Kolkata: The West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board (WBJEEB) in Kolkata is scheduled to begin counselling forBTech courses in engineering, technology and architecture across 95 govt and govt-aided colleges from Tuesday. The portal will remain live for the first phase of registration, choice filling and payment until July 5.The board will conduct three phases ofcsounselling,…
Isaac Newton (Image: Wikipedia) We often assume the smartest answer must be the most complicated one. Big words, tangled explanations, layers upon layers of detail. Surely anything that sounds this complex must be deep. Isaac Newton, one of the greatest minds in history, believed almost the opposite. Truth is ever to be found in simplicity,…
Did you know that NASA’s tool helps you discover your name hidden in Earth’s landscapes? NASA has released a fascinating online tool that allows people to find their names written in natural landforms, such as coastlines, hills and rivers. This is done by applying data from the Landsat mission (over 50 years of data) and…
Panchkula: The Panchkula traffic police have issued a special advisory ahead of the municipal corporation election vote counting at Govt Girls Postgraduate College, Sector 14, on May 13.The advisory will be in force from 5am to 5pm to ensure smooth and secure arrangements. The road stretch from Valmiki Chowk to the Sector-14 industrial area cut…
Nalbari: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma during a BJP workers meeting, in Nalbari, Assam. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: The BJP-led NDA, if it wins Assam on May 4, will secure a hat-trick of terms in the northeastern state, while chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma will be elected to office for a second consecutive term.The…
Fresh FIR filed against TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee amidst allegations of medical negligence at Sebaashray health camps, following complaints of severe injuries resulting in amputation KOLKATA: Trouble mounted for TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee after the parents of a three-and-a-half-year-old girl alleged that their daughter’s right arm was amputated from the shoulder following a change in…
FIFA has issued a five-match suspension to Qatar’s Assim Madibo following a dangerous tackle that caused a severe injury to Canada’s Ismael Kone in a World Cup match. (Photo/AP) FIFA has cracked the whip on serious foul play. Qatar midfielder Assim Madibo was handed a heavy five-match suspension on Wednesday by football’s global governing body…
Rajkot: Nearly three weeks after a 38-year-old woman succumbed to injuries sustained in a stabbing attack in Rajkot district, the police arrested her alleged former lover and his minor son from Haridwar, where they were allegedly living under false identities after fleeing Gujarat.The victim, identified as Jubeda Guddi, was stabbed multiple times near the Shitala…
Guwahati: Transport minister Charan Boro on Friday said the govt will soon issue an SOP to tighten the norms for issuing driving licences.Speaking to the media, Boro said, “A driving test is mandatory for obtaining a licence. However, there have been allegations that some people are receiving licences without appearing for the test, while others…
On a rainy May day in 1950, Danish peat cutters Viggo and Emil Hojgaard unearthed a remarkably preserved Iron Age man in Bjældskovdal Bog. (Image Credits: Sven Rosborn, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons) It was a rainy day on May 6, 1950, for Viggo and Emil Hojgaard. They were deep inside the Danish Bjældskovdal Bog,…
