“If I had my life to live over again, I would have made a rule to…”

Charles Darwin (Image: Wikipedia) People generally remember Charles Darwin as the man who transformed science. His name immediately brings thoughts of evolution, natural selection and discoveries that changed how human beings understand life itself. Most people imagine him surrounded by notebooks, specimens and scientific observations. The picture that often comes to mind is of someone…

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CIC penalises ESIC official in ragging case

NEW DELHI: Central Information Commission (CIC) has imposed a Rs 10,000 penalty on an official of Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) Dental College and Hospital in Rohini for failing to provide CCTV footage linked to an alleged ragging incident involving women students in Oct 2024.Coming down heavily on the institution’s handling of the matter, information…

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T-JUDA seeks phased MBBS final exams

Several CBSE schools in Hyderabad recorded a 100% pass percentage in the Class XII board examinations for 2025-26, with toppers across science, commerce and humanities streams scoring above 95%. Hyderabad: The Telangana Junior Doctors Association (T-JUDA) has urged the Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences (KNRUHS) to conduct the final MBBS Part II examinations…

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Days after the ‘I am Pushpa’ remark, TMC’s Jahangir Khan exits Falta bypoll battle but his name will remain on EVMs; here’s why

KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress’s Falta candidate, Jahangir Khan, declared on Tuesday that he would not contest the May 21 repoll.Khan made the announcement during a press conference at his home in Falta’s Kamardanga Khan Para, where he praised CM Suvendu Adhikari for his proposed special package for Falta.“I want Falta to remain peaceful and prosperous. My…

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NGT blames officials for axing of trees in Barnala, theft FIR against unknown persons

Bathinda: Police have registered an FIR for theft against unknown persons in connection with the illegal felling of trees in Barnala despite a National Green Tribunal (NGT) committee recommending officials be charged with theft of public property and criminal breach of trust.Officials of the Barnala Improvement Trust, along with other authorities, have been accused of…

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SII activates ‘Covishield recipe’ to fight deadly Ebola outbreak

Pune: City-based vaccine major Serum Institute of India (SII) has entered into an emergency response arrangement with the University of Oxford to develop and manufacture an investigational vaccine ready for testing against Bundibugyo strain of Ebola virus with support from global epidemic preparedness organisation CEPI.Confirming the development, SII’s owner and CEO Adar Poonawalla said, “The…

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