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There’s an entry and parking fee of `75 levied on any non-local vehicle entering Mamallapuram town by the panchayat. But where are the parking lots? The only lots are near the shore temple that can hold around 200 cars. And, there’s a parking charge of `30 per car. On weekends and holidays, 750 to 1,000 private vehicles are parked on both sides of the town’s narrow streets clogging them. "It took...

Chennai: City’s UHWCs are not without bright spots.At West Jaffferkhnapet, the 26-year-old Dr S Santhoshi manages to put a smile on the face of patients. This explains why the centre in a low-income locality has an average footfall of about 120 patients a day, while the average UHWC outpatient number is about 30 across the city.“She sees patients upto 9.30pm and most of our basic illness like cold,...

NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan pacer Wasim Akram came down hard on Babar Azam's men after they suffered an embarrassing seven-wicket defeat at the hands of India in their ICC ODI World Cup match at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Saturday. Akram, who was known as the 'Sultan of Swing' during his playing days, also highlighted poor fitness as the reason behind Pakistan's lacklustre show against the...

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Oct 04, 2023, 07:30AM ISTSource: TOI.inPrivate sector capital expenditure is a major part of any economy’s growth story and India is no different. However, with global headwinds and uncertainty post COVID, the biggest driver of the Indian economy’s growth story has been the government's capital expenditure. Is the private capex cycle finally showing signs of a turnaround? In this week’s episode of...

Sep 27, 2023, 07:30AM ISTSource: TOI.inGlobal Biofuel Alliance (GBA) explained: At the recently concluded G20 Summit in Delhi, the Global Biofuel Alliance or GBA was announced. What is its significance and why are big industry houses betting on biofuels? In this week’s episode of TOI Business Bytes, Gaurav Kedia, Chairman of Indian Biogas Association explains opportunities worth billions of dollars...

KOLKATA: The Indian Sundarbans has registered a rise of at least 14% in its tiger population, recording the presence of a minimum of 100 big cats - from 88 in 2019 - in the all-India tiger estimation report released by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Mysuru on Sunday.Foresters said the "at least 100" figure was based on evidence of that many unique individuals clicked by camera-traps; the actual number...

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Sunday launch the International Big Cats Alliance (IBCA) and release the latest figures of the country's tiger population at Karnataka State Open University, Mysuru. The IBCA aims to focus on protection and conservation of seven major big cats of the world -- Tiger, Lion, Leopard, Snow Leopard, Puma, Jaguar and Cheetah -- through curbing poaching and...

NEW DELHI: Suyash Sharma became an overnight star with his dream IPL debut taking three crucial wickets in Kolkata Knight Riders' massive 81-run victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore on Thursday.KKR already have mystery spinners in Varun Chakravarthy, Sunil Narine and with Suyash joining in the ranks, the trio formed a deadly combination to trouble the opposition batters.IPL 2023 Schedule | IPL 2023...

There have been 7 completed matches so far in IPL 2023 and we have already seen some exhilarating individual performances.Defending champions Gujarat Giants have once again made a strong start to their campaign and are on top of the points table, with 2 wins in their 2 matches so far. IPL 2023 SCHEDULE | IPL 2023 POINTS TABLEThe likes of Jos Buttler, Virat Kohli, Kyle Mayers, Faf du Plessis, Shubman...