New Delhi: As many as 118 teachers across various categories were honoured by chief minister Rekha Gupta at the Shikshak Mahakumbh-State Teachers Awards 2026 held at Thyagaraj Stadium on Teachers’ Day for their contributions to education.The awardees included 20 heads of schools, 69 teachers from Directorate of Education (DoE) and MCD schools, teachers from three…
In the backdrop of opposition to the development planned at the Mahalaxmi race course, BMC Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani made a presentation on the Coastal Road garden and also on the development of the Central Park, as part of the dialogue with the South Mumbai Residents Association. Gagrani reiterated that no commercial exploitation would be carried…
Bengaluru: Karnataka’s proposed Artificial Intelligence University (KAIU) is set to move beyond the drawing board, with its consultation committee deciding to begin AI skilling programmes while the legislative and institutional process to establish the university continues in parallel.The first meeting of the KAIU consultation committee, chaired by Infosys co-founder Kris Gopalakrishnan and co-chaired by N…
Chennai: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has barred former Congress MLA (Velachery), Aassan Maulaana, from contesting assembly and general elections for three years for failing to submit an accurate account of his election expenditure during the 2021 assembly polls. Maulaana termed the action “biased” and said he would challenge it in court.According to an…
Hyderabad: Union minister G Kishan Reddy alleged that the Congress govt had deliberately included residential properties with valid title documents, house permissions and other permissions in the 22A prohibited list with the intention of facilitating land grabbing and real-estate business. He accused Congress leaders of harassing and exploiting people and alleged that the state has…
The stolen jewellery and Rs 21,000 in cash was found from the accused’s possession after her arrest Gurgaon: A 37-year-old woman was arrested for stealing jewellery worth Rs 25 lakh and Rs 21,000 in cash from her neighbour’s house in Bhondsi while the owners were away for Raksha Bandhan, police said.An officer said the stolen…
KC Das popularised canned rasogolla Kolkata/Bengaluru: K C Das Pvt Ltd, the Kolkata sweets brand known for helping popularise canned rasogolla, is facing operational difficulties in Bengaluru at a time when a family and corporate governance dispute involving the company is pending before National Company Law Tribunal’s Kolkata Bench.The situation appears most visible in Bengaluru,…
Ghaziabad: A 35-year-old man died after falling from the 23rd floor of ATS Advantage Society in Indirapuram on Saturday morning, with his body found stuck in the balcony of a first-floor flat.Indirapuram ACP Suryabali Maurya said the victim, Tarun, a resident of nearby Gyan Khand 3, had been undergoing treatment for mental health problems in…
Margao: Talks between Congress and RG on forging an alliance for the 2027 assembly elections have progressed on positive lines, with both sides reaffirming their commitment to opposition unity and to working out a common minimum programme (CMP) to take on BJP.State Congress president Girish Chodankar and leader of opposition Yuri Alemao met RG MLA…
Varanasi: Banaras Hindu University has transferred the technology of HUM 27, a high-protein, heat-resilient mungbean variety, to Olympus Crop Care Ltd., paving the way for large-scale seed multiplication and eventual commercial availability for farmers.Developed by the department of genetics and plant breeding of the university’s Institute of Agricultural Sciences, HUM 27, also known as Malaviya…
