UPSTF apprehended Ajay Ramavatar Pasi in Siddharthnagar, wanted by Maharashtra Police LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) on Friday arrested a man wanted by Maharashtra Police in connection with a temple theft case that had triggered communal tensions in Thane district.The accused, identified as Ajay Ramavatar Pasi, was apprehended from Parsa Station Road…
Guwahati: Sixty-two fake doctors have been arrested and 59 cases registered in Assam since last year as part of the state govt’s crackdown on quacks, chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday.“We’re committed to weed out all forms of evils from our society. After extensive crackdown on the drugs syndicate and child marriage offenders,…
Bishop Paritosh Canning, Bengal Christian Council joint secretary (centre) Suman Biswas and vice-president (far left) Pradip Goswami at Bishop’s House on Thursday Kolkata: Bishop Paritosh Canning on Thursday urged both the Centre and the state to protect churches and their properties from being vandalised.Canning, who is also the moderator of the Church of North India…
New Delhi: AIIMS Delhi has revived its simultaneous kidney-pancreas (SPK) transplant programme after 18 years, successfully performing the rare and complex dual-organ transplant on a 30-year-old patient from Haryana suffering from end-stage kidney failure caused by long-standing Type 1 diabetes.The surgery can potentially free patients from both lifelong insulin dependence and dialysis by treating diabetes…
Hyderabad: Gig and platform workers on Friday withdrew their proposed statewide strike scheduled to begin on Aug 8 after successful talks with the Telangana govt, which assured them that their demands would be addressed and implementation guidelines for the Telangana Gig Workers Welfare Act would be notified soon.Labour minister G Vivek Venkatswamy, who held discussions…
Chandigarh: Reacting to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)’s criticism of the Centre over ED raids on AAP leader and cabinet minister Sanjeev Arora’s premises, Punjab BJP on Friday said the “noise” being made by the AAP suggested that indeed there was “something fishy.“Punjab BJP general secretary Anil Sarin, in a video, said, “Today there was an…
IShowSpeed has received huge news ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026. The popular streamer and YouTuber revealed that the FIFA World Cup’s official X account sent him a direct message confirming that his song “Champions” has been added to the FIFA World Cup 2026 Official Album. The update came after weeks of support from…
Aizawl: Mizoram Police have seized heroin, methamphetamine, suspected wildlife contraband and illegally smuggled areca nuts worth over Rs 6 crore in a series of operations across the state over the past few days, an official statement said on Thursday.The largest seizure was made by the Champhai Police Special Task Force on the night of July…
Quote of the day by Neil deGrasse Tyson (AI-generated image) Most professions reward certainty. A doctor is expected to diagnose, a lawyer to argue a clear position, a manager to make a firm call. Science runs on the opposite instinct. Neil deGrasse Tyson, the astrophysicist and director of the Hayden Planetarium, put it plainly in…
UC Berkeley’s computer science courses witnessed a steep rise in failure rates in spring 2026, sparking debate over the impact of generative AI on learning. Faculty cite overreliance on AI tools, weak mathematical foundations, and declining student engagement as key concerns, warning that academic performance gaps are widening despite rising access to digital assistance. There…
