New Delhi: The CBSE Class X results, declared on Wednesday, showed that while the number of students taking the exam rose steadily, there was a marginal rise of 0.04 percentage points in the pass percentage this year over 2025.The overall pass percentage stood at 93.7%, up from 93.66% in 2025, indicating consistent performance despite a…
Mumbai: Engineering students enrolled in colleges affiliated with Mumbai University will now graduate with a BSc (Tech Engineering) degree if they choose to exit after three years. Earlier, students who were unable to complete the four-year BE/BTech programmes were labelled as “dropouts”. These students will now receive a recognised undergraduate degree from the university, if…
Bengaluru: City police Wednesday arrested a 47-year-old man for allegedly passing lewd comments at an 18-year-old girl in Koramangala on the night of April 11. The accused, Sarvesh, is a resident of Koramangala.According to police investigation, Sarvesh, a private company employee, was getting out of his car when the girl walked by. “He passed lewd…
CHENNAI: Left-arm spinner DT Chandrasekar breathed fire, scalping seven wickets to help Sea Hawks CC skittle out SKM CC for a paltry 77 before lunch on Day One of the last-round match of the TNCA first division league at the Tagore Medical College Cricket Ground on Wednesday. His figures of 13-3-29-7 took his season tally…
Kolkata: Former Trinamool Congress councillor Nirmal Dutta was arrested from Salt Lake on Wednesday for allegedly issuing veiled threats to voters, police said. He was produced before the Bidhannagar sub-divisional court, which rejected his bail plea and remanded him to judicial custody till April 24.According to police sources, the arrest followed a viral video that…
Parents said the school administration imposed heavy penalties for even a minor delay in payment Parents flagged a high teacher-to-student ratio, inadequate sanitation, and harassment of students over minor infractions Parents said the school administration imposed heavy penalties for even a minor delay in payment Parents flagged a high teacher-to-student ratio, inadequate sanitation, and harassment…
Chandigarh: Punjab ministers on Wednesday rallied behind AAP Rajya Sabha MP Ashok Mittal, condemning the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids at premises linked to him and alleging misuse of central agencies for political purposes.Ministers took to social media to attack the BJP-led Centre, describing the action as part of a broader pattern of targeting political opponents….
Lucknow: National Fire Service Day was observed across Uttar Pradesh on Apr 14 with the launch of a week-long fire safety awareness campaign by the Uttar Pradesh Fire and Emergency Services.Observed annually, National Fire Service Day commemorates the bravery of firefighters and aims to raise public awareness about fire prevention and safety measures.On the occasion,…
NEW DELHI: India, along with the US, Turkiye, South Africa, Germany, and the Netherlands, witnessed a fall in power generation from fossil fuels in March after the closure of the Strait of Hormuz due to the military conflict in West Asia and disruption in energy supplies, the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air…
In the complex maze of trains, buses, and subway stations in Tokyo, a long-obscured form of gender-based harassment called Butsukari Otoko, or ‘bumping man,’ is on the rise. This type of violence occurs when men intentionally bump into women in crowded train stations during the busy rush hour period and use the anonymity of all…
