Shimla: In a significant push to strengthen technical education, research, and innovation, the Himachal Pradesh Technical University (HPTU), Hamirpur, has approved an annual budget of Rs 76.07 crore for the financial year 2026-27.The budget was cleared during a finance committee meeting chaired by the vice-chancellor and secretary, technical education, Abhishek Jain, and later approved by…
New Delhi: Delhi govt has moved a step closer to easing congestion on one of the capital’s busiest corridors, identifying a nearly 22km priority stretch between Ashram and Mukarba Chowk as the “most viable starting point” for Phase I of the 57.5km elevated Ring Road project.PWD minister Parvesh Verma said the detailed project report noted…
Love Insurance Kompany, starring Pradeep Ranganathan and Krithi Shetty, has achieved a global box office collection of Rs 54 crore. Despite mixed reviews, the futuristic romantic film is performing well overseas, contributing significantly to its overall success. The movie explores a unique concept of technology-driven compatibility in love. The ‘Love Insurance Kompany’, also known as…
(Photo credit: Anjali Damania/X) A combination of photos shows activist Anjali Damania (left) and Nashik ‘godman’ Ashok Kharat MUMBAI: Activist Anjali Damania has alleged that a senior police officer from Nashik had attended a programme where self-styled godman and accused in sexual assault cases, Ashok Kharat, was present, claiming that there are 18 calls linked…
NEW DELHI: The accused in the murder of an IRS officer’s daughter was arrested by Delhi Police on Wednesday, news agency ANI reported. He has been taken into custody after being tracked down to a hotel in Dwarka.The 22-year-old woman was found murdered in South Delhi’s Amar Colony area. Investigators suspect she was strangled, possibly…
Lucknow: Condemning the failure of the Nari Shakti Vandan Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha, women ministers of Uttar Pradesh termed it an anti-women move by opposition parties that would deprive women of their rights.They accused opposition parties of prioritising dynastic politics over women’s empowerment. BJP women leaders alleged that both the Samajwadi Party and…
Panaji: The Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) has found violations on Varca and Cavelossim beaches in Salcete, where illegal construction was carried out destroying sand dunes and sand dune vegetation.The tourism department made a complaint to the GCZMA last year, stating that vehicles are plying illegally on Varca beach and extracting sand, altering natural…
Mumbai: After the BMC cancelled the transfers of more than 120 civic engineers following allegations of corruption, the civic body has now constituted a special committee to enhance transparency in the internal transfer process for engineers. To ensure greater transparency, the transfer process will be carried out online and a software is being developed for…
NEW DELHI: Observing that functioning of National Company Law Tribunals (NCLT) has been impaired by numerous vacancies and inadequate infrastructure — leading to substantial delay in deciding cases, particularly those involving resolution plans under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) — Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognisance and decided to initiate remedial measures, reports Amit…
In a hands-on classroom in rural Virginia, students are doing far more than learning how engines work. At Louisa County High School in Mineral, teenagers in the automotive technology programme spend their days repairing donated vehicles that would otherwise be scrapped. Once restored to safe, road-ready condition, these cars are given away to single mothers…
