In Sept 1927, Khwaja Abdul Hamied (1898-1972), returning from Germany with a doctorate in chemistry, reached Bombay from Columbo. Completely broke, he went to the Khilafat House to see Maulana Shaukat Ali who gave him Rs 50 for the train journey to Aligarh. Hamied went on to found Cipla, the pharma company he and later…
Bengaluru: The high court quashed a 2024 resolution of a syndicate meeting of Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) excluding senate members from the local inspection committee on continuation of affiliation of colleges.J Nandeesh and other RGUHS senate members had challenged the resolution, contending that the syndicate did not obtain the assent of the…
Chennai: A 31-year-old man died after getting trapped in slush while bathing with friends in Vallur dam on the Kosasthalaiyar River near Minjur in the city on Friday.Aravind Prakash, 31, of Pammal, worked at a private finance company. He went to the dam in the Seemavaram area with friends on his day off on Friday….
There was a time, not too long ago, when stand-up comedy was seen as a harmless escape, a stage for playful jabs and observational humour that audiences could laugh off and leave behind.Today, that same stage feels far less forgiving. Across India, comedians are increasingly finding themselves under the scanner for what they say, how…
Gurgaon: A 26-year-old man was shot in the chest after a gun allegedly went off during a birthday celebration at a farmhouse in Bhondsi on Friday, leaving him injured but out of danger.The incident took place at Fillow Casa Farmhouse, where the victim, Chinkesh Dahiya, a resident of Dhanwapur, had gone with friends to celebrate…
Kolkata: Within hours of the Supreme Court hearing, the EC on Saturday deployed 165 additional counting observers across Bengal, just 48 hours before the vote counting on Monday. All these officers, who will be stationed at strongrooms with multiple counting halls, are central govt officers. Also, in a first, the EC has deputed 77 police…
Metro pillar construction on the Blue Line’s Indirapuram stretch has forced commuters onto a detour via Pushta Road and Ahimsa Khand to reach CISF Road Ghaziabad: Construction of a metro pillar by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on the Indirapuram side of NH9/DME has led to the closure of the slip road connecting NH9 to…
Valpoi: Residents and family members of the 28-year-old Moin Shaikh, who died by suicide last week, allegedly after he was assaulted while in police custody, gathered outside the Valpoi police station for the second day, demanding the suspension of the investigating officer and others involved.After Friday’s protest at the police station, investigating officer PSI Prathamesh…
Ropar: The entry tax dispute between Punjab and Himachal Pradesh escalated on Saturday, with a group of Nihang Singhs issuing a seven-day ultimatum to the Punjab government, warning they would set up encampments along the inter-state border and impose a reciprocal levy on Himachal-registered vehicles if no action is taken.At a gathering at Moura toll…
Surat: A nuclear reactor enclosure for Kaiga Nuclear Power Plant Units 5 and 6 was flagged off from L&T’s Hazira facility on Saturday, marking a key step in India’s nuclear energy programme and highlighting Gujarat’s growing role in advanced engineering.The reactor enclosure was dispatched from L&T’s AM Naik Heavy Engineering Complex at Hazira by deputy…
