New Delhi: In a move to improve access to higher education for students who often struggle to secure affordable accommodation, Delhi University’s Miranda House is set to expand its residential infrastructure with a new 120-bed hostel for students from economically weaker sections (EWS) and persons with disabilities (PwD).Officials said the proposed hostel will come up…
Chennai: The Centre of Excellence for Road Safety (CoERS) at IIT Madras organised its first-ever international hackathon on road safety recently. Students, engineers and researchers from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand took part in the hackathon.The participants developed AI-powered chatbot solutions across three problem statements: Drivelegal, which provides road users with location-specific…
Ahmedabad: The admission process for medical and dental courses after Class XII Science has officially commenced in the state, with the distribution of online PINs, and registration starting from July 31. Students can buy the PIN and complete online registration until Aug 12. After completing the registration, candidates will be required to visit designated help…
Lung cancer among the young and non-smokers on the rise Kolkata: Non-smokers and the young, who do not use tobacco in any form, are increasingly being diagnosed with lung cancer, leading to concerns among oncologists about environmental pollution and other undetected triggers that could be causing the disease.There is a growing and concerning shift in…
Pune: Chandannagar police are searching for a couple who allegedly duped at least 44 people of Rs 91 lakh by promising high returns on investments in shares through their broking firm.The duo allegedly collected money from the investors between 2021 and April this year. They initially returned some money to gain the investors’ confidence, but…
Panaji: RG’s disciplinary committee has issued a formal notice to former party treasurer Ajay Kholkar, directing him to appear before the committee as part of ongoing disciplinary proceedings. The notice was issued by the disciplinary committee late on Thursday.Given that the party’s central executive committee (CEC) had leveled allegations against 10 suspended members (Aditya Dessai,…
Surat: After facing multiple cases of extortion, criminal defamation, conspiracy and criminal intimidation, history-sheeter Kirti Patel has now been booked under the Gujarat Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, 2020, for allegedly illegally occupying a rented flat in Parvat Patiya area of the city for nearly seven years.According to the FIR registered by the Puna police, Kirti…
MUMBAI: Zee has won shareholder approval to issue convertible warrants to its promoters, clearing the 75% threshold required under Indian company law by a narrow 1.6 percentage points, with 76.6% of votes cast in favour. The approval lets Zee issue 24.95 crore warrants to promoters at Rs 126 apiece, raising Rs 3,144 crore. Conversion will…
India’s biggest day at CWG 2026 sees six medals won, 10 boxers reach finals and the tally rise to 23. India enjoyed one of their finest days of the 2026 Commonwealth Games on Friday, collecting six medals across judo and athletics while also producing a flawless performance inside the boxing ring, where all 10 Indian…
‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ has continued its historic run at the Indian box office. After registering the biggest opening day ever for a Hollywood film in India, the Tom Holland and Zendaya-starrer has maintained an exceptional hold on Friday, crossing the Rs 100 crore mark in just two days of its release. ‘Spider-Man: Brand New…
