CET Cell issues rules for institutional-level admissions to vacant seats The Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell has issued guidelines for colleges to fill seats that remain vacant after the completion of all Centralised Admission Process (CAP) rounds for courses under the Department of Technical Education.As per the notice, colleges can begin institutional-level admissions…
BWF World Championships 2026: Champions (Agency Images) NEW DELHI: The BWF World Championships 2026 came to a dramatic close in New Delhi on Sunday, with five champions crowned across men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles.The tournament, which was held from August 17 to 23, produced historic victories for France and…
Cactoblastis cactorum, commonly known as the Argentine cactus moth An invasive South American moth that was once released as a biological control agent in the Caribbean is now spreading across the southern United States, creating a serious ecological and economic threat to native prickly pear cactus populations. The insect, Cactoblastis cactorum, commonly known as the…
Police detained over 20 protesters for demonstrating without permission NEW DELHI: Around 300 people gathered at Connaught Place’s outer circle in Delhi on Sunday to protest against caste-based reservation and seek changes in the existing quota system, with police detaining more than 20 protesters for holding the demonstration without permission, officials said.The protesters raised slogans…
Mumbai: A second-year engineering student who had been arrested on Saturday in connection with a hit-and-run case in Vile Parle on Aug 18 was produced before a court and released on Rs 5,000 bail on Sunday, police said. The bike he was riding was seized.Juhu police said the student was tracked to his home in…
Fingerprint leads cops to complainant’s daughter’s boyfriend in Pulianthope burglary Chennai: A fingerprint lifted from a Pulianthope house where ₹46,000 was stolen led police to the complainant’s daughter’s boyfriend of six years, who was arrested in connection with the burglary.The arrested man, identified as Dineshkumar, is a resident of the Otteri Dhobikana Housing Board area….
The data shows that of the total active connections, only 63,169 (32.5%) are fitted with water metres Gurgaon: MCG’s water management data has revealed that while the civic body now serves 1.9 lakh active water consumers, nearly 68% of all connections remain unmetered, highlighting the challenge in curbing water losses and improving billing efficiency.According to…
Kolkata: Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya on Sunday said the party was not averse to inducting members but sounded a word of caution against those who suddenly became overenthusiastic about the saffron party’s ideology following the assembly poll verdict.BJP does not need any ally in Bengal and will fight the forthcoming municipal polls alone, he…
Silchar: Scientists from India, China and the UK have developed a water-repellent catalyst that could reduce the cost of biodiesel production and improve the renewable fuel’s commercial viability.Led by Samuel Lalthazuala Rokhum, associate professor of chemistry at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Silchar, the team has developed a “spherical superhydrophobic activated carbon catalyst” that…
A fire erupted in a Kalwar Road building’s parking area on Sunday afternoon JAIPUR: Twelve motorcycles and three cars were gutted after a fire broke out in the parking area of a six-storey residential apartment on Jaipur’s Kalwar Road on Sunday afternoon.Police rushed to the spot after receiving information about the blaze and evacuated more…
