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…
Ponda: Power minister Ramkrishna Sudin Dhavalikar has urged Goa’s major political parties not to field defectors and instead give opportunities to new faces.“More youth need to join politics,” Dhavalikar told reporters. He said young people aspiring to enter politics should understand Goa’s political history by studying the tenures of the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP), Congress…
The ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ hype is real! The film is already shaping up to be one of the biggest box office hits of the year, within just a day of its trailer launch.The highly anticipated superhero epic has generated an impressive USD 16.5 million in advance ticket sales, Variety reports. The film crossed this milestone after…
Pune: Until last year, Std III student Yash Khomne from a zilla parishad school in Marathwada rarely raised his hand to answer in class. He struggled with basic reading and often sat silently through lessons. Today, he leads his class in singing, answers questions confidently and even helps peers solve simple arithmetic problems.His transformation began…
To mitigate backlash from parents, institutions are shifting European language education out of the core timetable and offering it strictly through extracurricular hobby clubs. Chandigarh: Several private schools in Chandigarh have begun restructuring their middle school curriculums ahead of schedule, quietly nudging students in Classes 7 and 8 toward Hindi, Sanskrit, or Punjabi combinations to…
Justin Greaves scripts Test history (Agency Image) Justin Greaves etched his name into Test cricket history with a sensational spell against Pakistan, becoming the first bowler in recorded Test history to deliver five consecutive wicket-maidens during the opening Test in Tarouba, Trinidad. The West Indies all-rounder produced a devastating burst on Day 3 at the…
‘Love Insurance Kompany’ is a science fiction romantic comedy directed by Vignesh Shivan.Love Insurance Kompany Movie ReviewThe film stars Pradeep Ranganathan, S. J. Suryah, and Krithi Shetty in the lead roles. It also features Yogi Babu, Seeman, Gouri G Kishan, Shah Ra, Malavika, and Sunil Reddy in supporting parts.The film’s theatrical run has slowed significantly…
Varanasi: Ahead of arrival of chief minister Yogi Adityanath on the occasion of Guru Purnima on Jul 29 to visit the temple at the birthplace of Sant Ravidas in Seer Gowardhanpur, Varanasi Municipal Corporation has intensified drive to keep the area clean and free of civic problems.BJP too has also geared up preparations to hold…
New York woman pleads guilty to trafficking Indians into the US from Canada border. New York woman Stacey Taylor, 43, who was arrested and charged with human trafficking in 2025, has now pleaded guilty to her role in an international smuggling conspiracy that primarily brought Indians to the US through the US-Canada border. On January…
Rajkot: A special Pocso court in Bhuj sentenced a 52-year-old man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for sodomizing a five-and-a-half-year-old boy in a village of Mundra taluka in Kutch, underscoring how children are vulnerable to predators even in familiar neighbourhoods.The crime occurred on Aug 9 and an FIR was registered the next day at…
