to construct a commercial tower in the Pune's Bund Garden area with an estimated value of Rs 1,750 crore. «This forthcoming architectural marvel is poised to become a hub for prominent corporate entities, both domestic and international, seeking a strategic presence in the city. The tower aims to redefine Pune's skyline while offering state-of-the-art facilities to its occupants,» the company said in a statement. The company said it plans to complete the project by 2026. «Poonawalla Towers is one of our many real estate projects in the pipeline. Our vision is not just to build structures but also to shape the country’s future. The design reflects a masterful blend of classic and contemporary aesthetics. These elements are merged with the experience of one of India’s leading development managers, Amar Builders and MOCO Design Studio,» Yohan and Michelle Poonawalla said.

When Clare Hornby, founder and chief executive of British fashion brand ME+EM, first wanted to expand in the U.S., her board wasn’t thrilled. America was more likely a money pit than a goldmine, they told her. Hornby did it anyway.

DCCDL's rental income from office buildings increased 7 per cent annually to Rs 3,460 crore in the last fiscal, driven by rent appreciation and expansion of the asset portfolio. DLF Cyber City Developers Ltd (DCCDL) is a joint venture between DLF Ltd and Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC. DLF holds nearly 67 per cent stake in the JV firm. DCCDL has an operational rental portfolio of 41.9 million square feet, of which 37.9 million square feet area is office space and 4 million square feet retail real estate.

Delhi's Sewa Nagar. The mercury has soared to 46 degrees Celsius and Mandal, 37, and her two children — the other aged four — are visibly sluggish. «It is very difficult to work in this heat. But I cannot skip work or I will lose income,» she said, adding the heat also takes a toll on her children. Wearing a checkered scarf to shield himself from the searing sun, Sanjay Verma, 49, zigzags across south Delhi for eight hours, delivering food.

AAP Protest In Delhi Live Updates "They are after our party and sending our leaders to jail one after another... Today you have sent my PA to jail," he said, adding the BJP is saying they will send AAP MP Raghav Chadha and Delhi ministers Atishi and Saurabh Bharadwaj to jail too. AAP protest today: Security beefed up outside BJP headquarters "I along with my MLAs and MPs would go to the BJP office at noon tomorrow so that the prime minister can send anyone he wants to jail," he said.

PTI . Besides this, the concerned authorities in Ernakulam and Kottayam districts imposed a ban on mining activities in the wake of IMD's weather forecast for heavy rain.

As May reaches the halfway point, many remain split on whether “No Mow May” is an effective method in aiding the native bee population.

gold in the last one week has been -1.36% .whereas in the last month it has been 0.44%. The cost of silver is Rs.86630.0 per kg up by Rs.170.0 per kg. Gold Price Today in Delhi is ₹75364.0/10 grams.

Also Read: NASA shares stunning image: Hubble Telescope captures triple-star system 550 light-years away The US space agency shared two images of the ‘Pillars of Creation’ The first was captured in visible light, and the NASA Hubble telescope captured the second in low-infra-red light.A post shared by NASA (@nasa) According to NASA, the Pillars of Creation are a part of an active star-forming region within the Eagle Nebula. It is also the place of newborn stars in the columns of dust and gas. Also Read: 10 breathtaking NASA images showing Earth in all its glory; from Shanghai city lights to storm in Arabian sea, see pics These pillars are made of cool molecular hydrogen and dust that are being eroded by photoevaporation from the ultraviolet light of relatively close and hot stars.

economic adviser V Anantha Nageswaran on Saturday called on the industry to reciprocate the government's deregulation bid with concrete action on improving the quality of products and earning consumer trust, stressing that «it takes two to strike a bargain for society to advance.» «It's one thing to ask the government to deregulate to simplify rules and decriminalise rules; but it's another thing to reciprocate that action with trust and better quality as well,» the CEA said at a Confederation of Indian Industry event. Flagging reports of Indian automobiles failing safety standards, and of misleading labelling on food products, he said the industry has to make a compact with society as well.

Indian Institute for Human Settlements, says the situation it describes, of the impact of high temperature and humidity, is a cause for concern in India. “As relative humidity increases, it will become harder for us to perspire and reject heat from our bodies.” In such situations, the only cooling technology that works is air conditioning, but less than 10% of Indian households have ACs, which, in turn, expel heat and contribute to warming. As this year’s summer, with its extended heat waves and record temperatures, warns, how to adapt to a warmer world is no longer a hypothetical question.

The Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA) has announced comprehensive guidelines for real estate project developers with regard to essential aspects of housing projects being developed for senior citizens. In a recent circular, the regulator has specified that developers have to meet guidelines and specifications like building design, kitchens, bathrooms, green building principles, lifts and ramps, staircases, corridors, lighting and ventilation, and safety and security.

Manchester City are heading into the Premier League's final day of the season as firm favourites to lift the coveted trophy. Arsenal will hope for a miracle. City have 88 points and a plus 60 goal difference. Arsenal have 86 points and a plus 61 goal difference. If City wins against West Ham, they will lift the trophy and the club will become the first team to win four consecutive titles since the Premier League became England's top division in 1992. However, if they draw or lose, and Arsenal win against Everton, then trophy will head to the iconic London club. Interestingly, both City and Arsenal's games are on home ground.

Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Saturday said Karnataka's Shakti scheme providing for free bus rides for women has not led to any revenue loss for the Bangalore Metro, and he was shocked by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's comments. “The Prime Minister lacks information on the Shakthi scheme and hence he has said that the scheme has impacted revenues of Bengaluru metro. Namma metro has earned a revenue of Rs 130 crore in the last one year. Footfalls too have gone up by 30% for the same period. Bengaluru metro is limited to Bengaluru, while Shakthi scheme has been rolled out across the State," he told the media in Bengaluru. The Dy CM was questioning the PM's assessment of metro finances. The PM, in a recent interview, had questioned the freebies that potentially create a crisis of funds for a state government. The governments, he said, would build metro networks in a city, but later promise free bus rides in the same city to win elections. This meant taking away 50% of passengers.

ALSO READ: RCB vs CSK Live Score Updates, IPL 2024 According to the Met Centre Bengaluru of the India Meteorological Department, the chances of rain in Bengaluru on 18 May are 61 per cent, while the temperature is hovering around 28.4 degrees Celsius. The weather department also cited that the wind speed in Bengaluru is around 5.6 per cent. ALSO READ: IPL 2024 clash of the titans: Will RCB's '18 May' magic continue or will CSK crash the party? However, IMD issued an orange alert, predicting heavy to very heavy rainfall between 115-204 mm during May 18-20 in South interior Karnataka, Kerala, Mahe, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal.