B. F. Skinner (Image: Wikipedia) There is something slightly strange about the way people react to the word failure. Even hearing it can feel uncomfortable. The word carries weight. People hear it and immediately think about things that did not work out. Exams that went badly. Jobs they did not get. Plans that collapsed halfway…
New Delhi: It was Justice Surya Kant (now the Chief Justice of India) who had penned down the ruling in 2021 on behalf of three judge bench and had held that constitutional courts can grant bail to accused on grounds of violation of fundamental right of speedy trial irrespective of stringent bail condition under special…
The duo cheated a Powai man Mumbai: After a 51-year-old Gujarat man, arrested in the country’s biggest digital arrest scam involving the siphoning of over Rs 58 crore from a retired pharma executive, spent almost eight months in jail, a sessions court on Monday granted him bail after finding merit in the argument that no…
Transport minister Ramalinga Reddy Monday warned employees of state-run road transport corporations against participating in the statewide bus strike scheduled for Wednesday, stating that disciplinary action will be initiated against those abstaining from duty.The warning comes after the joint action committee (JAC) of transport unions decided to go ahead with the agitation over wage revision…
Chennai: Anna University‘s former vice-chancellor E Balagurusamy on Monday suggested a 10-point action plan to chief minister Joseph Vijay to reform the education system in the state.In his letter to the CM, he highlighted issues faced by both higher education and school education in Tamil Nadu. Balagurusamy said both higher education and school education faced…
Hyderabad: The University of Hyderabad (UoH) has been formally nominated as the Lead Knowledge Institution (LKI) for the Telangana govt under the state support mission (SSM) of NITI Aayog, marking a major milestone for the varsity in policy research and governance support.The nomination, communicated by the Telangana planning department, recognises the university’s multidisciplinary research expertise…
Kolkata: The Association of Hospitals of Eastern India is set to convene an internal meeting and firm up a proposal for a gradual integration of Swasthya Sathi with Ayushman Bharat. A ‘happy integration’ of the two schemes would be ideal, said Rupak Barua, president of the association and CEO of Woodlands Hospital. “A partial integration…
Farmers and workers — many wearing garlands of onions — gathered at the expressway and launched the protest. MLC Ambadas Danve, along with Shiv Sena (UBT) functionaries, farmers and workers — many wearing garlands of onions — gathered at the expressway and launched the protest. Farmers and workers — many wearing garlands of onions —…
Women from Naga, Meitei and Nepali communities stage a joint protest in Imphal demanding the immediate release of six civilians allegedly abducted by Kuki militants from Leilon Vaiphei village on May 13, in Imphal on Monday Guwahati: Security forces stepped up operations in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district on Monday to rescue hostages — reportedly six Naga…
Jaipur: The Rajasthan High Court Monday issued notices to the Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC) over petitions challenging the eligibility criteria fixed for the reconduct of the Sub-Inspector (SI) Recruitment-2021 examination scheduled for Sept this year. Hearing petitions filed by Devendra Saini, Prashanjeet Singh and others, the single-judge bench of Justice Anand Sharma directed the…
