Bengaluru: The higher education department has constituted an expert committee to study the convocation protocol and common dress code during convocations.The issue was raised during a recent meeting chaired by governor Thaawarchand Gehlot and attended by chief minister Siddaramaiah and DCM DK Shivakumar, along with the vice-chancellors of all the state-run universities.There was a general…
CHENNAI: The Anti-Narcotics Intelligence Unit (ANIU), which operated in Chennai for the past two years, has been renamed as Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) after the state govt formally issued orders expanding the unit across Tamil Nadu.Police said the newly formed ANTF was vested with intelligence-gathering and prosecution powers. Until the transition process is completed, the…
Hyderabad: Following his arrest in a Pocso case registered at Petbasheerabad police station, Bandi Bageerath, the son of Union minister of state for home affairs, approached the high court seeking permission to withdraw his interim anticipatory bail petition, which was pending before the court.In view of the hearing scheduled for May 21, Bageerath’s counsel, N…
The government on Wednesday said that no cases of Ebola have been reported in the country so far, according to sources cited by ANI.The ministry of health and family welfare said that no case of Ebola has been detected in India so far, while adding that surveillance and preparedness measures have been strengthened nationwide following…
Real estate agent Raj Singh says he has been experienced verbal racist abuse An Indian-New Zealand real estate agent has spoken out after years of targeted harassment by a neighbour, including eggs thrown at his cars, rubbish dumped outside his home and repeated racist abuse.Raj Singh said the attacks began in 2018 and has continued…
Mumbai: Bajaj General Insurance has launched health insurance riders that enable buyers to widen the scope of their basic health plan. The `Age shield’ rider enables buyers of health insurance to ensure that the premium escalation with age will not happen unless there is a claim. The policy is aimed at addressing the complaint of…
Veteran actor Anupam Kher has come out in support of Alia Bhatt after the actress faced trolling during her recent appearance at the Cannes Film Festival. Kher, who recently won the Best Supporting Actor award at the UK Asian Film Festival Flame Awards for his Indo-Canadian film Calorie, spoke strongly against online negativity and praised…
The UP Home Guard recruitment result 2026 is expected to be released soon at official website, uppbpb.gov.in. The written examination for the recruitment drive was conducted from April 25 to April 27, 2026, across multiple centres in the state. Thousands of candidates appeared for the examination hoping to secure a place in the Home Guard…
Bangladesh celebrate series win over Pakistan (Photo from @BCBtigers on X) NEW DELHI: India national cricket team have dropped to sixth place in the latest World Test Championship standings after Bangladesh national cricket team completed a brilliant 2-0 Test series sweep over Pakistan at home.Bangladesh moved ahead of India after winning both Tests convincingly. They…
The utensils will be put through a wide array of tests to find traces of zinc phosphide alongside fingerprints Mumbai: Two weeks after forensics concluded that rat poison in watermelon had killed four of the Dokadia family, JJ Marg police have sent utensils, including plates, knives, and bowls, from their Pydhonie residence for forensic analysis..Forensic…
