New controversies hit FBI director Kash Patel, accusing him of spending FBI resources on personal trips. FBI director Kash Patel is unfazed by the new controversies over his past trips, where he allegedly mixed work with pleasure on the FBI’s money. A new report claimed that when Patel took a work tour across the South…
NCERT granted deemed university status The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), the country’s national resource institution for school education, has been granted the status of an Institution Deemed to be University.The decision was taken after the University Grants Commission (UGC) examined NCERT’s application through an expert committee under the provisions of the…
Dibrugarh: With maximum temperatures in Tinsukia hovering between 36°C and 37°C over the past several days, district authorities have revised school timings across all levels — from primary to senior secondary — to safeguard students’ health. Under the order, which came into effect on Wednesday, schools that earlier began at 9 am will now start…
Varanasi: Tension spread in Kuru village under the jurisdiction of Kapsethi police station in Varanasi on Friday after a statue of Bharat Ratna Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar was damaged for the second time in 15 days.The statue, located near the Polytechnic, had also been vandalised earlier, leading to the registration of an FIR on June 25.Kapsethi…
The No. 10 jersey worn by Brazil great Pelé in the 1958 FIFA World Cup final has been sold for $4.9 million, auction house Sotheby’s said on Thursday.Pelé, who died in 2022, was just 17 years old when he scored twice in Brazil’s 5-2 victory over hosts Sweden in the World Cup final at Rasunda…
Bengaluru: A special NIA court Tuesday sentenced seven accused, including prime accused T Nazeer, to seven years in prison in a 2023 Bengaluru grenade and ammunition recovery case. The court imposed a fine of Rs 48,000 on each of the convicted accused.In 2023, Bengaluru City police had recovered four live grenades, a pistol and ammunition…
LUDHIANA: Three men, including a father-son duo, died after inhaling toxic gas at a hand tools manufacturing unit located at RK road in Ludhiana in the wee hours of Monday. Two other factory workers, who are unconscious, have been admitted to the hospital.The deceased are Maan Singh, his son Amit amd and the worker of…
Bengaluru: A 26-year-old auto-rickshaw driver, who was undergoing treatment after being assaulted by his acquaintance at Padarayanapura in West Bengaluru, succumbed to his injuries Saturday.The deceased was identified as Mubarak, a resident of 7th Cross in Padarayanapura, while the accused was identified as Tabrez, 46.Based on the primary investigation, police said Mubarak accused Tabrez of…
BRS dodging debate on debt, says Jupally Hyderabad: The war of words between tourism minister Jupally Krishna Rao and BRS deputy floor leader T Harish Rao continued on Friday, with the former reaching the Somajiguda Press Club for a debate on the debt incurred during the previous BRS govt’s tenure.“BRS president and former chief minister…
President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a phased tariff plan for imported generic medicines, saying they would continue to enter US duty-free for the next two years before attracting tariffs of up to 200%.In a post on Truth Social, Trump said generic medicines imported into the US would continue to attract zero tariffs from August…
