Varanasi: Advocates of the Banaras Bar Association on Friday protested the police action of allegedly making three detained persons apologize with folded hands following a scuffle over applying chandan tilak to devotees near the Kashi Vishwanath Temple. They submitted a memorandum to senior police officials, demanding action against the personnel involved and an inquiry into…
Chief Minister Vijay seeks Class XII marks as criteria for MBBS, BDS and AYUSH admissions at NITI Aayog meet In the Eleventh Governing Council Meeting of NITI Aayog, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay reiterated the State’s opposition to the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for undergraduate medical and dental admissions, stating that…
Rajiv Jain was elected as the chairman of Jaipur Jewellery Show Jaipur: The Jaipur Jewellery Show (JJS) organising committee Monday unanimously elected Rajiv Jain as chairperson of the industry body. He succeeds Vimal Chand Surana, who served as JJS chairperson for the past 19 years. According to a JJS release, Surana’s leadership helped transform the…
Gandhinagar: The Gujarat Medicinal Plants Board, which functions under the state health department, distributed more than 2.8 lakh medicinal saplings through seven govt-run medicinal plant gardens across the state in 2025-26.An official statement on Sunday said the board provides up to 10 saplings free for personal use, 50 for schools and institutions, and 500 for…
While India will be the sixth largest economy in FY27, it is likely to overtake both the UK, and Japan to bag the fourth spot in FY28. (AI image) In April 2025 when the International Monetary Fund (IMF) released its World Economic Outlook, India was seen overtaking Japan to become the world’s fourth largest economy…
New Delhi: A head constable was injured after being hit by a vehicle during a late-night patrol in Mandir Marg in Delhi.The incident happened on April 13 around 11 pm. Head constable Mahender, along with constable Dipesh, had noticed a black car parked suspiciously on Vande Matram road near Hanuman Mandir. When Mahender approached the…
Gujarat Titans’ Sai Sudharsan (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia) Shubman Gill opened up on Sai Sudharsan’s strange back-to-back hit-wicket dismissals in Gujarat Titans’ massive Qualifier 2 win over Rajasthan Royals, admitting that even he had never witnessed anything quite like it before.After producing a record-breaking century to guide GT into the IPL 2026 final, Gill opened up…
NEW DELHI: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked the govt to consider including distinct categories such as ‘Intersex,’ ‘Transmen,’ and ‘Transwomen’ in Census 2027.In an advisory on ensuring welfare of transgender persons issued last week, the Commission has also asked the govt to reconsider changes made to the definition of transgender persons under…
Image credit: Manu Bhaker’s X handle NEW DELHI: Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker will compete in two events at the upcoming Asian Games after being named in India’s 30-member shooting squad announced by the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) on Thursday.The Asian Games will be held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, from September 19 to October 4,…
Chennai: Public works department minister Aadhav Arjuna on Monday questioned the silence of former chief minister M K Stalin over allegations that DMK and AIADMK explored a post-poll alliance to make AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami the chief minister after the assembly election results.Speaking to reporters, Aadhav alleged that DMK, AIADMK and BJP held…
