What began as memes, hashtags, and sarcastic online outrage is now spilling onto the streets across South Asia. From Sri Lanka’s Aragalaya movement to Bangladesh’s July Uprising to Nepal’s youth protests and India’s viral Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), Gen Z is reshaping the language of dissent. The CJP emerged after remarks attributed to India’s Chief…
Of the 2,245 students who appeared for the exam, 2,170 passed, marking a 3% increase over the 2025 pass percentage Chennai: The tribal welfare department recorded a 96.7% pass percentage in the Class X board examinations, surpassing the performance of government schools as well as those run by the adi dravidar welfare department, social welfare…
HC dismisses Bageerath’s bail plea as withdrawn Hyderabad: The Telangana high court on Thursday dismissed as withdrawn the anticipatory bail petition of Union minister of state Bandi Sanjay Kumar’s son, Bandi Sai Bageerath, in connection with a POCSO case registered against him at Petbasheerabad police station for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor.Justice T Madhavi Devi…
MCM commissioner Pradeep Singh confirmed the civic body had received an email from the mayor requesting a vehicle inspection, but acknowledged the drivers’ complaints of intimidation Gurgaon: Doorstep waste collection across Manesar came to a halt on Thursday after the private agency handling the work suspended operations, alleging intimidation, harassment and political interference during an…
Kolkata: Kolkata Police commissioner Ajay Nand on Thursday terminated the extended tenure of Santanu Sinha Biswas, deputy commissioner of police (II), security branch. Biswas had been deputed to the Special Security Unit. According to an official order, DC (II) SCO Angsuman Pal will take over Biswas’s responsibilities with immediate effect, in addition to his existing…
Between May 7 and 21, only 52,000 households across Ghaziabad and Noida, out of an estimated 20 lakh, submitted the online self-enumeration forms Noida/Ghaziabad: The voluntary self-enumeration phase of the housing Census concluded on Thursday. From Friday, around 15,000 enumerators will begin physical house listing and housing Census operations across Ghaziabad and Gautam Budh Nagar…
Panaji: Chief minister Pramod Sawant on Thursday launched Goa’s first shackathon, saying the state wants to attract startups, creators, digital nomads and innovators from all over India by promoting a work-from-beach culture.Sawant said younger people were seeking flexibility, creativity and purpose alongside work, and that many were moving beyond traditional jobs to build startups, brands…
Varanasi: Police recovered three pistols and two revolvers allegedly used in the May 6 murder of West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari’s personal assistant, Chandranath Rath, following the arrest of another accused in Ballia on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday.In a joint operation with STF’s Varanasi field unit, CBI arrested Naveen Kumar Singh…
Ahmedabad: Ahmedabad’s most dangerous traffic junctions tell a familiar story: speeding vehicles, broken signals, risky road design and weak enforcement combining into deadly daily routines. From Naroda Patiya in the east to SG Highway and the under-construction corridors in the west, commuters navigate intersections where one mistake can turn fatal.At Naroda Patiya junction — identified…
Ludhiana: Municipal commissioner Neeru Katyal Gupta chaired a high-level inter-departmental meeting at the Zone D office on Thursday to stop dairy owners from dumping cow dung into city sewers and the Buddha Dariya. The civic body is scrambling to fix severe dirty water logging inside and outside the Hambran Road dairy complex, caused because wastewater…
