Jhansi has long occupied a distinguished place in India’s history as the land of Rani Lakshmibai, whose valour during the First War of Independence in 1857 made the city a symbol of courage and patriotism. Yet, despite its strategic location at the crossroads of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, Jhansi remained economically underdeveloped for decades….
Chandigarh: The Chandigarh Administration will not impose any additional land, infrastructure, equipment or endowment fund requirements for the establishment and operation of private universities and higher educational institutions in the Union Territory beyond those already prescribed by national regulatory bodies.The decision follows an examination of recommendations related to minimum land requirements, endowment funds and infrastructure…
New Delhi: Delhi Police has busted an organised mule bank account racket operating across India and arrested 10 accused who allegedly procured and supplied bank accounts to cyber fraudsters for routing proceeds of online scams.The syndicate primarily targeted unemployed and financially vulnerable individuals who had come to Delhi in search of work.The investigation was initiated…
Virat Kohli spotted watching Urvil Patel’s record-breaking blitz Virat Kohli appeared completely locked into Urvil Patel’s breathtaking innings for Chennai Super Kings against Lucknow Super Giants on Sunday, with a clip from broadcaster Star Sports showing the RCB superstar watching the carnage unfold from the dugout ahead of Bengaluru’s clash against Mumbai Indians in Raipur….
For years, it sat unnoticed among thousands of geological specimens, catalogued and stored without attracting much attention. The fossil had been collected during an expedition to Antarctica in the mid-1980s and then quietly placed within a museum collection, where it remained for nearly four decades.Only recently did a closer examination reveal that the modest-looking specimen…
Uttar Pradesh, quite a big state of about 25 crore people, has often been described as a state of many regions rather than a single homogeneous entity. From the fertile plains of Western Uttar Pradesh to the forests and hills of Bundelkhand, from the industrial heartland of Kanpur to the spiritual landscape of Purvanchal, every…
Hyderabad: The South Central Railway (SCR) has launched two new artificial intelligence-based passenger help systems, ‘Bholu Mini’ and ‘Bholu Max’, in a step towards modernising railway enquiry services. The smart assistants were officially demonstrated on Friday at Rail Nilayam, Secunderabad, in the presence of SCR general manager Sanjay Kumar Srivastava, Hyderabad divisional railway manager Santosh…
India is among the world’s largest economies, with its GDP nearly doubling in the last 10 years. Yet, when it comes to the strength of its passport, it doesn’t rank even among the top 50. Neither does China for that matter. The United States of America – the world’s largest economy – also sits at…
DEEP has completed the installation of Vanguard, its pilot subsea human habitat, at Tennessee Reef in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. The system now sits 17 metres below the water’s surface following a complex marine operation, marking a significant milestone in subsea engineering and long-duration underwater research capability.The installation enables multi-day subsea missions, allowing…
Ahmedabad: The equity turnover of Gujarat’s individual investors swelled nearly sixfold over the past decade, even as the number of active equity investors in the state expanded eightfold.The numbers are highlighted in a National Stock Exchange report tracking retail participation in the stock market. Surat district ranked first in India in terms of growth rate…
