Citizens fill forms and submit required documents during SIR drive in Khadaki, Pune Pune: The state govt has directed all secondary and higher secondary schools to reduce the workload on teachers appointed as booth-level officers (BLOs) for the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The move comes after repeated complaints that BLO duties…
Jaipur: Five thousand six hundred forty-two pregnant women due for delivery across the state in Aug have been classified as high-risk, creating a major challenge for the health department as it works to reduce maternal deaths. This figure is nearly 8% of 70,344 pregnant women in the state.According to health department data, 5,642 expectant mothers…
Image Credit: Hannes Grobe The Arctic region is warming three times faster than the global average since the past 40 years, which makes it one of the most sensitive areas on the planet. Recent scientific findings published in Nature Geoscience have uncovered a previously unknown natural process that massively increases the number of cloud-forming particles…
The Supreme Court is set to get five new judges after the Central Government cleared the names recommended by the SC Collegium, taking the apex court close to its newly expanded sanctioned strength of 38.Law minister Arjun Ram Meghwal announced on X that the President has approved the appointment of four high court Chief Justices…
MUMBAI: Tata Consumer Products, which began as a tea joint venture with British firm Finlay, has crossed Rs 20,000 crore in annual revenues, marking what chairman N Chandrasekaran called the completion of its transformation into a multi-category consumer goods group.The company has built its newer “growth” businesses —packaged foods, pantry staples and ready-to-drink beverages —…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Saturday dismissed a plea by TMC challenging the deployment of Central government and PSU employees as counting supervisors for the West Bengal assembly elections, while recording the Election Commission of India’s statement that its April 13 circular will be implemented in letter and spirit.The plea had been filed against…
CHENNAI: From Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker J C D Prabhakar to senior minister K A Sengottaiyan and several of his younger cabinet colleagues, governance briefly took a back seat on Thursday as the ruling establishment queued up for the first day, first show (FDFS) of Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay’s much-awaited film Jananayagan.Even as anti-NEET…
Infosys Campus in Bangalore Bengaluru: Infosys has pushed back against allegations by Australian trade grouping Finance Sector Union (FSU), which described employment contracts issued to some Bendigo Bank technology employees as “draconian”. The union alleged that workers’ conditions would be eroded under what it called oppressive employment contracts proposed by Infosys. FSU represents a diverse…
Mumbai: Bombay High Court on Wednesday granted interim relief to Bollywood actor Preity Zinta, directing the deletion of online posts that she claimed violated her personality, publicity and moral rights, bringing back her trademark dimpled smile. She sought that social media intermediaries be directed to take down AI-generated deepfake and morphed content of hers, and…
Bengaluru: Udyaan Express will no longer be the only direct train between Mumbai and Bengaluru. Following a series of cancellations and timetable revisions, a new bi-weekly express will operate between the cities from May 23.The ministry of railways has finally approved train no. 16553/16554-SMVT Bengaluru-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Bi-weekly Express. On May 23, the train will…
