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Due to heavy rains in Uttarakhand on Sunday, landslides were triggered and the Ganga crossed the danger mark in Devprayag and the warning level in Haridwar after the heavy release of water from the dam on the Alaknanda river. Officials said the Ganga crossed the warning level of 293 metres and reached 293.15 metres in Haridwar on Sunday evening.

The private equity interests behind Bonza, the latest to try its hand at breaking into the ultra-competitive Australian aviation market, are considering whether to bring in new capital partners to back the airline’s expansion into a full-scale domestic carrier.

For five years they reported and defended one of the great stories of modern Australian journalism. Their celebrated collaboration didn’t survive victory.

NEW DELHI : The art market in India, riding on a decade-long upward trend, has seen a significant boost during the pandemic, led by a small group of dedicated Indian collectors. The emergence of a new category of Indian buyers who collect luxury products through auction houses highlights the growing interest in art. Although Christie’s discontinued its India auctions business a few years ago, the British art auction house remains positive about collector interest from the Indian subcontinent.

New Delhi: Amid a series of fatalities among Cheetahs, and concerns that the radio collars on the neck may have led to an infection, the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), has said that all the deaths have been caused due to natural causes. In a statement on Sunday, the ministry of environment, forest and climate also cited experiences in Africa which showed initial fatalities post reintroduction of Cheetahs.

Investing.com — Here is your weekly Pro Recap of the past week's biggest headlines in the electric vehicle space: an earnings miss and angry workers at Tesla; a vow from Nio; and a delisting at Lordstown.

Benjamin Netanyahu was discharged from the Sheba Medical Center where he was treated since Saturday following dizziness caused by a day in the sun during an intense heat wave, his office said. The hospital diagnosed Netanyahu with dehydration and said he was in «excellent condition,» that his heart was «completely normal» and «at no point was any heart arrhythmia found.» However, «in order to continue routine monitoring, we decided to use a subcutaneous Holter,» the statement said.

Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday met the president of All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) Maulana Khalid Saifullah Rahmani in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow. «A meeting against UCC,» Akhilesh Yadav tweeted.

Canada's Toronto has been selected as the host city for the Overwatch League (OWL) Playoffs and Grand Finals 2023 in the upcoming Fall season. This highly anticipated event will bring together the best teams from the East and the top contenders from the West as they battle it out for the coveted title of 2023 champion. From September 28 to October 1, the Mattamy Athletic Centre will serve as the battleground for the final eight teams competing in this thrilling tournament.

Meta (formerly Facebook) has introduced a generative artificial intelligence (AI) model — "CM3leon" (pronounced like chameleon), that does both text-to-image and image-to-text generation. «CM3leon is the first multimodal model trained with a recipe adapted from text-only language models, including a large-scale retrieval-augmented pre-training stage and a second multitask supervised fine-tuning (SFT) stage,» Meta said in a blogpost on Friday.

BJP President Sukanta Majumdar said on Sunday. The party is evaluating Panchayat election results in Kolkata today where national observers Amit Malviya, Sanjay Bansal and Asha Lakra were present. «The Trinamool government may fall in 5-6 months.

Harvard researchers have made a groundbreaking discovery that could revolutionize the field of anti-aging. According to the New York Post, a team of scientists at Harvard claim to have found a chemical cocktail that has the potential to reverse the aging process, bringing us one step closer to the elusive «Fountain of Youth» pill.David Sinclair, a Harvard researcher, took to Twitter to share the findings, which were published in the esteemed medical journal Aging.

West Bengal Assembly in the future and abstain from voting in the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls in the state if «atrocities» on his loyalists allegedly by a rival faction continued. Islampur MLA Abdul Karim Chowdhury made the remark after visiting several blocks in Islampur sub-division of Uttar Dinajpur district where his loyalists had contested the recently concluded panchayat polls as Independent candidates and had allegedly been beaten up by supporters of a rival faction after results were declared on July 11.

₹23,000 crore FY 2023 from over ₹40,000 crore in 2019-20, said real estate consultant Anarock, citing cash flow improved on strong housing sales. Anarock even noted that the unfettered demand for housing across the country has enabled the leading large and listed developers to reduce their debt. The consultant analyzed financial performances of the top eight developers -- including DLF, Macrotech Developers (Lodha brand), Godrej Properties, Prestige Estates Projects, Sobha, Brigade Enterprises, Puravankara, and Mahindra Lifespace Developers Ltd -- engaged in the development of residential real estate.

Loud Quitting." Contrary to its predecessor, «quiet quitting,» Loud Quitting is a trend characterized by employees actively disengaging from their jobs and openly expressing their discontent. The State of the Global Workplace 2023 Report by Gallup, as cited in Fortune Magazine, revealed that approximately 18 percent of global employees, roughly one in five, fall into this actively disengaged category. The Gallup report defines actively disengaged employees as individuals who take actions directly detrimental to the organization, sabotaging its goals and challenging its leadership.

Inter Miami has successfully secured the services of Lionel Messi, a global icon, as he finalizes his agreement to join Major League Soccer. On Saturday, Messi's contract was officially confirmed, a little over five weeks since he publicly announced his intention to join Inter Miami. The team will present Messi to the public on Sunday evening at their stadium in Fort Lauderdale, and fans may have the opportunity to witness his debut in a home match as early as Friday, potentially against Cruz Azul in a Leagues Cup match. The arrival of Messi ushers in an exciting new era for Inter Miami.

James Cameron has denied what he calls «offensive rumors» that he is making a film on the recent tragedy of the sinking of the OceanGate submersible. Nicknamed the Titan, the submarine had five people on board when it imploded while moving underwater towards the Titanic wreckage. All five died in the accident on June 18, 2023.

Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, the BJP on Sunday said the collapse of the Mamata Banerjee government was just a matter of time. Speaking at a party programme in his Bongaon Lok Sabha constituency in North 24 Parganas district, BJP MP Shantanu Thakur said the TMC government will not last beyond five months. «I have a hunch that this government will not last beyond five months,» he said.

Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, the BJP on Sunday said the collapse of the Mamata Banerjee government was just a matter of time. Speaking at a party programme in his Bongaon Lok Sabha constituency in North 24 Parganas district, BJP MP Shantanu Thakur said the TMC government will not last beyond five months. «The Mamata Banerjee government has outlived its utility.

Florida are grappling with the implications of a new book-challenge law, forcing them to reconsider their approaches to selecting and teaching books. The law, which took effect on July 1 after being signed by Governor Ron DeSantis, requires districts to discontinue the use of any material deemed to contain «sexual conduct» as defined by the state. This has raised concerns among educators, media specialists, and book-access advocates who fear that valuable literature may be removed from classrooms due to the broad interpretation of the law. Media specialists like Kathleen Malloy in Leon County and others around the state are concerned that the new legislation, known as HB 1069, could restrict access to books containing scenes or content considered to be «sexual conduct.» Even books needed for important exams like the College Board's Advanced Placement literature exam and dual-enrollment classes may be affected. Some districts, awaiting guidance from the Florida Department of Education, have put their review processes on hold.

Delhi Jal Board has said it received Rs 1,071.37 crore from the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) in the last eight years and spent Rs 1,011.67 crore under the Yamuna Action Plan — III during the period. In response to an RTI query, the DJB said it received another Rs 205 crore in funds from the NMCG in the last five years and spent all of it in expenditure under the Namami Gange Project.