Bengaluru: The Fee Regulatory Committee (FRC) recently wrote to the state govt to direct all colleges offering professional courses to submit their proposed fee structure to it. Following the direction, Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) has asked its colleges to do the same.As per FRC’s letter, colleges offering professional courses that come under the consensual agreement,…
Hyderabad: Chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Friday urged the Centre to procure 30 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) of boiled rice from Telangana during the yasangi (rabi) season, saying the crop harvested this season is suitable for parboiled rice milling.Revanth, along with civil supplies minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy, met Union minister for food and…
Pune:The court of additional sessions judge Hitendra Wani in Baramati convicted and sentenced a 40-year-old farmer to two years rigorous imprisonment, for assaulting a revenue circle officer inside a govt office in Patas on Aug 14, 2019, over a mutation entry dispute. The court later released the convict on bail to enable him to file…
Panaji: The Federation of Asian Bishops Conferences (FABC), led by its president Filipe Neri Cardinal Ferrao, has expressed solidarity with Pope Leo XIV and echoed his urgent appeal for peace. It has appealed to “end ongoing hostilities and halt the spiral of violence that continues to claim innocent lives”. It is appealing to return to…
Surat: Student activists staged a protest outside Veer Narmad South Gujarat University (VNSGU) on Friday against the Gujarat Common Admission Services (GCAS) system, alleging it has created difficulties for students from poor and tribal backgrounds, especially those living in remote areas.Members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) gathered at the university gate demanding that…
MUMBAI: Hopes of peace in West Asia has lifted investor sentiment across the globe. On Wednesday, on Dalal Street, sensex rallied over 1,400 points in early trades and closed 1,264 points (1.6%) higher at 78,111 points as the slide in crude prices to around $95/barrel level acted as the biggest booster for the domestic market.According…
Nearly a decade after her explosive appearance on Koffee With Karan, Kangana Ranaut has revisited the moment that stunned Karan Johar and went on to spark one of Bollywood’s most enduring debates. In a recent conversation, Kangana was asked whether her now-iconic remarks—including calling Karan the “flagbearer of nepotism”—were scripted or spontaneous. While her comments…
NEW DELHI: The opposition on Sunday accused PM Narendra Modi of shedding “crocodile tears” over women’s quota, as it stepped up its attack on him for delivering a “political speech in the garb of an address to the nation“. Highlighting that the PM “spewed venom” against the opposition for 29 minutes on Doordarshan, Congress spokesperson…
Kolkata/Darjeeling: Union home minister Amit Shah made a string of promises targeted at north Bengal on Wednesday, including the withdrawal of “false” cases against Gorkha netas and inclusion of Rajbanshi language in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution.He further said Centre was already working on a solution to the Gorkhaland issue for which it has…
Hyderabad: Conducting a flying squad inspection at Meghana Foods in Nacharam as part of a special drive, the food safety department seized ghee and packaged milk worth Rs 7.7 lakh, suspecting adulteration, on Monday. The seized items include 632 packs of cow ghee (394 kg) worth Rs 2.7 lakh and 7,208 milk tetra packs valued…
