KEM Hospital and Medical College has placed MBBS student Sejal Pawar on a 15-day forced leave and barred her from entering the hospital campus, medical college and hostel premises following the controversy over a viral stand-up comedy video featuring comedian Pranit More.The action came after a preliminary inquiry by the institution. Officials said the inquiry…
Chandigarh: Punjab BJP president Kewal Singh Dhillon on Sunday flagged off three Volvo buses carrying devotees on the ‘Panch Teerth Yatra’ linked to Dr B R Ambedkar.Dhillon said the pilgrimage would allow participants to visit historic sites associated with Ambedkar’s life that have been developed under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership.He said the yatra —…
Bengaluru: The number of students who failed in Kannada in SSLC exams rose by 2-3% between 2016 and 2025, notes a report by Kannada Development Authority (KDA) titled, ‘Why do Karnataka children fail in Kannada?’.The report suggests that the current three-language formula should be dropped and a bilingual policy adopted to strengthen Kannada learning and…
Former Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and KPCC President DK Shivakumar meets Congress General Secretary (Organisation) KC Venugopal, in New Delhi With DK Shivakumar expected to take over the reins, the Congress govt in Karnataka faces a politically crucial transition phase. Challenges on several fronts— political, administrative, and financial—confronts the new administration. These range from balancing…
KOLKATA: Montu Mondal, a 33-year-old driver from Banikantha Nagar in Barasat, was travelling in the SUV with Suvedu Adhikari’s close aide Chandranath Rath and driver Buddhadeb Bera when the killers attacked.Mondal is the only one who escaped unhurt.Over 48 hours after the incident, his brother Jhantu, a lawyer, said Mondal is still in trauma. Watch…
Ponda: A calf was mauled and another severely injured at Dhavali in Ponda allegedly by a leopard during the intervening night of Thursday and Friday.Locals claim the leopard attacked the calves in the cattle shed of Pundalik Naik from Khalchawada, Dhavali.They said they were suspecting the movements of leopards in the area, especially during nights…
Mumbai: The state legislative council on Tuesday passed the Public Universities (fourth amendment) Bill, 2026 for the appointment of an ombudsman to resolve grievances and to replace the grievance committee.Opposition members asked if universities would be brought under the purview of the Lokpal as the Bill mentioned the appointment of Lokpal. Higher and Technical Education…
Mumbai: The BMC Improvements Committee on Friday approved the appointment of Jain International Organisation (JIO) to operate and manage a hostel for female students aged 18 and above in Akurli village in Kandivli East.JIO was recently in the news over protests challenging the Maharashtra government’s decision to hand over Wilson Gymkhana ground lease to the…
Dossier submitted by KP CP in connection with the inquiry against three suspended IPS officers Kolkata: The Kolkata Police has submitted an overall report to the home department at Nabanna in connection with the ongoing inquiry against three suspended IPS officers — KP ex-CP Vineet Goyal, ex-DC (north) Abhishek Gupta, and ex-DC (Central) Indira Mukhopadhyay….
Ahmedabad: A 13-year-old Class 9 student of Delhi Public School, Gandhinagar, went missing from her residence in Chandkheda on Monday. She left a handwritten note, mentioning academic stress as the reason for leaving home. Chandkheda police registered a kidnapping case and launched a search on Tuesday.According to the complaint filed by her father, a businessman,…
