Mapusa: The postmortem examination report of 17-year-old Tia Parab, who was found dead in her room at her Nachinola residence in Bardez, has confirmed that she died of natural causes. However, her viscera has been preserved to aid the probe after police said they received a crucial input from Tia’s neighbour.The incident came to light…
Delhi University Campus of Open Learning announces admissions for language and professional courses from June 17 The Campus of Open Learning (COL), University of Delhi, has announced the start of admissions for its one-year certificate and diploma courses in eight foreign languages, along with several professional programmes offered through the Department of Distance and Continuing…
While publishers tighten enforcement, affordability still drives demand A recent piracy crackdown in Delhi has spotlighted what’s being sold and read on the city’s streets. In March, Penguin Random House, alongside Simon & Schuster and Hay House, worked with Delhi Police to seize over 20,000 books from a Rohini-based racket, uncovering an illegal printing press…
Margao: The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining the ‘One Nation, One Election’ bills on Saturday said simultaneous elections, once implemented, would be introduced in phases, with assemblies whose terms end before the common election cycle serving truncated tenures to bring them in sync.Addressing reporters after two days of consultations in Goa, JPC chairman P P…
According to the residents, the problem isn’t just disruption, but the agonising delay in water supply recovery Pune: Residents on Wednesday flagged persistent air pockets in underground pipelines as a major concern ahead of Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) planned alternate-day water supply from next week.The doubts persisted despite PMC clarification that, over the past year,…
Monday begins with a strange mix, a little laziness, a little restlessness, and yet your confidence quietly rising underneath. You may not feel like doing much in the morning, but a bold decision pushes you into motion. Once you commit, you work harder than anyone expects. Money doesn’t fall into your lap this week, you’ll…
Photo credit: Delhi Customs NEW DELHI: Customs officials at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport on Saturday said they had seized 115 smuggled gold bars weighing 3.5 kg from an American national of Indian origin, news agency PTI reported.The seizure comes amid a recent rise in gold smuggling attempts following the increase in Customs duty on…
MUMBAI: Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis was seen driving a G-Wagen during the inauguration of the Mumbai-Pune Expressway’s much-awaited ‘missing link’ on Friday, marking a key milestone in the state’s infrastructure push.After inaugurating the project, Fadnavis drove the SUV along the Lonavala-bound carriageway, with deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde seated beside him. Visuals showed Devendra…
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Guwahati: Personifying the diverse nature of the state’s culture and heritage, the newly elected members of Assam assembly etched a new record on Thursday as they took oaths in as many as nine languages.Marking a departure from the usual practice of adhering to English and languages listed in the…
Lucknow: Claiming that the BJP govt in Uttar Pradesh has shut down around 70,000 educational institutions, Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav on Friday said that there are thousands more where zero admissions have taken place this year.Akhilesh accused the govt of systematically destroying the primary education set-up in the state. “The BJP govt’s second…
