Quote of the day by Aung San Suu Kyi Aung San Suu Kyi, Burmese leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner, once observed that passive wishful thinking holds no real value if there was no action put behind it. She stated that she did not believe in people just hoping, insisting that people must work for…
In September 2022, Nasa carried out a mission that had never been attempted before: deliberately crashing a spacecraft into an asteroid to change its path through space. The target was Dimorphos, a small moonlet orbiting a larger asteroid called Didymos. Neither object posed any danger to Earth, which made the pair an ideal testing ground…
“People in India still remember him as a hero”: African boy’s classroom speech on Shivaji Maharaj strikes an emotional chord online (Image credit: Instagram) A young schoolboy stands before a classroom, looks at his teachers and classmates, and begins speaking about a king from India. His subject is Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. What makes the moment…
Today’s celestial movements inspire a period of self-reflection and a prudent approach to personal finances. It’s vital to establish clear financial guidelines when engaging in remote work transactions. With Venus in Hasta forging a path, it’s an opportune moment to reassess budgets and savings strategies. The observance of Sawan Shivaratri enhances emotional introspection, fostering clarity…
NTA set to release UGC NET June 2026 answer key this week The National Testing Agency (NTA) is going to release the University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC NET) June 2026 provisional answer key this week. The agency will also release answer keys for the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research University Grants Commission…
Kalyan: As many as 107 new dog bite cases were reported to the Rukminibai municipal hospital in Kalyan on Monday, a rise from 58 cases reported on Sunday, civic officials informed.Dr Deepa Shukla, medical health officer, KDMC, said 107 cases were reported at Kalyan of which 12 cases were from the station premises. KDMC teams…
New Delhi: After years of planning, Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has finally started work for the complete restoration of Naini Lake in Model Town.The Rs 9.7-crore project, being carried out under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) scheme, will include laying of pipelines of 200m in diameter from Coronation Pillar sewage treatment…
A road filled with potholes at Nungambakkam Chennai: The recent rain spell exposed the city’s broken roads — loose gravel turning slick, patched stretches sinking, and potholes widening — but the city is yet to start relaying roads under the Greater Chennai Corporation’s 2026-27 programme.GCC proposed relaying 5,000 roads in 2025-26, but 199 could not…
Gujarat University Building Ahmedabad: Recruitment processes across several state varsities, including Gujarat University, have been stalled for nearly six months due to the absence of formal govt approval. The hiring drive was launched in late Dec following state directives to fill sanctioned posts before the implementation of a new pay commission.At Gujarat University, recruitment was…
Kolkata Municipal Corporation Kolkata: Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has resumed the process of issuing death certificates, revoking a verbal order that suspended the signing authority of sub-registrars, bringing relief to at least 4,000 bereaved families by crematorium figures alone. The state had kept the process of issuing death certificates from crematoriums and burial grounds suspended…
