Kolkata: Trinamool Congress on Wednesday sparked a fresh political row ahead of the first phase of the Bengal assembly elections, accusing an Election Commission-appointed police observer of holding a “clandestine” meeting with a BJP candidate.The party in power alleged that the observer, Parmar Smit Parshottamdas, bypassed official protocol to meet Gour Sundar Ghosh at a…
Quote of the day by Rosalind Franklin (Image source: Britannica) Some scientists stand out not only for their discoveries, but also for how clearly they saw responsibility and progress. One such person was Rosalind Franklin. She was famous for her groundbreaking work on DNA structure, and she also believed strongly that scientific work should have…
NEW DELHI: Can a second wife claim pensionary benefit after demise of first wife of a deceased govt official? Agreeing to examine the issue, Supreme Court has issued notice to Centre on the plea of a woman who was denied such pension.A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and Prasanna B Varale asked Centre to file…
Pune: A 36-year-old IT professional died in Ravet after he fell under a speeding water tanker following a collision with another two-wheeler. The Ravet police have registered a case against the tanker driver, a 38-year-old resident of Dehu Road, based on a complaint lodged by the victim’s brother.The deceased was identified as Ravindra Hanumant Lature,…
JAIPUR: Parts of Rajasthan are likely to witness gusty winds and light rainfall on Friday due to a Western Disturbance, while weather conditions in the rest of the state are expected to remain largely dry, according to the Meteorological Centre here.The weather office said districts including Sri Ganganagar, Hanumangarh, Churu, Jhunjhunu, Jaipur, Alwar, Kotputli, Behror,…
Varanasi: The results of CBSE Class X were announced on Wednesday with a large number of students doing exceptionally well in the board exams.DPS Varanasi achieved 100% results with all 284 students passing in first division. The school’s top performers include Shubhangi Pandey (99%), Prakriti Dubey (98.4%) and Shalini Singh (98.2%).The students of Sunbeam Academy…
Times News Network Ludhiana: Two groups of youngsters indulged in a violent clash in Sanjay Gandhi Colony, Tajpur Road on Sunday night, following an old rivalry. The accused pelted each other with stones and bricks, after which one group fired gunshots. Fortunately no one sustained any bullet injury but panic-stricken people ran for cover. Police…
RTE Haryana admission 2026-27 result OUT, LKG to Class 1 list available for download Haryana RTE admission 2026: The Directorate of Elementary Education, Government of Haryana, has initiated a document verification drive for applicants seeking admission under the Right to Education (RTE) Act, 2009 for the academic session 2026-27. The move follows scrutiny of registration…
Chandigarh: Dismissing a plea filed by Sikh preacher and Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh against his third consecutive detention order under the National Security Act (NSA), the Punjab and Haryana high court has made it clear that there is a likelihood of public order and the security of the state being prejudiced if he were…
Hyderabad: Telangana Congress working president T Jayaprakash (Jagga) Reddy has said there was nothing wrong in having chief minister and PCC president from the same community. He said PCC president Mahesh Kumar Goud might continue for some more time.Responding to a question that earlier Komatireddy Venkat Reddy commented that the former Sangareddy MLA should be…
