In Mumbai, auto and taxi drivers are on strike against the RTO’s roadside tests, arguing that the Marathi questions do not align with their training syllabus MUMBAI: Even as thousands of auto and taxi drivers have been attending Marathi language classes organised by the Regional Transport Office (RTO) and literary groups, many now allege that…
School education minister Rajamohan CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu assembly on Tuesday unanimously urged the BJP government at the Centre to permanently exempt teachers appointed before August 23, 2010, from the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET), citing their long years of service and job security.Moving a government resolution, School Education Minister Rajmohan said teachers appointed under the…
Screen grabs from the video shared by AAP MLA Kuldeep Kumar NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday took a swipe at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after waterlogging was seen at Delhi’s Talkatora Stadium, where BJP national president Nitin Nabin flagged off a series of “Pavan Mati Kalash” processions.AAP MLA from Kondli Kuldeep…
Waking up after surgery can be an overwhelming experience for a child, with unfamiliar surroundings, medical equipment and a bandage covering a fresh wound. At Akron Children’s Hospital in Ohio, paediatric surgeon Dr Robert Parry has found a simple way to make that moment a little brighter. After operating on children, Parry often reaches for…
Employers have already spent the past year grappling with the prospect of a $100,000 H-1B payment. H-1B visas, one of the popular talent entry routes into the US for Indians, will soon come at an over 6-digit figure cost. The Donald Trump administration on Monday issued a proposed regulation that would make permanent an unprecedented…
Yash’s Toxic Cast, plot, release, CBFC rating and more (Image Credits IMDb) Yash is set to return to the big screen with ‘Toxic: A Fairytale for Grown-Ups’, nearly four years after the blockbuster success of ‘KGF: Chapter 2’. Directed by Geetu Mohandas, the gangster drama is scheduled for a worldwide theatrical release on August 26,…
He wanted to go to Mars: Meet the Indian founder turning ‘not possible’ into advanced materials technology. (Photo: X post) They told him it was “not possible”. He turned those words into a company name. Gadhadar Reddy’s journey from dreaming of Mars to building carbon nanotube technology is a story of persistence and deep-tech ambition.That…
India knocked out of FIH Men’s World Cup 2026 after 3-5 defeat against Argentina Two-time Olympic bronze medallist and former India goalkeeper P. R. Sreejesh has launched a scathing attack on the Indian hockey management after both the men’s and women’s teams failed to reach the semifinals of their respective World Cups.The men’s campaign ended…
While on the remote island Murphy picked up a small spider that intrigued him, and he decided not to wonder what sort of spider he’d found, but to seek the opinion of an expert. For most kids, finding a spider would be a scream, and then a quick retreat. But for Murphy Widdowson, it was…
Regional transport offices issued notices to 331 drivers for failing Marathi knowledge MUMBAI: Regional transport offices (RTOs) across Maharashtra on Monday issued notices to 331 autorickshaw and taxi drivers, including 139 in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), for failing to demonstrate the required working knowledge of Marathi, officials said.During Monday’s statewide drive, RTO officials checked…
