Policy research centre set up on LU campus | Lucknow News

Lucknow: UP State Transformation Commission (STC) and Lucknow University on Tuesday established Centre for Development and Policy Research (CDPR) on the campus, a move aimed at strengthening evidence-based policymaking and supporting the state’s goal of becoming a dollar 1-trillion economy.The centre, to function over a six-year period (2026-2032), will serve as the state’s policy think…

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Mumbai swelters at 36°C, IMD warns it’ll be hot and humid today and tomorrow | Mumbai News

Mumbai: Mercury continued to climb steadily as maximum temperatures touched 36°C, 2.6° above normal, making Tuesday the hottest day of this month so far. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a warning for hot and humid conditions in isolated pockets of Mumbai, Thane, Raigad and Palghar for Wednesday and Thursday.Tuesday’s maximum temperature was higher…

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Over 1,500 degrees awarded at BITS Pilani Hyd convocation 2026 | Hyderabad News

Hyderabad: During the convocation ceremony held by BITS Pilani, Hyderabad on Sunday, more than 1,500 degrees, including 200 higher degree programmes and over 100 PhD degrees were conferred on students.Speaking during the event, Hari Menon, co-founder of Big Basket, said, “Build your careers on a strong foundation of integrity, hard work, empathy, and humility,” and…

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Hinjewadi man arrested for posting morphed photos online, demanding Rs 5 lakh | Pune News

Pune: The Ravet police on Sunday arrested an employee of a placement agency in Hinjewadi for allegedly posting morphed photographs of an acquaintance’s fiancée and mother on multiple pornographic websites and attempting to extort Rs 5 lakh to remove the content.The accused has been booked under Section 308 (extortion) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS),…

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Artefact seized at B’luru airport turns out to be stolen Nepalese antiquity | Bengaluru News

Bengaluru: The interception of a consignment declared as a ‘grey stone stele of Padmapani’ by the Air Cargo Commissionerate at Bengaluru airport five months ago has now taken a dramatic turn, with investigations revealing that the idol is in fact a ninth-century antiquity stolen from Nepal.The case began last Nov when a 32-year-old traveller arriving…

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