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CNG supply to Mumbai was affected on Sunday afternoon after damage to the main pipeline, Mahanagar Gas (MGL) said. A majority of vehicles in the city, including autorikshaws and taxis, run on compressed natural gas (CNG) supplied by MGL. Companies, including Ola and Uber and some of the buses, also run on CNG. On Monday, long queues were seen on CNG pumps for refuelling after the pipeline damage affected thousands of vehicles( Raju Shinde/Hindustan Times) On Monday, long queues were seen on CNG pumps for refuelling after the pipeline damage affected thousands of vehicles, news agency PTI reported. A representative…

At least 42 Indian Umrah pilgrims, 16 of them from Telangana’s Hyderabad, are feared dead after a passenger bus carrying devotees from Mecca to Madinah collided with a diesel tanker early on Monday morning, the state government said. Muslims perform Umrah around the holy Kaaba in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. (Reuters File) The incident occurred around 1.30am IST at Mufrihat, about 160km from Madinah and there were 43 passengers on the bus, with only one known survivor so far as all the others were charred to death on the spot, according to initial reports received by the state government. The group,…

When you think about the AI startup that is most likely to go bust, what is the first name that comes to mind? For attendees of a recent Silicon Valley conference, the answer was Perplexity. The AI search startup led the list of companies most likely to fall amid the AI boom that many investors and stakeholders fear could be turning into a bubble. More surprisingly, OpenAI occupied the second position on that list that was compiled based on an informal survey conducted among attendees of the Cerebral Valley AI Summit in San Francisco, California, United States, last week. The…

Washington Sundar played a stoic hand in his two innings at number three, albeit in a losing cause for India in the Eden Gardens Test against South Africa. On a crumbling and creaking Kolkata pitch, Sundar emerged in the unlikely role and succeeded with control rather than most of his peers during an embarrassing 30-run defeat. Former India wicket-keeper Dinesh Karthik, however, cautioned against the decision to put Sundar at No. 3 as a long-term move. The Tamil Nadu all-rounder replaced state his teammate Sai Sudharsan in the order, with India opting for four spinners on a rank turner. Karthik…

Bihar election results 2025 live updates: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar being congratulated by deputy chief minister Vijay Sinha on the massive victory of NDA in Bihar assembly elections, in Patna on Sunday.Bihar election 2025 live updates: Bihar is set to get its next government after the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) bagged a landslide victory in the 2025 Bihar assembly polls by winning 202 seats out the 243-member assembly, with Bharatiya Janata Party emerging as the single largest party with 89 seats in its kitty, closely followed by its ally Janata Dal (United) which won 85 seats. Another NDA ally,…

South Korea is also home to SK hynix, another key player in the global semiconductor market [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS South Korean conglomerate Samsung unveiled on Sunday a plan to invest $310 billion over the next five years mostly in technology powering artificial intelligence, aiming to meet growing demand driven by a global boom.The business group’s flagship Samsung Electronics is already one of the world’s top memory-chip makers, providing crucial components for the AI industry and the infrastructure it relies on.South Korea is also home to SK hynix, another key player in the global semiconductor market.The five-year investment package…

By the time I had strapped on my snowboard at the top of the King Gondola, the wind was howling and snow was coming down hard. Niseko, a ski resort on Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido, is known for epic snowfall, and my first run lived up to the hype. My knees felt wobbly as I plowed 3,500 feet down the mountain through fresh powder, barely able to see the ground beneath me, let alone the skiers whizzing past. Once night fell, however, everything changed. The flurries stopped, the crowds melted away, and visibility sharpened under huge floodlights that lit…

Norway’s Erling Haaland and teammates celebrate after Jorgen Strand Larsen scored their fourth goal against Italy in a Group I match of the World Cup Qualifiers in Milan, Italy, on November 16, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Norway qualified for their first World Cup since 1998 after Erling Haaland struck again in a 4-1 thumping of Italy on Sunday which sealed a spot in next summer’s finals in the United States, Canada and Mexico.Haaland scored the decisive brace in the space of seconds at a soaking San Siro for Norway, who completed Group I with a perfect 24 points from…

THANE: A developer in Kalyan has accused the deputy city chief of Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena’s youth wing and six others of extortion, intimidation and obstructing construction work at Vadavali. The Khadakpada police in Kalyan registered an FIR on Friday after developer Mangesh Dashrath Gaikar alleged repeated threats from the group over the past month. Kalyan developer accuses Shiv Sena youth leader, six others of extortion; FIR lodged Gaikar, who is executing three residential projects–Mangesh Star, Mangeshi Heaven and Mangeshi Gemini– told police that on October 25, around 10.33am, Vaibhav Patil, the son of a former municipal corporator, along with…

MUMBAI: The academic staff association of the University of Mumbai (MU) has announced a phased protest as long-pending issues are creating unrest among professors and affecting students’ academic performance. In the first phase, beginning today, teachers will wear black ribbons during work for three days. File photo of Mumbai University – HT Photo by Hemant Padalkar The University of Mumbai Academic Staff Association (Umasa) has sent a seven-point letter to the vice-chancellor seeking assurance on their demands. Since the administration has not responded, Umasa decided to start the protest. Balaji Kendre, chairperson of Umasa, said the university has not implemented…