NEW DELHI: Jamia Millia Islamia has discontinued five academic programmes for the 2026-27 session after they received applications for less than half their sanctioned intake. It has also decided to waive entrance and offer direct admission in five other low-enrolment programmes, including recently introduced Sanskrit courses, to ke-ep them running.The discontinued programmes together account for…
Online speculation followed a minor road incident involving a vehicle linked to actor Darshan Thoogudeepa’s son, Vineesh. BENGALURU: A brief road incident involving a vehicle linked to actor Darshan Thoogudeepa’s son Vineesh in Bengaluru’s Rajarajeshwari Nagar led to a wave of speculation online, with unverified reports claiming he had met with an accident and was…
Chief minister A Revanth Reddy taking part in the MoU signing ceremony for providing insurance coverage to state govt employees at Ravindra Bharathi on Thursday. Dy CM Bhatti Vikramarka, minister Vivek Venkat Swamy are also seen. Pic: TOI Hyderabad: Chief minister (CM) A Revanth Reddy has appealed to all state govt employees to work an…
Panaji: Acting on directives issued by the Supreme Court, the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has initiated measures to regulate solid waste management by bulk waste generators. The Board has launched a centralised online portal through which bulk waste generators must register under the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026, notified by the Union environment…
Ahmedabad: The spurious plasma racket unearthed by Ahmedabad Rural police appears to have been built around a carefully calibrated formula: 60% saline water, 40% expired plasma, and just enough adulterated units in circulation to avoid raising suspicion.Police say the accused allegedly mixed about 150ml of saline water with 100ml of expired plasma, turning unusable stock…
Patiala: Punjab’s strained power situation showed early signs of easing on Thursday after a second unit at the Guru Hargobind Thermal Plant in Lehra Mohabbat, Bathinda, resumed generation and a section of striking contractual workers returned to duty following assurances from the state govt.The respite came as Punjab’s electricity demand touched a seasonal high of…
A pre-wedding video showcasing realtor Ketan Agarwal and his fiancée Siya Goyal’s apparent happiness has emerged, just days after police accused Goyal and her alleged lover, Chetan Chaudhary, of conspiring to murder the 26-year-old. PUNE: A pre-wedding video of Pune realtor Ketan Agarwal and his fiancée Siya Goyal has surfaced online days after police alleged…
LUCKNOW: A fire broke out in a building inside the Lok Bandhu Hospital campus in Ashiana early Friday after a suspected short circuit ignited the false ceiling in the waiting area of the Asha Jyoti Kendra. No one was injured.The incident occurred around 5am, triggering panic as flames spread through the false ceiling and smoke…
NEW DELHI: Describing the amendments to FCRA rules as designed “not to regulate but to strangulate” independent civil society, Congress leader KC Venugopal Thursday wrote to PM Narendra Modi demanding that they be withdrawn.Venugopal called the recently notified rules an “overt and systemic assault on India’s civil society”, warning that they would financially and operationally…
US Supreme Court allows Trump to end protected status of Haitian and Syrian immigrants The US Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Trump administration to strip hundreds of thousands of Haitian and Syrian immigrants of a humanitarian status that protects them from deportation, giving another boost to the president’s hardline approach toward immigration.The 6-3 ruling,…
