s Calcutta University (CU) has raised concerns over academic quality following its decision to allow students to progress into the fourth year of their degree programme after securing a minimum of just 30% marks in all papers across the first six semesters. Previously, a minimum of 40% was required to earn an honours degree, failing…
Gujarat man urges state not to deport Bangladeshi-born wife (Representative Image) ANAND: A man from Gujarat’s Anand district has urged the state government not to deport his Bangladeshi-born wife, claiming that she had embraced Hinduism and that her life could be at risk if she is sent back to her native country. The case has…
Kullu: A special CAG audit ordered by the Himachal Pradesh high court has uncovered a series of alleged irregularities in land acquisition and compensation disbursement for the Kiratpur-Nerchowk four-lane highway project. These include irregular payment of Rs 8.29 crore to 52 encroachers for structures built on govt land, alongside other compensation discrepancies exceeding Rs 14…
An autorickshaw on Shankarsheth Road ferries students to school Pune: Caught between soaring fuel costs and parents of students unwilling to pay more, autorickshaw drivers ferrying schoolchildren across the city said they are in a difficult position ahead of the new academic year.Ayaz Shaikh, a Kondhwa-based auto driver who transports four schoolchildren daily, said he…
Agriculture minister Pijush Hazarika holds a review meeting Guwahati: Agriculture minister Pijush Hazarika on Sunday warned seed and fertiliser suppliers of criminal action and license cancellation over delay in supply.The minister, during a review meeting of the agriculture department on Sunday in Guwahati, emphasised that seed and fertiliser distribution must be transparent, ordering that high-quality…
NEW DELHI: The outcomes from the meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron held in Nice, France on Sunday consisted frameworks for various strategic cooperations between the two leaders.The two leaders adopted the India-France Innovation Roadmap 2030, a framework designed to deepen cooperation in critical and emerging technologies, artificial intelligence, startups…
A viral chant celebrating New York’s diversity and the Knicks’ NBA Finals run has taken over social media, turning a 23-year-old fan into an unlikely internet figure at the centre of the city’s basketball fever.The New York Knicks won 4-1 in the NBA Finals, winning their first championship since the 1970s. As excitement built across…
As ‘Chandu Champion’ completes two years since its release, Kartik Aaryan marked the occasion with a note as he looked back at the film in retrospect and reflected on the transformative experience of portraying Paralympic gold medallist Murlikant Petkar. The actor looked back on the physical and emotional journey behind the film, calling it the…
Deepti Sharma attempts to run out Pakistan’s Natalia Parvaiz during the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, Group 1 cricket match between India and Pakistan in Birmingham, England. Smriti Mandhana struck 68 and Deepti Sharma claimed a career-best five-wicket haul as India began their Women’s T20 World Cup campaign with a 64-run win over Pakistan at…
New Delhi: A 36-year-old man who tried to kill his wife twice, blaming her for the death of their infant children, has been arrested after being in the run for a year.Sajid Ali, is from Mustafabad in Uttar Pradesh, married in 2015 and later shifted to Bindapur in southwest Delhi, police said. His parents are…
