The protest comes days after Manan Kumar Mishra apologised to law students over a controversial BCI order concerning graduating students of NALSAR. NEW DELHI: A protest has been called against Bar Council of India (BCI) chairman Manan Kumar Mishra over the controversy surrounding the council’s now-withdrawn directive linked to students of NALSAR University of Law,…
11 bridges with narrow vents will be demolished as they cause backflow Chennai: To prevent flooding and improve connectivity, Greater Chennai Corporation and the highways department have decided to build more bridges across the Virugambakkam canal — one at Kannagi Street for ₹2.25 crore and another at Ko Su Mani Road and Thirukumaranpuram; the highways…
Lucknow: A documentary on Maharashtra’s fading tribal art forms bagged the top prize at the Lucknow International Film Festival from over 3,500 entries from more than 40 countries.Directed by Arun Shekhar, Thakar Folk Arts was recognised for its artistic presentation and focus on preserving the cultural heritage of the Thakar tribe. The award was presented…
Pune: Questioning the “neutrality” of High Court-appointed Administrator, Justice (Retd) Gita Mittal, All India Tennis Association’s (AITA) interim president Chintan Parikh has termed her handling of the federation’s compliance process as “unacceptable”.An expert on Mittal’s panel responded by saying the interim committee wasted an opportunity to put across their views by refusing to meaningfully participate…
The forces recovered Rs 5,450 in cash, three Aadhaar cards belonging to different individuals, a voter ID card and a list of phone numbers from the cadre Dibrugarh: Security forces arrested an active cadre of the NSCN (IM) during a joint operation in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tirap district on Sunday and recovered a pistol, ammunition and…
Mumbai: A delayed result and an unusually high failure rate have triggered concern among students enrolled in Mumbai University’s distance education programmes, with Yuva Sena representatives demanding an urgent review of the assessment process and the academic calendar.The first-semester results for the first-year BCom programme were declared after four months, instead of 45 days. Of…
Museum drawers have revealed the fossilised remains of extinct giant echidnas, some as large as dogs. Image Credit: Twentieth century occurrence of the Long-Beaked Echidna Zaglossus bruijnii in the Kimberley region of Australia Study Fig 2 Hidden in the silent, air-conditioned backrooms of museums lie tales that have waited a hundred years to be told….
Junaid Moiuddin training with his students HYDERABAD: Every evening around 7 pm, when his clothing store in Mallepally shuts for the day, 32-year-old Junaid Moiuddin swaps the shop counter for boxing gloves. A neighbourhood football ground turns into his open-air boxing arena, where children train until 10 pm, sometimes 11.Among his students are girls as…
Agartala: The tragic explosion at a flat in the Ramnagar locality here on Thursday claimed its first victim on Friday, as Shubhrajit Choudhury, who sustained critical injuries in the blast, succumbed during treatment at Gobind Ballabh Pant (GBP) Hospital.Shubhrajit was an employee at the Abacus Agartala Head Office mathematics study circle. The news of his…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Uzbekistan and the Kyrgyz Republic from August 29 to September 1, the ministry of external affairs said on Thursday.During his four-day visit, PM Modi will undertake a bilateral visit to Tashkent and participate in the 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Bishkek.PM Modi will also hold…
