Lucknow: Reforms introduced by UP govt to make the traditional education system more transparent and organised has led to significant rise in number of students appearing for the 2026 Madrassa Education Board examinations.According to official data, 80,933 students took exams this year, an increase of 12,510 candidates compared to 2025. Last year, 68,423 students appeared….
Noida: The district administration has created 5,752 house listing blocks (HLBs) across urban and rural areas ahead of the upcoming house listing and enumeration exercise, officials said. A total of 7,135 personnel, including enumerators and supervisors with a 10% reserve pool, will be deployed. House listing and housing enumeration is scheduled to take place between…
The site in Fort where the new BMC House is proposed to be set up Mumbai: Almost two months after BJP stalled the BMC administration’s proposal to build a town hall opposite the civic body headquarters and instead pushed for a larger House at the same site to tackle what it called “acute” space constraints…
Ahmedabad: A recent report tabled in the state govt by the senior officials of the transport department indicated that Ahmedabad city recorded deaths of 403 persons in road accidents, whereas the rest of the district recorded 400 deaths, totalling 803 deaths in 2025. The number was about 10% of the state’s total road fatalities which…
CJP spokesperson Saurav Das (R) condemned the arrest of Ruchika Singh (L), stating that her comments against the PM should not lead to criminal charges NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) spokesperson Saurav Das on Friday defended Ruchika Singh, the Noida woman booked for allegedly making objectionable remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the…
Bengaluru: Close on the heels of the tragic death of a tourist during a clash between two elephants at the Dubare elephant camp in Kodagu, the forest department has imposed sweeping restrictions on tourist interaction with captive elephants across all 14 elephant camps in Karnataka. The new measures include a complete ban on feeding, bathing…
Guwahati: Traffic rules violations rose sharply in Guwahati between April and May, emerging as a major road safety concern as several accidents in the city have been linked to reckless driving and noncompliance with regulations.Traffic police flagged a rise in overspeeding, driving without helmets, wrong-lane driving, rash driving and driving under the influence of alcohol,…
Mumbai: The newly completed Missing Link of the Mumbai-Pune Expressway will officially be inaugurated by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on May 1, as reported by TOI, but regular motorists will be able to use the route only from late that night, with full public access effectively beginning from the morning of May 2.“After the inaugural…
Ahmedabad: IIM Ahmedabad (IIM-A) got a new centre of excellence — Mattu Centre of Research in Security Pricing and Corporate Finance — on Monday. The centre will carry out research in asset pricing, corporate finance, corporate governance, and broad themes in financial economics, said officials. It will have Joshy Jacob and Ellapulli Vasudevan as co-chairs,…
During the raid, officials found a facility operating with an operation table, surgical instruments and medicines. Investigators seized several items Gurgaon: A 17-week pregnant woman developed severe complications after an illegal abortion at an unauthorised clinic in Rewari, prompting a probe into female foeticide and sex determination practices. A joint team of health department, police…
