Kolkata: A fresh directive asking BLOs to resume home visits has worried heads of state-run schools ahead of final summative exams, expected to begin at the end of Nov. Schools that struggled last year as teachers were deployed on SIR duties are considering alternative arrangements again to ensure classes and examinations are not disrupted.The Election…
A Special Court in Lucknow has convicted three individuals for their roles in a money laundering case (AI-generated image used for representational purposes) LUCKNOW: A Special Court under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in Lucknow has sentenced three accused to four years’ rigorous imprisonment each in a money laundering case linked to the…
Delhi HC rejects SIT probe pleas in Jamia violence case The Delhi high court on Monday dismissed petitions seeking an independent probe into alleged police brutalities against students during the December 2019 violence at Jamia Millia Islamia. The court observed that police cannot be expected to remain “mute spectator” when a gathering turns violent.A bench…
Indian man convicted for elderly scam in Texas. Bhavesh Kumar Thakkar, a 45-year-old Indian man, has been convicted of two counts related to wire fraud and money laundering in Texas. According to court documents, Thakkar was part of an elaborate fraud scheme that went on from September 2022 to 2025 — with Rakesh Barot, Dhruv…
Vijay Deverakonda says songs of Ranveer Singh’s ‘Dhurandhar’ play non-stop at gyms in South India Newly married actors Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna have shared that they enjoy ‘Dhurandhar’ too. Vijay said the film’s songs are played non-stop at gyms in South India as the couple get ready for the release of ‘Ranabaali’. Let’s learn…
L-R: Officials assist the injured man; and Daniil Medvedev speaks with officials. (AP/Reuters Photos) Daniil Medvedev’s China Open campaign ended in extraordinary fashion on Monday when the Russian was disqualified from his semifinal against Novak Djokovic after hitting a rebounding ball into the crowd that struck a spectator in the eye.Medvedev was trailing Djokovic 5-7,…
Scientists have developed a living building material designed for construction on Mars, combining inert sand with a gelatin-based hydrogel and engineered yeast cells. According to the research published in Chem Circularity titled ‘Engineered living building material for low-energy construction on Mars’, the material can be processed and printed under simulated Martian conditions while requiring far…
Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has announced plans for significant infrastructure development in Mumbai by 2027 MUMBAI: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has directed authorities to make 2027 the ‘Metro Year’ and complete at least 70km of metro corridors next year, while setting May 31, 2027 as the deadline for completing the Sewri-Worli elevated connector, which will…
Bengaluru: Amid allegations that BJP and JD(S) workers were attempting bulk deletions of thousands of names in the ongoing special intensive review (SIR) of electoral rolls in Karnataka, chief electoral officer V Anbukkumar Monday said not a single name has been removed through Form 7.Form 7 is used to raise objections to the proposed inclusion…
Tamil Nadu water resources minister N Anand CHENNAI: A scheduled meeting of Tamil Nadu water resources minister N Anand and health minister K G Arunraj with Keralam chief minister V D Satheesan and water resources minister Mons Joseph in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday to discuss pending inter-state water-sharing issues did not materialise as the Election Commission…
