Pune: Students from Std II to VIII across state govt schools will appear for the state’s annual Periodic Assessment Test (PAT) in the last week of Nov, with the exercise aimed at checking learning outcomes in the first-term syllabus and helping teachers identify gaps and plan remedial teaching.The test will cover first language, mathematics and…
Lovlina Borgohain after winning the gold medal Guwahati: Olympic medallist Lovlina Borgohain ended Assam’s six-decade wait for an individual Asian Games gold medal on Friday, defeating China’s Bao Ziyi 5-0 in the women’s 75kg boxing final at the Aichi-Nagoya Games.The victory, secured on her 29th birthday, made Lovlina only the second Assamese athlete to win…
Lucknow: Five people have been arrested for abducting a senior nursing officer of King George’s Medical University and his friend for Rs 50 lakh ransom and murdering them after the demand could not be met.The accused informed the police that they threw the bodies in Ghaghara river. Their bodies are yet to be recovered, and…
Jaipur: The city police commissioner Friday ordered Bajaj Nagar SHO Ram Dhan’s transfer, which comes a day after a multi-crore watch showroom heist and amid a protest by the family of a man found dead in a hotel. family members of a person identified as Prem Prakash Khichi protested outside Bajaj Nagar police station and…
Irdai plan to help check mis-selling MUMBAI: Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) introduced statutory caps on commissions and expenses of management (EoM) to put an end to commission-driven bidding wars and excessive upfront distributor payouts, ensuring cost efficiencies are directly passed on to policyholders through lower premiums, improved investment returns, and reduced…
Few episodes in Sanjay Dutt‘s career have drawn as much public attention as his arrest and jail time over illegal arms possession. The actor was ultimately acquitted of the terrorism-related charges, but he was found guilty under the Arms Act and went on to serve several stints behind bars. Dutt has spoken openly about that…
India vs Pakistan Live Score, Asian Games Cricket Final: India and Pakistan will meet in the men’s Asian Games cricket final in Japan on Saturday morning, adding a fresh chapter to their rivalry just days after the ICC announced the schedule for the 2027 ODI World Cup. The World Cup clash is set for a…
(CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke waves to supporters during a protest (PTI Photo) MUMBAI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Friday said Hindu-Muslim “divisive” politics would not work in Maharashtra, calling for Hindus and Muslims to stay together.“This country will only move ahead if Hindus and Muslims stay together, and whoever wants to do…
Karnataka CM D.K. Shivakumar BENGALURU: Amid protest threats by contractors’ association over Rs 38,000 crore in pending bills, Karnataka govt has released Rs 2,400 crore to the irrigation department over the past three days.The association had written to the CM two days ago even as govt had set aside Rs 1,400 crore for clearing pending…
Hyderabad: Senior BRS leader T Harish Rao asked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to immediately intervene and halt the proposed privatisation and equity dilution of Telangana’s Transco, Genco and Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL).In a letter addressed to Rahul Gandhi on Friday, Harish asked him to stop the proposed IPO and 26% equity dilution of Transco…
