Panaji: Nine hundred students pursuing higher education and technical education have approached the Goa Education Development Corporation (GEDC) to avail a one-time settlement (OTS) under the interest-free education loan (IFEL).The OTS scheme was rolled out on Feb 1 this year and will remain in force till the end of this month. Under it, relief to…
Five retired education department employees arrested in Ghazipur Varanasi: Ghazipur Kotwali police arrested five retired education department employees on July 22 for allegedly fraudulently withdrawing pension benefits.According to police, sub-inspector Vijay Kumar and his team arrested the accused during a checking drive at Lanka Bus Stand as part of an ongoing anti-crime campaign.Following the arrests,…
Ahmedabad: It was a record day of rainy horror that brought Ahmedabad to its knees. City was pummeled by 296 mm rain which is the fourth highest rain in 24 hours in the city in the past 100 years.As per India Meteorological Department (IMD) data, the highest rain recorded in the city was 414.8 mm…
Ludhiana: A tractor-operated mat-type nursery seeder developed by Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) is transforming paddy cultivation in Punjab by speeding up nursery preparation, slashing labour costs, and accelerating the adoption of mechanised paddy transplantation.Developed after nearly four years of research, the machine automates mat nursery preparation in a single pass—leveling the bed, laying plastic sheets,…
Chandigarh: A city resident allegedly lost Rs 1.9 lakh after being tricked into installing a malicious mobile application on the pretext of updating his LPG connection.Police registered a case against the unknown accused on the complaint of the victim. Sector 48 resident Harpreet Singh said that he received a call from an unknown number on…
Time-lapse embryo imaging, embryo-ranking systems and sperm-selection software are helping doctors identify the most viable embryos and reduce variation in lab assessments Pune: India’s fertility sector is being reshaped by artificial intelligence, with clinics increasingly using algorithms to help select embryos, assess sperm quality and improve IVF decision-making.In fact, time-lapse embryo imaging, embryo-ranking systems and…
Surat: Two more drowning deaths were reported in the city, underscored the hidden dangers of swollen waterways and waterlogged areas. An unidentified man and an elderly woman lost their lives in separate incidents linked to the rain.After the flooding of rivulets across the city on Thursday, an unidentified man, believed to be around 35 years…
Shillong: Meghalaya’s Performance Grading Index (PGI) score rose from 401.62 in 2022-23 to 525.71 in 2025-26, moving the state from Akanshi-3 to Akanshi-1. The jump marks the first time Meghalaya has moved out of the lowest performance band under PGI 2.0, according to the Meghalaya School Performance Grading Index (MSPGI) 2025-26 released by education minister…
The Regional Passport Office will become the first govt office in Lucknow to introduce a creche facility for children accompanying applicants visiting the office for passport-related grievances. Lucknow: The Regional Passport Office (RPO), Lucknow, will keep all its four Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs) and 33 Post Office Passport Seva Kendras (POPSKs) open on Saturday, Aug…
Jhunjhunu: Family members of a woman who died after developing complications following a caesarean delivery at Sikar’s Govt Janana Hospital ended their two-day sit-in outside the mortuary of SK Hospital Friday after reaching an agreement with the administration.The family agreed to a postmortem, following which a medical board was constituted to conduct the examination before…
