Upgrading to a better engineering seat is now more expensive Pune: The seat acceptance fee structure for first-year engineering admissions through the Maharashtra Centralised Admission Process (CAP) from the 2026-27 academic year has been revised by the State Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell.Students seeking a better seat in subsequent CAP rounds must pay a higher,…
Ajmer: Two men were killed and another injured after their speeding car rammed into a container truck on the Jaipur-Ajmer highway near the Nasirabad bypass early morning Friday.The deceased were identified as Pradeep Sarva (38), an employee of the public health engineering dept (PHED), and Lalit Kumar (39), a resident of Sikar. Their friend, Avinash…
Yash Punja, centre, celebrates with a teammate after dismissing Lucknow Super Giants’ Nicholas Pooran during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 T20 cricket match between Rajasthan Royals and Lucknow Super Giants (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Rajasthan Royals (RR) are just one win away from sealing a spot in the IPL 2026 playoffs, bringing them closer…
Tamil Nadu BJP chief Nainar Nagendran NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu BJP chief Nainar Nagendran on Friday said the party would not suffer any loss following the exit of former state president K Annamalai.Addressing reporters after Annamalai’s exit, Nagendran said, “There is no loss.” His remarks came shortly after Annamalai announced the launch of a new…
Provisions are also in place for uninterrupted power supply Ahmedabad: Electrification works have started on the 508km Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train corridor while civil construction and track laying gather pace. The entire stretch will be equipped with early earthquake detection seismometers, officials said.The MAHSR corridor is being equipped with an advanced overhead traction system, an electrification…
NEW DELHI: Former India Under-19 World Cup winner Manjot Kalra was arrested by Sri Lanka’s sports anti-corruption investigators on Friday over allegations of attempting to bribe a player during the Lanka Premier League (LPL), according to news agency PTI.Kalra, who struck a match-winning century in the final of India’s victorious 2018 ICC Under-19 World Cup…
Boatmen violating safety norms face action Varanasi: Following the Mathura boat capsize tragedy that claimed 15 lives, Varanasi police have cracked down on illegal boat operations on Ganga ghats in Dashashwamedh and Bhelupur areas on Sunday evening. Several boatmen faced the heat — six boats were seized, several challans were issued, and FIRs were lodged…
Meet the IIT-JEE topper who skipped IIT CS for Physics and discovered the Gopakumar-Vafa Duality. (Photo: LinkedIn) For most IIT aspirants, securing an All India Rank (AIR) 1 in the IIT-JEE is the ultimate dream. It is often seen as a passport to the country’s most sought-after engineering branches, lucrative careers, and global opportunities. But…
Colva: Colva police arrested three people from Gujarat for allegedly operating an online gambling racket from a rented apartment in Vaswaddo, Benaulim, and seized materials worth Rs 2.6 lakh.Acting on specific information about illegal online betting activities, police said they obtained a search warrant and conducted a raid during the intervening night of April 24…
In this image posted on Aug. 12, 2026, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor during a meeting at Nirvachan Sadan, in New Delhi. NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump’s post appreciating India’s mandatory elector identification system followed an Aug 12 meeting between chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and US…
