Ahmedabad: Gujarat University has extended the application process for affiliated colleges seeking approval to offer honours degree programmes under the New Education Policy (NEP), following confusion among college managements regarding the guidelines. Colleges can now submit fresh applications over the next two days by paying a revised fee of Rs 5,000 per faculty.Under the NEP…
Hisar: Police have arrested two men after 2.72 kg of opium was allegedly recovered from them near Agroha. Shiv Dayal and Aklesh Kumar, both residents of Jharkhand, were planning to deliver a large consignment of opium near the Jhiri Agroha Mod bridge when a team of crime investigation agency caught them on a tip-off, police…
Pune: Minister of state for women and child welfare Meghana Sakore-Bordikar on Tuesday said the number of single women identified as such was pegged around 54 lakh now, but may rise to 75 lakh once updated figures are received from districts in the ongoing survey for a proposed policy for the said segment of the…
Guwahati: The abrupt cancellation of NEET 2026 amid allegations of a paper leak has triggered widespread stress, uncertainty, and disappointment among students in Guwahati. The decision has deepened confusion, as many candidates had already left for holidays or vacated their hostels after appearing for the exam.Coaching institutes across the city are being inundated with calls…
Lucknow: Summer is set to intensify in state capital over the next few days with India Meteorological Department (IMD), Lucknow, predicting maximum temperature will touch 40 degrees Celsius by weekend.City recorded maximum temperature of 37.1 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, 2.7 units below normal. Minimum temperature, however, was 26.8 degrees Celsius, 2.2 notches above normal.On Wednesday,…
Jaipur: A group of women employees at the Rajasthan cooperative department have raised objections about alleged gender-insensitive remarks at the workplace by a senior official. They are particularly peeved at what they termed as sarcastic comments from the official regarding the department’s policies pertaining to childcare and abortion leave.Upset by the series of sarcastic remarks,…
NEW DLEHI: The size of PM Narendra Modi’s carcade has been officially reduced at his instance, a significant move towards austerity which is to act as a nudge for others in govt to follow.Sources said PM has asked special protection group (SPG)-elite security corps which looks after his security-to try to reduce number of cars…
LONDON: British PM Keir Starmer told members of his cabinet on Tuesday he had no intention of resigning as calls grew louder within his Labour Party for him to step down.Starmer tried to shore up support within his cabinet following a febrile few days in the wake of hefty losses for the Labour Party in…
NEW DELHI: The ongoing West Asian crisis is a “live balance of payments stress test” for the country – directly impacting inflation, the exchange rate and the current account, chief economic advisor V Anantha Nageswaran said at the CII Annual Business Summit Tuesday. “Managing the current account credibly, financing it and preventing further currency depreciation…
‘Karuppu’ starring Suriya and Trisha Krishnan has been granted a special permission for its shows from the Tamil Nadu government ahead of its grand theatrical release on May 14. The announcement has created huge excitement among fans who have been eagerly waiting for the film. The movie, which is directed by RJ Balaji, has already…
