Dutch Ambassador Marisa Gerards and Jitendra Singh, MoS (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology The Dutch Ambassador’s residence, adorned with paintings by Vincent van Gogh and sunflowers – among the most recognisable symbols of his work – recently hosted King’s Day. Guests arrived dressed in orange, while Dutch Ambassador Marisa Gerards and her husband, Peter…
The changes in the online system were made in Feb 2024 and came to light three months later Pune: The Vishrantwadi police are investigating a case wherein allegedly a disgruntled employee made changes in the Yerawada Regional Mental Hospital (RMH)’s internal online system using his cellphone and official WiFi and showed nine staffers as terminated,…
Ludhiana: A logistical bottleneck has left more than half of the procured wheat harvest stranded in open-air grain markets across the district, sparking fears among traders of losses due to theft, spoilage, and shrinking grain weights.Despite govt assurances, data from the district food supplies controller (DFSC) reveals a widening gap between procurement and transportation, with…
MUMBAI: Reserve Bank of India has rebuffed calls to raise the asset threshold for upper-layer NBFCs to Rs 2.5 lakh crore, sticking to Rs 1 lakh crore threshold—a decision that keeps Tata Sons, the holding company of India’s largest conglomerate, firmly within its supervisory bracket and subject to listing requirements.Industry stakeholders had argued that the…
A 27-year-old man from India has died after being attacked by a black bear at a uranium exploration site in Saskatchewan, Canada.This was counted as an extremely rare fatal incident in the province according to CBC News.The attack happened on Friday evening near Nordbye Lake, where the man had been working on a contract assignment…
Benches will be set up on College Street for people to sit on and read Kolkata: A portion of College Street was being planned to make vehicle-free with only cycles allowed on the Boi Para stretch, said urban development and municipal affairs minister Agnimitra Paul on Thursday.“We are looking into the possibility of making a…
CBSE’s OSM controversy grows as schools allegedly told to push positive messaging India’s examination system survives on one fragile assumption that students will be treated fairly, even when results are disappointing. Once that belief weakens, every mark, every rank and every evaluation begins to invite suspicion. The controversy surrounding the Central Board of Secondary Education’s…
Lucknow: Police on Sunday arrested four people in connection with the murder of a former village pradhan and former BJP mandal president Tej Bahadur Yadav in Balrampur on May 14.Yadav was allegedly beaten to death with iron rods and sticks during a dispute at a wedding in Golhipur village of the district.According to police, the…
For decades, the image of Tyrannosaurus rex has been defined by thunderous footsteps and earth-shaking chases, immortalised by films like Jurassic Park. The towering predator was imagined as a heavy, reptile-like creature, pounding across the ground with unstoppable force. New research is now challenging that long-held picture. A recent study suggests that T. rex may…
New Delhi: A fire gutted around 200 sheds used as accommodation for migrant labourers at a construction camp near Nirman Bhavan and Udyog Bhavan in central Delhi in the early hours of Wednesday, leaving hundreds displaced. No casualties were reported.Delhi Fire Service (DFS) received a call at 3.02am about the fire that allegedly started in…
