The girl was pushed to death from this red brick building Ghaziabad: A 15-year-old girl died after she was allegedly pushed from the fourth floor of a building in Kaushambi on Wednesday by a neighbour who had, according to the girl’s mother, been stalking her for nearly three months.The teenager, who was on her way…
New Delhi: As many as 118 teachers across various categories were honoured by chief minister Rekha Gupta at the Shikshak Mahakumbh-State Teachers Awards 2026 held at Thyagaraj Stadium on Teachers’ Day for their contributions to education.The awardees included 20 heads of schools, 69 teachers from Directorate of Education (DoE) and MCD schools, teachers from three…
Meet Cathal Sweeney, the 16-year-old Irish student (Image Credit: Student Enterprise Programme) For Cathal Sweeney, a frustrating problem on the hurling pitch became the starting point for an innovative student business. A self-described hurling enthusiast, Sweeney found that training on dark winter evenings could be difficult when there was not enough light to see the…
Kolkata: The state govt has asked all city gas distribution (CGD) companies operating in Bengal to submit details of their land requirements and projects awaiting administrative approvals to expedite the rollout of gas infrastructure.At a meeting with representatives of CGD companies on Thursday, state commerce and industries secretary Vandana Yadav directed them to provide details…
AP Dhillon’s Canada house was attacked in 2024 by Lawrence Bishnoi’s gang. Abjeet Singh Kingra, an Indian national convicted of carrying out an extortion attack at the Victoria-area home of Punjabi singer AP Dhillon, told Canada Immigration that he would be killed if he were sent back to India. In his testimony, Kingra said when…
Bengaluru: Amid growing debate over the possible privatisation of electricity distribution in Karnataka after Tata Power sought a distribution licence, energy experts and employees’ unions have traded sharp arguments over the performance of state-run Escoms.Experts and consumer groups have flagged shortcomings in the existing system, including the delay in implementing Solar Time-of-Day (ToD) tariffs mandated…
Kolkata: The Utsashree portal for receiving transfer applications from schoolteachers reopened on Wednesday, after a gap of four years.The portal was first temporarily suspended on Sept 29, 2022, and stopped accepting applications from teachers and staff of aided schools, citing a “special situation”. Later, the suspension period was extended multiple times following govt notifications. On…
File Photo: FIFA president Gianni Infantino and US President Donald Trump (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has decided not to pursue an investigation into FIFA president Gianni Infantino over his role in the controversial reversal of United States forward Folarin Balogun’s mandatory World Cup suspension following intervention by US President Donald…
Mumbai: Dismissing an insurer’s appeal against an order of compensation for a mechanic who died during repairs of a tanker at a garage, Bombay High Court has held that a private garage can be considered as ‘public space’ and the vehicle, although stationary, was given for repairs and hence ‘in use’.The insurer argued that since…
New Delhi: Election Commission (EC) has extended the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Delhi by over a week, pushing back schedule of every revision activity, including the publication of the draft electoral roll and the final electoral roll.According to a communication issued by EC to the chief electoral officer (CEO) of…
