Kolkata: Following a drop in applications for Calcutta University’s postgraduate programmes, authorities scrapped the computer-based entrance test this year. The admission for maximum courses under humanities will be held based on marks, while a pen-and-paper test will be conducted for certain science subjects where the number of applicants slightly exceeds the available seats.Vice chancellor Asutosh…
Ahmedabad: Ice cream major Vadilal has sued ITC Ltd for using the ‘Fantastik’ mark for chocolates and confectionery, which it alleged was deceptively similar to its brand ‘Funtastic’ for ice creams. Vadilal said it had created the brand more than two decades ago.Vadilal International Pvt Ltd has filed a trademark suit in a commercial court…
3, including 2 women, killed in car-motorcycle collision in Uttar Pradesh’s Kushinagar (Credit-Social Media) 3, including 2 women, killed in car-motorcycle collision in Uttar Pradesh’s Kushinagar (Credit-Social Media) 3, including 2 women, killed in car-motorcycle collision in Uttar Pradesh’s Kushinagar (Credit-Social Media) 3, including 2 women, killed in car-motorcycle collision in Uttar Pradesh’s Kushinagar (Credit-Social…
A young man found himself allegedly captured and attacked after intruding into a home JAISALMER: A shocking incident that has sparked outrage and raised serious concerns over mob vigilantism came to light from Joranada village in the Shiv police station area of Rajasthan‘s Barmer district on Sunday.A young man was allegedly held captive and assaulted…
NEW DELHI: In the third such incident this month, Indian Army troops apprehended a Pakistani intruder after he crossed the Line of Control (LoC) into Jammu and Kashmir‘s Poonch district on Sunday, officials told news agency PTI.The intruder, identified as 31-year-old Rayees Khan, a resident of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), was taken into custody in the…
Reporters Without Borders ranked Pakistan 153rd out of 180 countries in its 2026 World Press Freedom Index. Pakistan’s media regulator has suspended the broadcast licence of Geo News for 15 days after finding that the channel aired content during a programme marking Muharram that could hurt religious sentiments and disrupt public order.The Pakistan Electronic Media…
Saif Ali Khan reflects on interfaith marriages, reveals how he teaches his children Taimur and Jeh about religion (Image credits: Instagram) Saif Ali Khan has opened up about raising his children with an inclusive outlook towards religion, revealing that discussions about faith are a regular part of family life. Born to legendary cricketer Mansoor Ali…
Indian engineer left ₹9 LPA job offer for US Master’s, now survives on part-time work as ₹40 lakh loan weighs on family A software engineer’s account of a friend who declined a ₹9 lakh per annum (LPA) campus placement to pursue a Master’s degree in the United States has sparked discussion on social media, with…
India’s P.V. Sindhu (AP/PTI) New Delhi: Fifty days from now, the world’s finest badminton players will walk into New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi (IG) indoor stadium for the BWF World Championships from Aug 17-23, returning to Indian soil for the first time since Hyderabad hosted the event in 2009. For the country’s badminton, this is far…
Police detained street vendors, who held a protest against the eviction drive conducted by the Mangaluru City Corporation in Mangaluru Sunday Mangaluru: A drive by Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) against footpath vendors Sunday turned tense, with street vendors arguing with officials near Govt Lady Goschen Hospital, here, prompting police intervention.Police took into custody nine persons,…
