Ahmedabad: When National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) in Gandhinagar opened applications for two new MBA programmes — one in forensic accounting and fraud investigation, the other in fintech forensics — it received over 1,000 applications for 80 seats combined. That is roughly 13 applicants for every place. For a non-technical postgraduate course, NFSU officials say…
Why the row over F&CC matters? Mohali: The Mohali municipal corporation has constituted its finance and contract committee (F&CC), the panel empowered to approve civic tenders worth up to Rs 1 crore. However, its formation has sparked a political row, with the Congress objecting to the exclusion of opposition councillors from the committee.The newly formed…
Pune: Commuters continue to face difficulties near Sancheti Junction months after traffic police barricaded the road under the CoEP flyover to regulate vehicle flow. Instead of reducing congestion, the closure has shifted bottlenecks to adjacent roads, with peak-hour queues often stretching from beneath the flyover to the U-turn near the old CID office and the…
Surat: A young couple were found dead at their home in Katargam on Sunday morning. Abhay Katarariya (23) and his wife Disha (19) lived in Kismat Colony in a joint family. They got married last year after falling in love. The couple had gone out for dinner on Saturday, which marked their first wedding anniversary…
Dibrugarh: The Assam Tea Tribes Students’ Association (ATTSA) is campaigning in Demow tea gardens against ‘sulai’, citing its health and social costs.ATTSA held its latest awareness session at Diroi Tea Estate in Sivasagar district on Sunday. Senior members Diganta Tasa and Rajkishore Bhumij led the weeklong drive.The campaign targets ‘sulai’, or country liquor, widely consumed…
UP Tops MY Bharat RegistrationsLucknow: Uttar Pradesh was recognised as the best-performing state for recording the highest number of MY Bharat registrations at the conclusion of the fourth and final Regional Chintan Shivir of the department of youth affairs, where Union minister of state for youth affairs and Sports Raksha Nikhil Khadse urged youth officers…
Rajkot: Gujarat’s iconic flamingos may be far less migratory than previously believed. A four-year GPS-tracking study in Kutch has found that both greater and lesser flamingos spend most of their lives within the region, moving between seasonal wetlands in response to rainfall, water levels and food availability.The study, conducted by researchers from the Wildlife Institute…
(From left to right) CHAMPIONS: Simran Shergill, William Emerson, Padmanabh Singh, and Naveen Jindal Jaipur: An exciting match for the Jaipur Trophy was played at the prestigious Guards Polo Club in London, presented by Gulfstream. It was held on the occasion of Indian Polo Day, the match witnessed a thrilling contest between the teams. The…
‘Rise in instability in Iran’: Indian embassy sounds alarm; urges people to leave, postpone travel NEW DELHI: The Indian Embassy in Iran on Sunday issued a revised travel advisory, urging Indian nationals to postpone all travel to the country.It also advised Indians already in Tehran to consider temporarily leaving the country using available commercial flights,…
Aristotle (Image: Wikipedia) No amount of careful planning removes the possibility that life will simply not cooperate. Aristotle put a name to how a person handles that gap between plan and reality. “The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances,” he wrote. The word “accidents” here…
