Ahmedabad: In a move to bolster higher education infrastructure, the state govt has assigned special funds to high-performing govt colleges based on their strong results in the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) assessments. Under a special provision in the 2026-27 budget, a total of Rs 50 crore was set aside to develop selected institutions…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Pic credit: IPL) Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan has showered massive praise on teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, saying the youngster is creating the same fear among bowlers that legendary T20 powerhouse Chris Gayle once did during his peak years. Pathan also believes Sooryavanshi is now genuinely threatening Gayle’s long-standing IPL record of 59…
MUMBAI: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Worli unit, has registered a case against two private individuals for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe to facilitate the release of a car towed by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).The accused have been identified as Santosh Sonu Patade (51) and Devendra Chandrakant Bandwadkar (52). A case has been registered…
Imagine leaving a locked food box in your backyard and returning the next morning to find it open. Now imagine that every raccoon opened it differently. That is exactly what happened during an experiment in Laramie, Wyoming, where researchers installed specially designed puzzle boxes to test the problem-solving abilities of wild raccoons. Equipped with four…
Indonesia, Singapore reaffirm that Strait of Malacca will remain open and free for all Singapore and Indonesia have pledged to keep the Strait of Malacca open, safe and accessible to all, elevating maritime security to the forefront of a bilateral relationship that both countries see as critical to regional stability.The commitment came after talks on…
Kolkata: The Bengal govt informed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that several mega surface water-based drinking water projects aimed at tackling arsenic contamination in North 24 Parganas are running behind schedule because of fund shortages, land acquisition hurdles and delays in securing clearances from multiple agencies. Earlier, green-crusader Subhas Datta said that most of the…
New Delhi: Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday conducted a surprise inspection of Transport Department facilities in Burari and directed officials to improve public amenities, infrastructure and service delivery.Gupta also inspected the under-construction Automated Testing Station (ATS), District Transport Office (DTO), Vehicle Inspection Unit and Heavy Motor Vehicle Training Institute.At the ATS site, the chief…
Panaji: Activists from the Ponnjekars Against Casinos group met the Captain of Ports on Thursday, where they demanded that authorities outright reject Delta Corp’s proposal to bring in the 112-metre-long offshore casino vessel into the Mandovi river.The activists also demanded that the Deltin Royale casino, which operates onboard the MV Horseshoe vessel, should be removed…
Noida: Three years after an ATM cash withdrawal failed during a power outage, a district consumer court has ordered Punjab National Bank (PNB) to refund Rs 10,000 to the customer along with interest and compensation.The complaint was filed by Mubarakpur resident Raman Lal on Jan 6, 2023. He told the commission that on Oct 3,…
LUCKNOW: A Special NIA Court in Lucknow has convicted 28-year-old Wasiullah Khan in a Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) espionage case involving an alleged conspiracy to share sensitive information related to the Indian Army with handlers of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). The court sentenced him to four years’ imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs…
