Shillong: Three children were electrocuted in Ri Bhoi district on Wednesday after touching a fallen power line.The incident occurred around 2 pm at Umtangling village under Umiam police station, when the children came in contact with a live 11kV overhead power line that snapped and fell across a village road.All three died on the spot,…
Chennai: Every year, Class 12 state board students applying for re-totalling in biology pay more than those applying for other subjects — even though the revaluation cost remains the same.The reason, officials say, is due to the way in which the subject is structured. While the subject is classified as ‘biology’ and has only one…
Hyderabad: Recalling the BJP’s political journey from winning just two Lok Sabha seats in the 1984 elections — including one from present-day Telangana — national president Nitin Nabin on Sunday said those asking “Where is the BJP?” should remember how the party rose from the margins to become India’s largest political force, asserting that it…
Constructed on a 7,634-square-yard plot in a bustling commercial hub, the white-elephant property has remained completely abandoned for nearly 18 years. Ludhiana: The Ludhiana Improvement Trust (LIT) has launched a fresh e-auction for its prime multi-storey commercial building on Rani Jhansi Road, slashing the reserve price by ₹15 crore to entice buyers after a string…
Panaji: Amid growing protests across Goa over YouTuber Gautam Khattar’s derogatory remarks against St Francis Xavier, Goans living in the UK expressed solidarity and condemned the comments as “an insult” to Goencho Saib. They urged chief minister Pramod Sawant to order Khattar’s immediate arrest.“If the CM fails to take action against him, we will come…
Over half of sanctioned NCERT posts vacant, 44% positions unfilled at CBSE: Parliamentary panel More than half of the sanctioned posts at the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) are vacant, while 44 per cent of positions at the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) remain unfilled, a parliamentary committee has said, flagging…
A Zero FIR has been registered against Noida resident Ruchika Singh NEW DELHI: A Zero FIR has been registered against Noida resident Ruchika Singh for allegedly using abusive language against Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on July 23.The FIR was lodged at the Expressway police station in…
Chandigarh: Punjab BJP president Kewal Singh Dhillon on Friday demanded immediately transfer of Rs 51,000 to every eligible woman in Punjab, claiming the amount represented the dues for 51 months of the AAP’s rule under the third guarantee announced by AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal ahead of the 2022 assembly elections.Dhillon termed the Aam Aadmi…
Agartala: Tripura chief minister Manik Saha on Friday urged the Centre to remove the ceiling on externally aided borrowings for NE states, stressing the importance of Externally Aided Projects (EAPs) in accelerating development.Speaking at a session on “Leveraging Externally Aided Projects in the North Eastern States” in Shillong alongside Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Saha…
Murali Sreeshankar (PTI Photo) India enjoyed another successful day at the Commonwealth Games 2026 as Murali Sreeshankar won his second consecutive silver medal in the men’s long jump, para athlete Dilip Mahadu Gavit claimed gold with a Games record, and Indian boxers assured 10 medals by reaching the semifinals.The three medals added on Wednesday took…
