Panaji: Chief minister Pramod Sawant on Saturday called on youth and women self-help groups to take up the mantle of being ambassadors for a clean Goa and a green Goa.Sawant said that the state spends crores to maintain trees, shrubs and saplings planted along the highways. He also said that exorbitant funds are paid to…
Varanasi: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), BHU honoured four promising start-ups during the Start-up Pitching and Evaluation Programme organised as part of its Institute Day celebrations, ‘Utthaan 2026’, on Saturday.The programme was coordinated by Prof Manoj Kumar Meshram, Professor In-charge, Entrepreneurship and Innovation (E&I), IIT-BHU.According to the institute spokesperson, 39 start-ups participated in the…
Ahmedabad: After two months of blistering heat, the city finally woke up to the soothing rhythm of steady rainfall on Saturday. The southwest monsoon made a dramatic entrance late on Friday, with gusty winds, lightning, and thundershowers. The grey, rain-bearing clouds lingered through the day, turning the city delightfully cool.The mercury plummeted from a sweltering…
Prof Gupta, who has made significant contributions in the fields of human rights, women’s rights, public policy and social justice, is also president of TG-03 (Human Rights and Global Justice) of the International Sociological Association Chandigarh: Prof Namita Gupta, dean student welfare (women) at Panjab University and professor at the Centre for Human Rights and…
Pune: Out of 11,770 complaints that Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL) received between Jan and May from consumers in the Pune zone about inflated bills after smart meter installation, merely four were substantiated, minister of state (MoS) for energy, Meghna Sakore-Bordikar, said on Friday in state assembly session.She was replying to questions raised…
Lucknow: Entrance examination for the IAS-PCS Awasiya Coaching scheme, under which students from economically weaker sections will receive free coaching for high-level competitive examinations, will be conducted on Sunday.An official of social welfare department, which runs the scheme, said 10,175 candidates will appear for the examination and those successful will be admitted to various residential…
Jaipur: A jeweller was allegedly assaulted by four unidentified men and robbed of gold, silver and cash in Jaipur’s Khorabisal area Friday night in what police suspect was a pre-planned robbery based on prior surveillance of the victim’s movements.The incident occurred around 9pm near Nangal Ladi bus stand when Shankarlal Sharma, owner of Shri Shyam…
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla (ANI file photo) Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said on Saturday that the report of the three-member committee that probed corruption charges against Justice Yashwant Varma will be tabled in Lok Sabha in the monsoon session beginning July 20, keeping open the possibility of Parliament taking up the motion for…
NEW YORK: Pop music megastar Taylor Swift and football player Travis Kelce are married, the singer’s publicist announced on Friday as guests attended a star-studded celebration at Madison Square Garden in New York that capped a three-year love story.“JUST&T MARRIED!” flashed on giant screens on the exterior of the Manhattan sports arena. Swift’s publicist confirmed…
France’s Kylian Mbappe (10) drinks water during the warm up ahead of the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Paraguay and France in Philadelphia, Saturday, July 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) France’s FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 16 meeting with Paraguay has unfolded under some of the most punishing weather conditions ever…
