Mumbai: City International School in Oshiwara, whose abrupt closure left nearly 600 students in the lurch, is now facing allegations that it took Rs 40,000 per student as “donation” in 2019 after promising education till Class 10. MP Ravindra Waikar raised the issue in a letter to the school education department last week. Deputy director…
S P Velumani (File photo) COIMBATORE: Former minister S P Velumani on Thursday claimed that the AIADMK-led alliance would win 210 seats in the Tamil Nadu assembly elections and party general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami would return as the chief minister.Velumani, who is AIADMK’s Thondamuthur candidate, cast his vote with his family at Sugunapuram Government…
NEW DELHI: The iconic “Dancing Girl” of Mohenjo-daro, one of the most celebrated artefacts of the Indus Valley Civilisation, appeared in an altered form in the NCERT’s new Class 9 arts textbook, with its traditionally bare torso visually covered, sparking debate over the representation.The 4,500-year-old bronze figurine, traditionally depicted with its bare torso visible, appears…
Kolkata: Trinamool on Friday lodged a complaint against Rajesh Kumar, the BJP candidate for Jagatdal, for allegedly violating the MCC and threatening to “tie [voters] upside down and beat them up on the day results are announced”.The party provided a link to a video shared on X as evidence. The complaint stated that the candidate’s…
Hyderabad: Jeh Aerospace has inked a long-term agreement with French aerospace and transportation major Liebherr-Aerospace to manufacture and supply high-precision landing gear components for high-rate commercial single-aisle aircraft.As part of the agreement, Jeh Aerospace will produce these components at its Hyderabad facility, which will now become a part of Liebherr-Aerospace’s global industrial network. The deal…
Chennai: The school education department has asked chief and district education officers to ensure that physical education (PE) lessons for Classes VI-XII are conducted without fail. It also sought details of schools where playgrounds are not utilized properly.The instructions come in the wake of a recent review meeting chaired by school education secretary B Chandra…
CHENNAI: A passenger allegedly opened an emergency exit door while the aircraft was taxiing on Sunday morning, triggering brief tension at Chennai International Airport.The incident occurred when an Air Arabia flight arrived in Chennai from Sharjah carrying 231 passengers, according to news agency PTI. According to officials, the aircraft was moving along the taxiway —…
Jaishankar welcomes South Korea Prez Lee Jae-myung, says talks with PM Modi will deepen strategic partnership NEW DELHI: South Korean President Lee Jae-myung arrived in India on Sunday for a three-day state visit, the first by a South Korean leader in over eight years. The Ministry of External Affairs described the visit as an “important…
In the arid mountains of Ethiopia, a fascinating archaeological find has been unearthed that gives an inside view of life and death in the ancient community. Unlike spectacular finds in the form of monuments and royal tombs, the focus of this particular find is on common individuals and their day-to-day lives over the centuries. It…
The new agency will operate and maintain 20 mechanical road-sweeping machines Gurgaon: MCG has awarded the work of operating and maintaining the city’s road-sweeping machines to a Dwarka-based private agency for six months after the previous contract ended on March 31.The project is estimated to cost Rs 5 crore. The previous agency was awarded the…
