The historical Ogilvie Hostel of Scottish Church College Kolkata: The 100-year-old Ogilvie Building will now serve as the second campus of Scottish Church College. The college spent two years renovating it after the four-year degree programme was introduced. The building will be inaugurated soon, and classes will begin there in June. This is part of…
Priyanka Chopra Jonas has heaped praise on Suresh Triveni‘s dark comedy-thriller ‘Maa Behen’. The movie, which is currently topping global charts on the streaming giant, received a glowing shoutout from the global star. She took to Instagram to congratulate the entire cast and crew for the film. Priyanka Chopra hails Madhuri Dixit for ‘Maa Behen’…
Kolkata: Students, who have cleared their West Bengal Joint Entrance Exams, will be eligible for a fresh entry at every counselling round for admission to engineering courses and at every stage, they can change their subject as well as preferences for institutes: The WBJEE Board announced this revision on Thursday after the joint entrance results…
Chennai: Following an advisory issued by the Union health ministry on the risk of Ebola virus disease cases being reported from some African countries, the directorate of public health and preventive medicine (DPH) has stepped up surveillance and precautionary measures across airports, ports and govt hospitals in the state.“All district health authorities have been instructed…
Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to China on May 19 for a two-day visit, shortly after US President Donald Trump concluded his high-profile trip to Beijing, the Kremlin announced on Saturday.According to a Kremlin statement, Putin will hold talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on ways to “further strengthen the comprehensive partnership and strategic…
NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs on Sunday condemned the attack on a commercial vessel carrying Indian crew members off Oman coast, calling the continuing attacks on commercial shipping in the Middle East “deeply worrisome”.MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, in a statement, said that 10 of the 11 Indian nationals on board were rescued, while…
Panaji: The town and country planning (TCP) department has approved the conversion of 17,518 square metres of land into settlement zones across Goa, while simultaneously inviting public objections and suggestions to proposals seeking the conversion of another 30,034 sqm, according to notifications issued by the department.The land-use changes, processed under Section 39A of the Goa…
An orchardist plucks apple at Nagar village in Kullu Kullu: Himachal Pradesh’s apple growers have opposed the Railways’ proposal to transport produce to markets across the country, saying the plan is unviable as it lacks a dedicated logistics network, increasing the risk of damage to the fruit.Under the proposed arrangement, produce would first be transported…
Japanese proverb of the day (Image: AI-generated) Some sayings survive for hundreds of years not because they sound poetic, but because people keep proving them true generation after generation. Human habits change very slowly. Technology evolves, lifestyles become faster, and priorities shift, but people still struggle with many of the same things their ancestors struggled…
New Delhi: The city saw another hot and humid day, with the heat index, or “feels-like” temperature, touching 42.5 degrees Celsius on Friday at 2.30 pm. The air temperature is likely to remain between 37 and 39 degrees Celsius over the next few days, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD).On Friday, city’s base station Safdarjung…
