“Bhagya Lakshmi” — one of two Indian-flagged tankers — turned back in the Strait of Hormuz after it was denied passage by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Navy following Iran’s announcement of the closure of the narrow waterway.In a video shared by an Iranian journalist on X, crew members of the ship are heard trying to…
Guwahati: Swimming, diving, or any other activity in the Brahmaputra and its tributaries flowing through Kamrup district has been prohibited by the district administration until further orders, in view of the rising water levels. The move aims to prevent drowning and other river‑related accidents during the monsoon season.During the monsoon last year, six deaths due…
Aamir Khan is set to tie the knot with girlfriend Gauri Spratt on July 5 in Mumbai. It’s going to be an intimate ceremony at his Bandra home in the presence of his family and friends. Aamir was present at the screening of Rajkumar Hirani‘s series ‘Pritam and Pedro’. As the actor interacted with the…
Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari KOLKATA: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday announced the rollout of Centre’s flagship health insurance scheme Ayushman Bharat in Bengal from July with more than 6 crore residents who were previously enrolled in the state’s Swasthya Sathi programme within its ambit. Enrolment under Ayushman Bharat has already begun and beneficiaries will…
No promotion, no pay rise: Tamil Nadu’s super-speciality seats go begging Chennai: Govt doctors in Tamil Nadu are shunning super-speciality training because the additional qualification brings no assured promotion, salary increase or posting in the field in which they train, doctors’ associations said, leaving the state with hundreds of unfilled seats in disciplines critical to…
Five employees tried to control the fire themselves, but became trapped inside Noida: Five employees trapped inside a gym were rescued after a major fire broke out at the facility in Greater Noida West. Firefighters broke a glass pane to evacuate the trapped persons and brought the flames under control.Fire officials received information around 8am…
The details people missed about Robert F. Smith paying off Morehouse debt. Image credit – Wikimedia The statement made by Robert F. Smith at Morehouse College’s commencement ceremony of 2019 was one of the most remembered events in educational charity. Addressing a crowd of graduating seniors, the entrepreneur said that the family of donors would…
Kolkata: With football fever soaring in the city, several schools are embracing their students’ sporting spirit by making adjustments to their academic schedules.South Point School issued a notice to parents and students of classes 6-12 announcing the postponement of periodic assessment I, pre-midterm tests and unit test I, which were scheduled for July 20 and…
(to go with Mission Admission logo) Jaipur: The dept of college education has extended the last date for online applications for admission to state govt colleges till June 6, providing students with additional time to complete the process. This is the third extension granted by the department for the 2026-27 academic session. Officials said the…
Lucknow: Lucknow University will open applications window on Thursday for admission to 60 seats in its MBA in Pharmaceutical Management programme for the 2026–27 academic session.Admission to the program will be granted based on a General Aptitude Test. This two-year postgraduate program is structured across four semesters.According to LU officials, the course will be offered…
