Margao: Yoga in the curriculum, strengthened sports programmes, extended gymnasium hours and round-the-clock counselling — BITS Pilani has rolled out a slew of student welfare measures aimed at addressing the mental health crisis at the institute, which has witnessed a series of student suicides in recent years.The measures were presented by the director of BITS…
Has Indian cricketer Hardik Pandya quietly married his girlfriend, Mahieka Sharma? Fresh photos of the couple doing the rounds on social media have sparked widespread speculation that the two may have exchanged vows in a private ceremony.The buzz began after a picture of Hardik and Mahieka posing with an elderly woman surfaced on the internet….
Surat: A Class IX student was allegedly attacked with a knife by her female classmate at an ashram shala (tribal residential school) following some argument in Tapi district. The accused, a 13-year-old girl, has been detained, and Valod police launched an investigation into the incident.According to police, the incident occurred on Tuesday morning when the…
Ranveer Singh, riding high on two back-to-back hits, recently met Yash Raj Films’ Aditya Chopra in a closed-door meeting, where the two ironed out their differences and discussed future collaborations. Chopra has promised a feature film within six months. Ranveer also has Immortals of Meluha and Pralay in the pipeline. Ranveer Singh is having the…
Chandigarh: For some 18 agonising hours, relatives of a 28-year-old man desperately squeezed a rubber bag – a manual resuscitator – while travelling across 110km, looking for a ventilator. A healthcare system that has run out of breath left the man hanging between life and death.“Our ordeal began at 6:30pm on May 1 when my…
The strange invention called “The Isolator” was conceived by Hugo Gernsback, a prolific inventor and science-fiction writer, in 1925. More than seven decades ago, before anyone talked about noise-cancellation, productivity tools, and deep work techniques, the inventor felt that humans require complete seclusion from everything else to concentrate and be productive. To achieve such an…
The NEET-UG examination, originally held on May 3, was cancelled after allegations of a paper leak surfaced. NEW DELHI: Top officials from the educatin ministry and the National Testing Agency (NTA) will brief a Parliamentary panel this week on the lessons learnt from the NEET-UG re-examination and the reforms being undertaken to strengthen the country’s…
Pastor (centre) arrested after conversion row in Alwar Thursday Alwar: Police, Thursday, arrested a pastor accused of carrying out religious conversions in Alwar after he was allegedly assaulted by members of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) during a protest at a prayer gathering in Tanwar Colony.According to police, VHP workers reached a house in the…
Hyderabad: Auto-rickshaw drivers staged a protest on Saturday, demanding a ban on autos from other districts operating within the city, alleging violation of transport rules and unfair competition. The demonstration, held at Moazzam Jahi Market, saw participation from several auto drivers’ unions. Protesters argued that vehicles registered in other districts are not permitted to operate…
Falling water levels at Sankey Tank have sparked concern among residents, who say sewage inflow and unchecked concretisation are threatening the survival of the historic Bengaluru lake. Bengaluru: Falling water levels, increased concretisation, and the inflow of untreated sewage into Sankey Tank are threatening the survival of the historic waterbody, residents alleged Sunday during a…
