NEW DELHI: The number of secondary schools with integrated science laboratories rose by about 10,000 in three years, but coverage fell to 54.6% in 2025-26, from 57.1% a year earlier and 55.9% in 2023-24, as the number of these schools expanded faster. The latest UDISE+ data shows the gap is not confined to govt schools…
‘Maa Inti Bangaaram’ OTT release CONFIRMED: When and where to watch Samantha Ruth Prabhu’s action flick Directed by B. V. Nandini Reddy, ‘Maa Inti Bangaaram’ has become the highest-grossing female-led Telugu film. It also marks the biggest box office success of Samantha Ruth Prabhu‘s career as a solo lead. Now, the film is all set…
You step into the day with confidence, and it shows. There’s joy, enthusiasm, and a sense that your efforts are landing where they should. Saturn, your ruler, gives discipline, while the Moon adds social movement and emotional lift. The result is a day that feels useful and upbeat at the same time. Nice combination, that.You…
New Delhi: Three alleged shooters linked to Harry Boxer gang have been arrested for allegedly plotting extortion and targeted killings of businessmen across Delhi-NCR. Investigators said the gang had demanded up to Rs 5 crore from some businessmen and had surveyed several jewellers in Karol Bagh.The accused, identified as Shiv Govind (19), Abhinav (23) and…
Mumbai: A 25-year-old woman was injured after the slab of a dilapidated chawl collapsed beneath her while she was drying clothes in Mankhurd on Saturday evening. The incident took place around 6.34 pm at Shree Saraswati Chawl in Ambedkar Nagar, PMGP Colony.According to civic officials, the woman entered the first floor of an unoccupied, dilapidated…
The TVK govt’s White Paper on state finances triggered political debate. A similar assessment of the state’s power sector attracted far less attention as its findings were hardly surprising. The Tamil Nadu Electricity Board has been losing money for years, with little meaningful intervention, though some corrective efforts were made in recent years.A financially weak…
The plates cost between Rs200 and Rs350, depending on the material used. Steel plates were the cheapest and most commonly sold, while acrylic and fibre variants cost slightly more Hyderabad: At a time when the Hyderabad traffic police are cracking down on fake and tampered number plates, a ground check by TOI found that selling…
Kolkata: To eliminate procedural delays and ensure rapid action in criminal investigations especially in cases involving crimes against women, children and senior citizens, Kolkata Police commissioner Ajay Nand on Sunday issued a stringent five-point “quick guideline” regarding the registration and transfer of Zero FIRs. The thrust, claimed Lalbazar, is to ensure that the complainant has…
Ahmedabad: Svarit Joshi, a Class 11 student from Ahmedabad, won a gold medal at the 56th International Physics Olympiad held in Bucaramanga, a city in South American country of Colombia, from July 4 to 12.All five Indian contestants have won gold medals, placing the team at the top with those from China, Kazakhstan, Russia, South…
Chandigarh: A speeding Mercedes car tried to mow down two men over a minor argument outside a nightclub in Chandigarh’s Sector 26 on Saturday evening, police said on Sunday after arresting the driver, Akhil, a Faridabad resident. He was soon released on bail.The confrontation began after Alliancepreet Singh of Sector 44 and his friend Amjad…
