Lucknow: User charges on Ganga expressway will once again be levied. From 12:00:01 am on May 15 (a second after the midnight of May 14), a car owner plying via the 594-km-long speed corridor between Meerut and Prayagraj and vice versa would be liable to pay up the toll fees. An amount of Rs 1,800…
Actor Doddanna Noted actor Doddanna on Friday inaugurated film festival hosted as part of Bahuroopi at Rangayana. PIC BY MADHUSUDHAN.SR Bengaluru: A “condolence message” turned into a disturbing experience for senior Kannada actor Doddanna S, as unidentified miscreants used AI tools to create and circulate a fake tribute post declaring him dead.The post circulated on…
Gurgaon: The district administration has intensified efforts to digitise rare manuscripts, palm-leaf texts and archival records under the centre’s ‘Gyan Bharatam Mission’. Deputy commissioner Uttam Singh said the national manuscript survey, announced on March 16, 2026, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, aims to create the country’s most comprehensive digital repository of heritage texts. Under the…
A 21-year-old woman died in Limeira, Brazil, after being launched from a height of approximately 40 meters during a bungee jump activity without being connected to the safety rope, according to military police and witness accounts.Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas, a physical education and sports management graduate, died at the scene at the so-called “Ponte…
Rathin U Kelkar; Rahul Gandhi NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday criticised Kerala’s newly elected Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) government over the appointment of the state’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Rathan U Kelkar as secretary to chief minister VD Satheesan.The BJP also targeted Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, citing his earlier remarks…
Varanasi: Former Supreme Court judge RK Aggarwal inaugurated the SP Gupta Smriti Vidhi Pustakalaya at Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University (VBSPU) on Saturday, underscoring the role of modern libraries in strengthening legal education.Addressing the programme, Justice Aggarwal said libraries are essential for continuous learning and urged students to regularly study and refine their knowledge. “This…
Bagnan’s BJP neta Prasanta Dey was killed on Wednesday night Howrah: A BJP functionary died after being allegedly attacked by Trinamool-backed miscreants in Bagnan’s Santoshpur area on Wednesday night.Shortly after, unidentified individuals allegedly left behind a white mourning cloth and Rs 5,000 in front of Prasanta Dey’s house, followed by a chilling 3am call to…
Startup founder Astha Chaturvedi says life in India feels more vibrant than in the US. 38-year-old Astha Chaturvedi, a startup founder, moved to Bengaluru along with her family, including a kid and a pet, leaving behind San Francisco and now she feels she did the right thing. In an interview with Business Insider, Chaturvedi said…
Ahmedabad: Gujarat University (GU) has made internships compulsory for students of undergraduate and postgraduate courses appearing as external candidates, aligning the requirement with the provisions of the National Education Policy (NEP). The move had initially triggered confusion among students over the process, duration and evaluation system, prompting the university to issue detailed guidelines.According to the…
Raghav Chadha (File photo) NEW DELHI: In 2022, when Raghav Chadha entered the Rajya Sabha as a newly elected AAP MP from Punjab, he raised concerns about how India’s anti-defection law was functioning in practice and had its an infirmities.Introducing a Private Member Bill, he argued that the law had failed to curb political switching…
