Kolkata: Calcutta University has issued guidelines for the re-entry of students in the undergraduate degree programme after they exited at the end of the second, fourth or sixth semester. Under the four-year programme, students, who exited, are allowed to continue with the same UG course and subjects, provided they completed all the previous semesters and…
AI-generated image used for representational purpose. PANAJI: A 23-year-old college student from Goa’s Mapusa allegedly shot himself dead Friday, hours after a purported video of him throwing garbage along a roadside went viral and resulted in an FIR.Chief minister Pramod Sawant said he would order an inquiry into the death of Samuel de Braganca, who…
Slug: Gold assets scamAhmedabad: The Gujarat High Court has suspended the lookout circular against Mahendra Shah and his son Megh Shah, who intend to return to India from Dubai. They are wanted by multiple agencies in connection with an alleged multicrore gold assets scam. The order follows the Supreme Court’s stay on their arrest last…
While heatwaves are traditionally viewed as an outdoor hazard, PGIMER public health specialist Professor Ravindra Khaiwal warned that indoor environments often trap dangerous levels of heat for prolonged periods Chandigarh: Extreme heatwave days in northern India have quadrupled over the last decade, meteorological data shows, prompting urgent calls from public health experts to address the…
Pune: Hospitals and physicians across Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad have reported a sharp increase in gastroenteritis cases over the past few weeks. Medical experts said an unusual number of patients are developing severe complications, including sepsis and acute kidney injury, requiring intensive care.Dr Prakash Shende, consultant physician and professor at Dr D.Y. Patil Medical College,…
Lucknow: Researchers at CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI) have developed a scientific decision-making tool that helps cities identify priority zones along riparian corridors for greening and ecological restoration, with initial testing conducted on the Gomti river corridor in the state capital.The study detailing the tool was published recently in the journal Environmental Management and was…
Jaipur: The state education department has directed schools to organise Green Summer Camps from June 5 to June 30 to raise awareness among students about environmental conservation, sustainability and healthy lifestyles.The initiative is aligned with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and follows the Union Ministry of Education’s guidelines for conducting Eco-Club activities under ‘Mission…
NEW DELHI: A poor woman sought a DNA test on a man to prove that her daughter was born to him. In 2006, the man agreed to undergo the test but said the woman seeking the medical examination must bear the cost. The woman didn’t have the money. The trial court and Bombay HC had…
The impact of the US-Iran conflict is no longer confined to oil markets and geopolitical headlines. It is now finding its way into kirana stores and supermarket aisles, where consumers are switching to smaller packs of everyday goods as monthly budgets are already facing pressure due to rising prices.Companies across categories such as edible oils,…
Jr NTR recently caught fans by surprise after sharing a moment from his life away from film sets. Fans enjoyed seeing the star step into a completely different space outside his usual action-packed image.The Telugu superstar took to Instagram stories and shared visuals from his latest experiment. The clip featured freshly baked cookies cooling on…
