An empty vice-chancellor office at a state university in India symbolizes the ongoing governance impasse between the governor and state government over UGC nominees and plans to amend State University Acts to expand vice-chancellor search panels, delaying academic reforms, research, and faculty hiring. Chennai: Following the decision to include University Grants Commission’s (UGC) nominee in…
Hyderabad: In a move that is drawing a good response from intercity travellers, TGSRTC’s decision to provide free bus connectivity for passengers travelling to Bengaluru has begun translating into a noticeable rise in bookings on the busy Hyderabad-Bengaluru corridor. The initiative, aimed at making end-to-end travel more convenient, has resulted in an additional 60 to…
The businessman was not home at the time of the attack Gurgaon: A mobile phone recovered from the scene of Thursday night’s encounter in Sushant Lok 1 has given police what investigators call one of the strongest pieces of evidence in the failed contract killing case — a video allegedly shot by the attackers as…
Kolkata A 10-member Central Delimitation Committee (CDC) has been formed by Kolkata Municipal Corporation to create 56 additional civic wards, increasing the total from 144 to 200, officials said.The committee, tasked with ensuring a balanced distribution of voters across the 200 wards, has to submit its recommendations by July 27. The KMC elections are due…
The case stems from an FIR registered at Sahibabad police station on Nov 21, 2018 Ghaziabad: Eight years on, a special POCSO court on Friday sentenced a man to 20 years’ rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 after convicting him of aggravated penetrative sexual assault on a seven-year-old girl.The case stems from…
Director of mines and geology said six more low-grade iron ore dumps, including four in South Goa, will be auctioned next week Panaji: Mining activities are set to resume in South Goa after the state govt received a strong response to its low-grade iron ore dump auctions. Of the 24 dumps put up for e-auction,…
File photo of seized liquor after a raid. While officers seized liquor consignments worth Rs 13.82 lakh in five major cases in Ahmedabad city and Gandhinagar over the past two months, not a single accused was arrested Ahmedabad: Darkness, dense bushes, speeding SUVs and dramatic chases have become recurring themes in prohibition cases registered by…
Chandigarh: Passengers travelling on the Chandigarh-New Delhi Shatabdi Express and several other trains between July 20 and July 25 have been advised to check platform numbers before arriving at Chandigarh railway station, as temporary changes will be implemented owing to redevelopment work.The Chandigarh-New Delhi Shatabdi Express (train no. 12046), which normally departs from platform no….
Pune: A six-year-old girl, who was riding pillion on a scooter driven by her mother, died after a PMPML bus ran over her on the service road of the Katraj-Dehu Road bypass in Punawale on Saturday morning.The Ravet police have registered a case of causing death by negligence against the bus driver. He has not…
Surat: A 22-year-old delivery boy named Vicky Tayde, employed in Amazon courier company, was killed near his home in Ashok Samrat Nagar of Udhna on Saturday night. Accused Javed Salim Shah lived in the same locality. Tayde was killed a few months after his father Dhanraj’s murder in 2025 by Shah’s friend Dipak and his…
