A file photograph of the kite flying event at Maidan Kolkata: A nearly eight-decade-old kite festival of the city – one of the oldest post Independence – remained “off the air” at Maidan on the day of Vishwakarma Puja this year. The organisers attributed the reason to the dearth of kite enthusiasts as well as…
Ahmedabad: A local court in Ahmedabad has ordered that a criminal prosecution case be registered against Aslali police inspector N K Vyas and he be summoned, following a custodial torture allegation against him. A 54-year-old man has accused Vyas of custodial violence, illegal detention, criminal intimidation and destruction of evidence.According to the case details, a…
Punjab BJP president Kewal Singh Dhillon Chandigarh: Punjab BJP president Kewal Singh Dhillon on Friday termed the Punjab govt’s decision to grant 8% dearness allowance (DA) to employees as the “first victory of the employees’ sustained struggle”.In a written statement, Dhillon said, “The strong agitation by Punjab’s employees had shaken govt and compelled the Aam…
The assailant fired two bullets at the bar-cum-restaurant owner Pune: A bar-cum-restaurant owner (34) was shot dead on Thursday morning in Shirur, about 70km from the city, three months after he had a tiff with the assailant over a liquor bill.The Pune Rural police identified the bar-cum-restaurant owner as Harish alias Hari Gangavane. “We have…
Lucknow: Directorate General of Medical Education and Training (DGME) has been directed to conduct the first round of online counselling for MBBS and BDS admissions again under UP NEET UG 2026, following a Sept 16 order of Allahabad high court’s Lucknow Bench.Under the revised schedule issued by DGME, all eligible candidates will have to participate…
Jaisalmer: The Indian Air Force’s first ‘IAF Dronathon 2026’ concluded at Pokhran Field Firing Range Thursday, with more than 20 Indian start-ups, MSMEs, defence manufacturers and academic innovators showcasing unmanned and counter-drone technologies.The event focused on strengthening India’s defence technology ecosystem and assessing unmanned systems under operational conditions.For the first time in desert terrain, drones…
SRINAGAR: Ladakhi political groups have called off the proposed week-long protest march in the region and said they will instead hold a “symbolic” one-day march on Sept 23, citing weather conditions and changing political situation in the UT.“Due to prevailing weather conditions with cold nights, we’re making it into a symbolic 20-km march on Sept…
The blast was reported near the Old Police Lines in Kohat, in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Around 21 Pakistani security personnel were killed and dozens more injured in a suicide bombing during Friday prayers at the police lines in Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Some civilians deaths are feared but their exact number could not be ascertained….
The Dario Amodei-led startup has said it wants to unlock treatments for rare diseases SAN FRANCISCO: Anthropic has set up a wet lab in San Francisco Bay Area, expanding its artificial intelligence ambitions into physical biology and drug science, according to two people familiar with the matter and company life sciences head Eric Kauderer-Abrams.The Dario…
The Marathi film ‘Gondhal’ has been selected as India’s official entry to compete at the 99th Academy Awards, in the Best International Feature Film category. The Film Federation of India (FFI) announced the selection on Friday, with the Santosh Davakhar-directed film chosen from a list of 33 submissions.Written and directed by Davakhar, ‘Gondhal’ is set…
