Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde MUMBAI: As if a Shiv Sena claim that at least 25 corporators from the Shiv Sena (UBT) were ready to cross over was not bad enough, Uddhav Thackeray’s party lost a corporator, Deepak Sawant, to disqualification on Thursday.On a day that it became clear that six Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs…
New Delhi: Delhi govt will set up special “cooling zones” for parents accompanying candidates appearing for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) on June 21, chief minister Rekha Gupta said Thursday.The arrangements will be made at all 97 exam centres across the capital, including 69 govt schools and 28 Kendriya Vidyalayas. The cooling zones…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu govt on Thursday said it is firmly committed to rooting out corruption and ensuring an honest, transparent and clean administration by bringing all departmental procurements and public tenders under stringent monitoring mechanism. “Interference of middlemen and illegal gratification practices that prevailed hitherto will be eliminated,” Governor R V Arlekar said, while reading…
Ahmedabad: After enduring nearly two long months of an unforgiving, unrelenting summer, Amdavadis finally caught a break on Thursday night. From 10 pm onwards, a dramatic change in the weather swept across the city, bringing sudden thundershowers and rolling lightning.Within minutes, light but steady showers began washing over several urban pockets, including Navrangpura, Naranpura, Satellite,…
IIT-Kgp, JU, CU on QS World University Rankings 2027 list Kolkata: IIT Kharagpur, Jadavpur University (JU) and Calcutta University (CU) are the only three higher education institutes from Bengal to feature on the 52-strong nationwide list for the QS World University Rankings 2027. While IIT Kharagpur improved its rank, JU and CU saw a dip…
Pune: The first edition of IGNITE 2026 – Innovation and Growth in Next-Gen Intelligent Technology and Engineering, a three-day international conference jointly organised by KJ’s Educational Institutes KJ College of Engineering and Management Research (KJCOEMR) and IEEE Pune Section, was inaugurated on Wednesday.technical sessions, paper presentations and expert panel discussions on next-generation intelligent technologies, engineering…
Margao: South Goa district collector Egna Cleetus chaired a review meeting on Wednesday to assess preparedness for the upcoming June 21 NEET (UG) re-examination across South Goa.Sector magistrates have been appointed to assist SDMs during the exam. Members of the District Level Coordination Committee (DLCC) will serve as observers and will be issued identity cards…
After a gravity-defying run since its blockbuster debut, SpaceX shares finally came back down to Earth on Thursday (local time), falling more than 6% as the post-IPO euphoria began to lose steam.Shares of the Elon Musk-led company were trading at $178.50, down 6.5% during the session, after having already slipped nearly 5% a day earlier….
Ismaël Koné to undergo surgery; Saliba pays touching tribute (AP Photos) Canada celebrated a historic first FIFA World Cup victory with a stunning 6-0 demolition of Qatar, but the landmark occasion was overshadowed by a devastating injury to midfielder Ismaël Koné and an emotional tribute from his replacement Nathan Saliba.Koné suffered a gruesome left-leg injury…
Hollywood stars and longtime New York Knicks supporters stepped up in full force on Thursday as New York City honoured the NBA champions with a parade through lower Manhattan. The celebration came after the Knicks clinched their first NBA championship in 53 years on Saturday.Among the celebrities joining the festivities were filmmaker and devoted Knicks…
