Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea filed by an Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) candidate who questioned how the Rs 8 lakh annual income limit for EWS eligibility could be reconciled with the high fees charged by private medical colleges.A Bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice Joymalya Bagchi upheld a Rajasthan High Court order…
Gurindervir Singh (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: A carefully preserved Rs 500 note, tucked inside the back cover of his mobile phone, has travelled every step of sprinter Gurindervir Singh’s remarkable journey. The folded note, which the national record holder calls his “lucky charm”, is a reminder of his days of struggle — he would find…
New Delhi: A 12-year-old boy from Bangladesh who had gradually lost the ability to walk normally due to a rare genetic movement disorder has regained mobility after undergoing a specialised “brain pacemaker” surgery at a private hospital.The child was suffering from DYT1 dystonia, a rare inherited neurological condition that causes severe involuntary muscle contractions, abnormal…
Mumbai: Maharashtra has detected 6,111 new tuberculosis (TB) cases within the first 35 days of the Centre’s 100-day TB-Free India campaign, while 11,091 villages in the state were identified as high-risk through an AI-based assessment system, a minister informed the legislative assembly on Wednesday.In a written reply, public health minister Prakash Abitkar acknowledged that villages…
Bengaluru: Customer engagement platform MoEngage has acquired US-based AI startup Aampe, bringing agentic decision-making capabilities into its platform to deliver one-to-one personalised marketing at scale. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. MoEngage has raised $280 million in funding so far.Aampe builds autonomous AI agents that make decisions for individual consumers, determining what message…
Influencer Sameeha Mariam created a reel on her vitiligo, which got more than two million views on Instagram Screenshot World Vitiligo Day – June 25When influencer Sameeha Mariam was diagnosed with segmental vitiligo three years ago, she decided that instead of hiding her patches she was going to flaunt them. “I’ve always wanted a tattoo….
Hyderabad: Even as independent India’s first private gold mine kicked off in Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday, bullion industry experts point out that India urgently needs to ease its mining norms to reduce the country’s overwhelming dependence on gold imports. The Jonnagiri mining operation will make a small impact, but the bottlenecks need to go.The project’s…
Kalyani: TMC MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar arrives in Kalyani to attend West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari’s administrative meeting involving Nadia, Hooghly and North 24 Parganas districts on Tuesday, May 26, 2026. (Photo: IANS) Kolkata: Responding to Trinamool Krishnanagar MP Mahua Moitra’s repeated barbs, rebel MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar on Wednesday said that calling the…
A pre-wedding trip to Bali became a deadly plot as a Siya (R) allegedly conspired with her lover Chetan (L) to murder her fiancé, Ketan (M). PUNE: A torn passport, a cancelled pre-wedding Bali trip and an alleged objection from her lover over the getaway have emerged as part of the investigation into the death…
Chapor: Residents and activists led by Nagarik Mancha, Chapor, on Tuesday blocked a liquor shop from reopening in Chapor town when the owner tried to remove the lock, triggering another round of protests.Shop employees confronted the protesters and chased them away, after which police reached the spot, escorted the staff and moved them out safely,…
