Chennai: Tamil Nadu higher education department has prepared a panel of 129 associate professors eligible for promotion as principals of Grade II govt colleges for the year 2026-27. It has asked the commissioner of collegiate education to submit proposals for their promotion and postings.At present, 129 govt colleges are headed by in charge principals after…
Hyderabad: Nearly one lakh hostel seats in higher education institutions across Telangana remained vacant in 2024-25, with student leaders citing poor hostel infrastructure and inadequate academic support as a major factor. Officials, meanwhile, attributed the vacancies to changing course preferences and students increasingly opting for private institutions.According to the latest All India Survey on Higher…
Gurgaon: Two men allegedly robbed a scooter rider of Rs 22,000 after staging a fake accident near Chiranjeevi Hospital last Sunday.Victim Dindayal Saini, a resident of Patel Nagar, said while he was going towards Jharsa, an unknown man on an Activa signalled him to stop, claiming that another person behind him wanted to speak to…
Minister Agnimitra Paul visits Lindsay Street on Saturday Agnimitra pal visited at New Market —— TOI Kolkata: Effective steps would be taken to clear encroachments from carriageways in and around New Market, said state urban development and municipal affairs minister Agnimitra Paul during an unannounced visit to Lindsay Street on Saturday.Expressing her dismay over the…
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh’s first island tourism project at Jeori Pattan in Govind Sagar Lake in Bilaspur district is expected to open for tourists within the next month, deputy commissioner Rahul Kumar announced on Saturday.During a review meeting of the society for tourism, sports, trade and employment generation, the DC said that the project aimed to…
Jaisalmer: Two men allegedly attempting to steal electricity cables were electrocuted after they came into contact with a live high-tension power line near Kothla village in Rajasthan’s Balotra district Friday, police said.The deceased were identified as Khetaram (23), and Girdhariram (23), both residents of Kothla village. They died on the spot after suffering severe electric…
Twisha Sharma death case (File Photo) NEW DELHI: A special court in Bhopal on Saturday rejected the bail plea of retired judge Giribala Singh, an accused in the alleged dowry death of former model and actor Twisha Sharma, observing that the charges against her were “serious.“Giribala Singh, Twisha’s mother-in-law, is accused in the case after…
Gaurav Makhloga explains why many people end up staying in the US instead of returning. An Indian man living in the United States has spoken about why many people who move abroad with short-term plans to return home often end up settling there permanently, citing work prospects, lifestyle changes and the overall living environment as…
Sonakshi Sinha was visibly overjoyed after Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan stepped down from his post on Saturday. Having previously voiced support for the ongoing student protests and Sonam Wangchuk’s hunger strike through social media, the actor returned to Instagram with a light-hearted video dedicated to Gen Z.Instead of issuing a conventional reaction, Sonakshi chose…
India’s Jhandu Kumar celebrates his bronze medal. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: When “Jhandu Kumar” echoed across the Commonwealth Games arena in Glasgow, it was no longer a name that invited ridicule. It was a name that had just delivered India’s first medal of the 2026 Commonwealth Games.For years, Bihar’s para powerlifter had endured taunts over…
