Hyderabad: More than one in four young people aged 15-29 in Telangana were classified as NEET (Not in Employment, Education or Training), taking the state’s NEET rate to 26.2%, compared with the national average of 25%. The figures are from the latest Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS), released by the ministry of statistics and programme…
Bronze-winged jacana with two chicks at Paddapukur in Rabindra Sarobar Kolkata: Bird conservationists and enthusiasts have raised the alarm over an unseasonal drive to clean Paddapukur, a lotus pond within the Rabindra Sarobar grounds, saying it will destroy the nesting sites of Bronze-winged Jacanas and White-breasted Waterhens. The monsoon is the breeding season for both…
Mapusa: A 55-year-old businessman from Tamil Nadu died of a heart attack in a hotel room at Nagoa, Arpora, police said on Saturday. The deceased has been identified as Muruganandam Shanmugam, a resident of Nagapattinam.According to Anjuna police, the incident came to light on Sept 19 around 5am, when the police control room received a…
Gorakhpur: Purvanchal’s traditional cuisine is set to gain a wider audience as signature dishes from the Gorakhpur division will be showcased at the Uttar Pradesh International Trade Show (UPITS) 2026, scheduled from Sep 25 to 29 at the India Expo Centre and Mart in Greater Noida.Under state govt’s One District One Cuisine (ODOC) initiative, selected…
Ahmedabad: AMC has spent more than Rs 2,000 crore over the past five years on laying new stormwater and drainage lines and desilting the old ones, but the number of flood-prone spots in the city continues to rise.During the 2025 monsoon, AMC identified 147 flood-prone spots across Ahmedabad. Before this year’s monsoon, AMC claimed to…
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Chandigarh zonal unit, had intercepted a Hyundai Verna near the Khuda Lahora bridge on Dec 18, 2018, as contraband was being smuggled across the Himachal Pradesh-Chandigarh border Chandigarh: A special NDPS court in Chandigarh has convicted three Himachal Pradesh residents in a 2018 inter-state drug trafficking case involving the seizure…
Pune: A 49-year-old assistant police sub-inspector posted at Uruli Kanchan police station died after an unidentified vehicle knocked him down while he was crossing the Pune-Solapur highway in Uruli Kanchan around 12.30am on Saturday.The deceased was identified as Ganesh Ratan Dabhade, a resident of Saswad in Purandar taluka. He was posted at Uruli Kanchan police…
Lucknow: After UP cabinet approval, the basic education department has issued a govt order on upgrading 14,429 primary schools across the state into ‘smart’ ones, making them well-equipped for quality education to children. The total cost of the project is Rs 300 crore.The GO, issued by special secretary, basic education, Awadesh Kumar Tiwari, states that…
PM Modi being presented a memento during ‘The Future of Environment and Climate Dynamics’, at Vigyan Bhawan, in New Delhi Saturday NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi Saturday questioned the narrative in which the responsibility for carbon emissions is pinned on developing countries while Western countries are absolved of their role as historical polluters, even as…
Aaron Rowe defends Ed Sheeran; says focus should be on Robert Kraft; admits singer’s response. Aaron Rowe has come out in support of Ed Sheeran amid the controversy surrounding Macklemore’s removal from the Loop Tour. The Irish singer-songwriter, who also left the tour, said he believes public attention has been directed toward the wrong person.Aaron…
