File photo: Students at a CUET-UG centre NEW DELHI: CUET-UG 2027 could see some of its biggest changes yet – fewer subjects, shorter papers and a new grouping system aimed at ensuring that a student can finish the entire entrance test in a single day instead of making repeated trips to examination centres.The ministry of…
Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison is putting one of his most spectacular Florida properties back on the market, and this time the asking price is $165 million. The Wall Street Journal first reported the planned relisting, while The Real Deal and Realtor.com provided additional details about the property, its history and the latest listing. Ellison bought…
Long before Christopher Lee became one of cinema’s most recognisable villains, playing characters such as Count Dracula, Saruman in ‘The Lord of the Rings’ and Count Dooku in ‘Star Wars’, he had already lived a remarkable life away from the screen. During World War II, Lee served with the Royal Air Force and worked in…
General:Busy. Here is your word for the day. The hours can be crammed with one message after another or between one task and another, and the mind can be a raucous market without a rest break.Your ruler Mercury is active, and the Moon brings some tension and restlessness. This means you will be thinking quickly,…
New Delhi: Five months after Supreme Court directed the relocation of hundreds of spotted deer from A N Jha Deer Park in Hauz Khas, Rajasthan has begun the process of working out a phased translocation plan, with a multi-agency committee set to meet on Oct 9.The committee, constituted by chief wildlife warden, Rajasthan, includes representatives…
Nepal called off its search operation on Oct 5, 40 days after the flash floods Mumbai: With Nepal suspending all non-essential search and rescue operations on Monday, 40 days after the devastating floods on Aug 26, the state govt has begun the process for families of those still missing from Maharashtra to get death certificates.It…
Remains of unauthorised Ganesha idols immersed in ITPL Back Lake along with other waste and debris Bengaluru: Residents and volunteers who have been cleaning and maintaining lakes in east Bengaluru say their efforts are being undone by inadequate security and lack of sustained action by authorities.Residents of Nallurhalli and Pattandur Agrahara near Whitefield said the…
Chennai: TVK condemned the arrest of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday and has reiterated the party’s opposition to Special Intensive Revision (SIR).“TVK condemns the arrest of leaders and MPs, including the leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, who staged a protest in Delhi against the SIR process. The manner in which…
Hyderabad: Flying home this Diwali could cost Hyderabad passengers more than flying abroad. With domestic airfares surging nearly a month ahead of the festival, tickets to Singapore, Malaysia and Bangkok are now cheaper than fares to several Indian cities.A one-way ticket from Hyderabad to Chandigarh or Patna is touching Rs 22,000 for the Diwali period,…
Accepting possession and executing a conveyance deed, by itself, does not amount to waiver of the right to claim interest, said HC Gurgaon: Punjab and Haryana high court has ruled that taking possession of a flat or executing a conveyance deed does not extinguish a homebuyer’s statutory right to claim compensation for delayed possession under…
