Bengaluru: Several candidates appearing for the Consortium of Medical, Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka (Comed-K) 2026 entrance exam, scheduled for May 9, were allotted centres in neighbouring states despite opting for locations within Karnataka.The issue surfaced Saturday after hall tickets were released, with students reporting allocations in cities such as Chennai and Hyderabad instead…
Chennai: After more than 3.22 lakh travelled in metro trains daily in March, ridership dropped to around 3 lakh in April.Chennai Metro Rail Limited, in a release on Saturday, said that 90.18 lakh passengers travelled in metro trains last month. In March, 1.01 crore people travelled, averaging 3.22 lakh daily. Feb saw a total of…
Hyderabad: An alert 16-year-old youth from Chudi Bazar in Goshamahal has helped police bust an LPG agency’s alleged pilferage. Later, based on the complaint lodged by the teen’s family, five persons were arrested by Goshamahal police.On learning about the father-son duo’s efforts, Hyderabad police commissioner VC Sajjanar felicitated them on Saturday. Last month, Ashok Tiwari…
Kolkata: Two separate burglary cases were reported in Lake Town on May 1, raising concerns over a possible pattern of targeted break-ins in residential pockets during temporary absences of occupants, police said.In the first incident, a complaint lodged by Shanta Jana, a resident of Block A, Lake Town, told police that her house was looted…
Panaji: The Bombay high court has directed the civil-cum-sub-registrar, Salcete, to cancel within a week the marriage registration of a couple whose marriage was dissolved by a Bengaluru court in 2022. A 44-year-old from Salcete taluka knocked on the doors of the high court after the civil-cum-sub-registrar, Salcete, refused to cancel his marriage certificate of…
Varanasi: Acting on the Nov 2025 seizure of a huge illegal codeine cough syrup stock by Rohaniya police, Varuna zone police have booked nine accused under the Gangsters Act. The list includes absconding kingpin Shubham Jaiswal and his jailed father Bhola Prasad, who has been named gang leader in the chart.Police Commissioner Mohit Agrawal said…
Ahmedabad: Over 23 lakh candidates have registered nationwide, including more than 85,000 students from Gujarat, are set to appear for the NEET undergraduate 2026 exam to be held on Sunday. The entrance test is conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for admissions to undergraduate medical and dental courses across the country.According to official information,…
Chandigarh: The city’s Nandani Sharma, 24, has earned her maiden call-up to India’s squad for the upcoming Women’s T20 World Cup in England and Wales starting June 12. The reality hasn’t fully sunk in yet.“I am so excited, it’s taking me a while to process it,” Nandani says, her voice reflecting incredulity at the achievement….
Pune: The first phase of advanced instrumentation for the Coastal Atmospheric Research Testbed (C-ART) was set up at Andhra University in Vizag by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) to strengthen the country’s coastal weather monitoring and research capabilities.Vizag’s location along the Bay of Bengal makes it a critical economic and maritime hub for…
Guwahati: An Assam Forest Service officer who topped the Assam Public Service Commission examination in the forest service category was arrested in Lakhimpur district for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 12000, officials said on Saturday.Sibasish Sandilya, posted as forest range officer in Lakhimpur, was caught taking money from a truck owner at his official…
