New Delhi: A series of programmes organised by the directorate of education (DoE) will shift to virtual mode following govt’s nudge to work-from-home, choose carpooling and online meetings amid the war in West Asia.This includes an interaction of education minister Ashish Sood with heads of govt schools. All directorates are aiming to hold 50% meetings…
NEW DELHI: The President Saturday promulgated an ordinance – Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Ordinance 2026 – to increase the strength of apex court judges from 33 to 37 with immediate effect. With this amendment, SC’s strength has now been increased to 38 judges, including CJI.The ordinance will be brought before Lok Sabha and…
Cognizant’s exclusion reflects its relative market capitalisation rather than its recent operating performance Bengaluru: Despite posting a strong first quarter and raising its full-year outlook, Cognizant is set to be dropped from the Nasdaq-100 Index after more than two decades, making way for a new crop of companies benefiting from the artificial intelligence boom.The IT…
Chandigarh: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has convened an empanelment committee meeting on June 30 to shortlist three officers for the appointment of a regular director general of police (DGP) for Punjab.The governing AAP will have the discretion to select one officer from the panel. This move will provide the state with a regular…
Chandigarh/New Delhi: A day after reports of two FIRs under non-bailable sections in Punjab, Rajya Sabha MP Sandeep Pathak on Sunday addressed a press conference in Delhi, saying he had no “official or unofficial information” about any such cases.Pathak said he had been waiting for a copy of the FIRs to respond. “Since yesterday, there…
The session aimed to educate PwDs, caregivers and staff on the importance of accurate and updated electoral records Chandigarh: An awareness programme on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls was organised at the Vocational Training Centre, Aasha Kiran, Sector 46, with a special focus on persons with disabilities (PwDs).The session aimed to educate…
Ahmedabad: The State Monitoring Cell (SMC) on Monday seized Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) worth Rs 19.3 lakh during a raid at a stud farm near Gandhinagar, and arrested four persons and detained a juvenile.Acting on specific inputs, an SMC team led by sub-inspector V K Rathod conducted a raid at Chehar stud farm near…
Kolkata: A severe public transport crisis has gripped Kolkata as private bus operators massively cut services or pulled fleets off the roads entirely. Driven to the brink by diesel prices hovering near Rs 100 per litre, transport operators, app-cab drivers and stranded commuters are united in a singular, urgent demand: an immediate, official hike in…
Top stocks to buy (AI image) Top stock market recommendations: AJAX Engineering, ELGI Equipments, and KFin Technologies have been picked as the top stocks to buy on April 23, 2026, by Aakash K Hindocha, Deputy Vice President – WM Research of Nuvama Professional Clients Group. The analyst has also shared his outlook for both Nifty,…
Pune: Residents of Kothrud depot area on Paud road have objected to the proposed design and alignment of the upcoming Metro station and a flyover, demanding a rethink since the existing plan would not be beneficial.They have submitted letters explaining their apprehensions to the Metro and the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) officials and said local…
