New Delhi: School students are set to benefit from a nationwide fitness assessment programme as the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) rolls out a school-based health and fitness initiative.Covering over 31.2 lakh students across 3,300+ schools, the programme integrates physical fitness into mainstream education in line with the National Education Policy. So…
Mumbai: A fire triggered by a suspected short circuit in an “ageing” underground power cable sparked panic in the congested Bhendi Bazaar in south Mumbai on Sunday morning. No injuries were reported. The fire was contained to the site and didn’t spread to nearby structures.It broke out around 11.30am on Mutton Street in the densely…
Belagavi: As California-based AI company Anthropic PBC prepares for a potential public listing, Belagavi-based Anthropic Softwares Private Limited has approached the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), seeking disclosure of an ongoing brand dispute to prospective investors.The Indian start-up has urged the SEC to ensure that the legal proceedings and related risks are fully disclosed…
Ravichandran PurushothamanI grew up on a farm, where you learn to never waste what you spent months cultivating. The sun is free. Diesel is not. That lesson came back in April, when Rajasthan—India’s largest solar state with 41 GW of capacity—was forced to switch off its own sunshine. In March alone, 8,300MW of renewable power…
Extend breakfast, mid-day meal scheme to all govt colleges: Junior lecturers to CM Hyderabad: The Telangana Gazetted Junior Lecturers Association has urged chief minister & education minister A Revanth Reddy to immediately resolve issues concerning the 2023 batch of govt junior college lecturers and extend the breakfast and mid-day meal schemes to all govt junior…
Kolkata: Biswajit Sarkar, whose brother Abhijit Sarkar was allegedly killed during the 2021 post-poll violence, has once again found himself at the centre of controversy after fresh allegations of assault, criminal trespass and the forcible occupation of a factory.According to a complaint lodged at Narkeldanga PS by Mrityunjay Sana, a resident of Girish Vidyaratna Lane,…
Margao: Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) President Girish Chodankar on Sunday said Congress is prepared to offer up to 50% reservation for women in electoral tickets if strong women leaders step forward, going well beyond the 30% quota the party has committed to.Chodankar made the remarks at a ‘karyakarta melava’ organised by the Pernem block…
The sniffer dog inspects the bag containing the marijuana Ahmedabad: A customs sniffer dog at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) Airport has helped officials bust a drug trafficking operation. The dog flagged a passenger’s luggage containing 10.9kg of hydroponic marijuana, valued at more than Rs 10 crore on the illicit market, sources said.The passenger, a…
Amritsar: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann announced on Sunday that all Sikh MLAs and ministers from the AAP govt, accompanied by assembly speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan, will appear before the Akal Takht on Monday to present the govt’s stance on the new anti-sacrilege law.His statement came after a closed-door meeting with party MLAs in Amritsar…
The home of the arrested accused was searched Pune: A team of Mumbai police and the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Sunday evening conducted searches at the Lohegaon residence of arrested accused Fayyaz Premji and questioned his family members.Premji, who was caught handing out poison pills as painkillers at a Muharram procession in Mumbai’s Byculla…
