Mumbai: Eleven students from Maharashtra have secured a perfect 100 percentile in the first attempt of the MHT-CET PCB examination conducted for admission to pharmacy and agriculture courses, the State Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell announced on Tuesday.Among the high scorers are Ashley Fernandes from Mumbai city and Saurish Sen from Thane. All 11 students…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Monday issued a notice to the Centre and CBSE on a plea by the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI), alleging “large-scale irregularities and deficiencies” in the newly introduced On-Screen Marking system. A vacation bench of Justices Neena Bansal, Krishna and Madhu Jain sought responses from the department…
Pune: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday issued a heatwave alert for several parts of Maharashtra, warning of persistently high temperatures and minimal nighttime relief over the coming days. The warning comes amid intense heat spell in the city, with daytime temperatures soaring past 43°C and even nights turning uncomfortably warm.According to IMD, heatwave…
The day feels a bit uneven, like walking on soft sand. You may need moral support, and confidence can wobble for no grand reason. The Moon pulls your emotions inward, while Saturn creates pressure around expenses and practical worries. So if you feel less sure of yourself, don’t treat it as failure. Treat it as…
Surat: Twenty days after the demolition drive in Nasir Nagar rendered nearly 100 families homeless, the inquiry into the operation has shown little progress, with questions still lingering over who authorised and executed the controversial action.Even eight days after the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) constituted an inquiry committee, officials said the probe has yet to…
Varanasi: Tension gripped the Banaras Hindu University campus on Wednesday after students allegedly discovered a lizard in food prepared for lunch at the Dalmia Hostel mess, triggering protests and chaos inside the hostel premises.Soon after receiving information about the incident, dean of students Prof Ranjan Kumar Singh, administrative warden Prof Rajiv Bhatla and chief proctor…
Panaji: The Union highways ministry has approved the Rs 1,880 crore detailed project report (DPR) submitted by Goa govt for four-laning of the highway from Cuncolim to Bendoredem. The project will include bypasses at Cuncolim and Balli, where locals had been expressing apprehensions about losing their houses to the highway expansion.The project will also include…
A 35-year-old priest was arrested for stealing gold jewellery and silver articles from a house in JJ Nagar, where he had been performing puja on a regular basis. The JJ Nagar police recovered 32 sovereigns of gold jewellery and 4.374 kg of silver articles from the accused and remanded him in judicial custody. Chennai: A…
New Delhi: A 53-year-old property dealer died after allegedly falling down a staircase during a heated altercation with his nephew in northwest Delhi’s Shakurpur on Wednesday. The nephew sustained critical stab injuries, while the man’s niece was also injured in the incident.The deceased was identified as Rajesh, a resident of Rani Bagh. His nephew, Deepak,…
Sonam Wangchuk continues protest (Abhijeet Dipke X) Activist Sonam Wangchuk’s indefinite hunger strike at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar has entered day 9 on Monday, with supporters raising fresh concerns over his health.The latest update was shared by Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), who posted on X: “Day 9 of @Wangchuk66’s hunger strike.”The…
