Picture for representation purpose Pune: Second- and third-year undergraduate classes are set to begin in the first week of July, but admissions to the much-touted fourth year of National Education Policy’s (NEP) four-year undergraduate honours programme are yet to start in most autonomous colleges affiliated with Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU), where the new curriculum…
Dhubri: Dhubri police arrested seven alleged drug peddlers in a major anti-drug crackdown and seized huge quantity of drugs from their possession on Saturday night.Police raids were conducted on Indira Gandhi Road at the houses of Firoz Sheikh, Abdul Samir, Harsh Agarwal, Subrata Ghorame, Moinul Khan, Saidul Islam, and Mun Khan. The seized items included…
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd (UPPCL) has said that 89.67 lakh smart meters have been installed across its distribution companies under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS).According to the corporation, postpaid electricity bills for June 2026 have been generated for 86.26 lakh smart meter consumers.Of the remaining consumers, around 45,000 are new electricity…
Bhajan Lal Sharma govt is keen to complete the project before the 2028 Assembly elections Jaipur: The Rajasthan govt has initiated steps to revive the long-pending Rs 235-crore Maharana Pratap Circuit project, holding a meeting with Union govt agencies recently to expedite work.In a significant course correction, the state has accepted key objections raised by…
Ram Madhav says claims of track-2 talks with Pakistan baseless NEW DELHI: BJP’s Ram Madhav, an ex-RSS member who heads think tank India Foundation, has dismissed reports of track-2 talks involving Indian and Pakistani delegations at a conference in Colombo and his association with it, calling it a “totally wrong portrayal” of what happened at…
Nigerian proverb of the day (AI-generated image) Have you ever flinched at something completely harmless, simply because it reminded you of an old hurt? A Nigerian proverb captures that feeling perfectly. One who has been bitten by a snake lives in fear of worms, it says. Among the Igbo people, where the saying is well…
Sanju Samson (Agency Image) Former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar believes Sanju Samson cannot afford too many failures with young sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi waiting in the wings, following India’s disappointing start to the T20I series against Ireland.India, led by new T20I captain Shreyas Iyer, suffered a 34-run defeat in the opening match of the two-game series…
Busy day. Very busy. You might feel as if your clock is moving faster than normal and your brain will not be able to sit still for very long. Mercury is a force for movement and errands, as well as calls and even conversations, whereas Mars brings tension under the surface. So yes, you’ll work…
New Delhi: Two operatives of a foreign-based gangster, Goldy Dhillon, were arrested by police. Investigators said the duo was part of Dhillon’s network and played a key role in illegal arms and narcotics supply chains. One of the accused was allegedly on his way to commit a crime when he was nabbed.The accused were identified…
Both had petitioned the HC separately after the sessions court in Mumbai denied them bail on May 7 Mumbai: In one of the oldest pending cases investigated by the Enforcement Directorate, a magistrate’s court this week acquitted a 73-year-old South Mumbai businessman and two of his firms in three separate cases related to Rs 17…
