Engineering courses surge Ahmedabad: Computer engineering and allied courses—information technology (IT), artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI-ML), and data science—have expanded sharply in Gujarat over the past decade. In 2025, these programmes together offered 41,646 seats, up from 4,560 in 2015, an addition of staggering 37,086 seats and an 813% rise, according to Admission Committee…
A man braving a punishing 42°C heatwave on the highway, stranded with young children after a sudden motorcycle breakdown. Ludhiana: A punishing heatwave pushed temperatures past 42 degrees Celsius in Ludhiana on Tuesday, clearing major thoroughfares and prompting authorities to issue severe weather warnings before a projected weekend relief.The maximum daytime temperature touched 42.5°C, recording…
Participants at the MSME Entrepreneur Awareness and Vendor Development Programme at CII Sector 31 Chandigarh: Over 100 entrepreneurs participated in an outreach programme by the MSME ministry in the city Monday, aimed at boosting enterprise among Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe communities and improving their access to procurement and finance.Held at the CII Northern Region…
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Silchar: Demand for goats has surged across markets in the Barak Valley ahead of Bakrid or Eid-ul-Zuha on May 28 following restrictions imposed by the state govt on cow slaughter, triggering a sharp rise in prices and concern among buyers.Markets in Cachar, Hailakandi and Sribhumi witnessed heavy crowds on Tuesday, with traders reporting unusually high…
Lucknow: A delegation of Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD), led by cabinet minister Anil Kumar, met UP energy minister AK Sharma on Tuesday and urged an immediate enhancement of the capacity of 33/11 kV electricity substations in the rural areas of western UP.The team highlighted the growing power demand in the region and pressed for urgent…
Jaipur: The Special Operations Group (SOG) Tuesday arrested Lokendra Pandya, a 58-year-old depot manager for the Rajasthan State Beverages Corporation Ltd (RSBCL), in connection with the infamous paper leak case of the Sub-Inspector (SI) Recruitment Examination-2021. The arrest occurred at Lokendra’s residence in Varda village, located in Dungarpur district.SOG officials said that Lokendra was accused…
CHANDIGARH/ROHTAK: Haryana govt granted another 30 days’ parole to Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, the Dera Sacha Sauda chief serving 20 years in prison for raping two women disciples. Tuesday’s release was his 16th parole since 2020 and his second this year after a 40-day parole from Jan 5. Ram Rahim, convicted by a special CBI…
CHENNAI: JK Tyre has announced one of the largest capacity expansion programmes among Indian tyre manufacturers, despite concerns over the impact of the West Asia crisis on raw material prices. The company has earmarked Rs 4,980 crore to expand the capacities of its truck and bus radial (TBR) and passenger car radial (PCR) tyre businesses…
Lil Wayne is giving love another shot.The rapper is reportedly engaged once again. Reports on TMZ state that the 43-year-old, whose real name is Dwayne Michael Carter Jr, quietly popped the question to a mystery woman earlier this year.Although neither Wayne nor his representatives have publicly confirmed the engagement, the report states that the woman…
