Teachers’ unions are staging demonstrations at the Mohali-Chandigarh border and outside the Vidya Bhavan in Mohali to press pending departmental and financial demands. The protests are primarily led by groups such as the Government Teachers’ Union and the Computer Teachers Union. Mohali: Thousands of teachers from across Punjab marched towards the chief minister’s residence in…
NEW DELHI: National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has for the first time tracked the cases of cruelty against animals and compiled the data, noting registration of 9,039 cases and arrest of 10,312 persons in the country in 2024.Maharashtra recorded the highest number (2,356) of such cases followed by Madhya Pradesh (1,346), Uttar Pradesh (1,121), Gujarat…
Mumbai, Thane on alert as heavy rain triggers landslide at Malshej Ghat (Picture credits: ANI) MUMBAI: Heavy rain continued to batter Mumbai and neighbouring districts on Wednesday, triggering a minor landslide at Malshej Ghat, inundating low-lying areas and prompting weather alerts across the region.A minor landslide was reported on Tuesday evening on the Malshej Ghat…
Dr Shakuntala Misra National Rehabilitation University Lucknow: Students of Dr Shakuntala Misra National Rehabilitation University (DSMNRU) will no longer have to write their semester examinations with the help of a scribe or in Braille, which requires a certified transcriber for evaluation. Instead, they will now use special laptops that have a software named non visual…
Jeff Bezos’ space company, Blue Origin, has taken a notable step towards enabling sustained human presence beyond Earth by extracting oxygen from Moon-like soil in laboratory conditions. The development builds on years of scientific research into unlocking oxygen trapped within lunar minerals, which make up a large portion of the Moon’s surface. By producing oxygen…
Gujarat Titans secured a thrilling four-wicket victory over Punjab Kings, marking their third consecutive win and reigniting playoff hopes. Sai Sudharsan’s steady fifty and Washington Sundar’s crucial late hitting guided them home. Despite the wins, a negative Net Run Rate and tough upcoming fixtures mean Gujarat must secure at least two more victories to guarantee…
More than 33,000 students in govt primary schools are waiting for a Direct Benefit Transfer meant to cover uniforms, shoes, sweaters, school bags and stationery Noida: Sunita Devi’s son has outgrown his uniform. It has thinned at the seams, and in the heat and humidity, it soaks through with sweat within minutes of the walk…
Amid competition from multiple releases, Varun Dhawan’s ‘Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai’ maintains a steady pace. The movie earned over Rs 1 crore on Tuesday. (Image Credit: Instagram) Marking the fourth and last collaboration, the father and son duo – David Dhawan and Varun Dhawan, ‘Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai’ was released on…
Hyderabad: The Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (TGIIC) is gearing up for another land auction in Raidurg Panmaktha (Knowledge City), with a record upset price of Rs 139 crore per acre. Officials told TOI the govt was expecting to pocket around Rs 2,000 crore by auctioning about 11 acres.TGIIC issued a notification for the auctions…
K-RIDE, along with contractor L&T, commenced preliminary work for Bengaluru suburban rail project near Nagawara Bengaluru: Bengaluru Suburban Transport Project (BSTP) has achieved just 19.9% physical progress in three-and-a-half years as of July, according to implementing agency Rail Infrastructure Development Company (Karnataka).“Tenders have been invited for approximately 9km of viaduct works under corridor-2 and for…
