Mumbai: Nearly 2.17 lakh engineering seats are up for grabs in 380 colleges in Maharashtra this year, with computer engineering accounting for the highest intake of 30,993 seats. The number of seats in computer-related courses such as IT, data science and artificial intelligence, put together, exceeds 50% of the total intake capacity in the state,…
New Delhi: Nine days after violence broke out during the student protests in Delhi on July 20, Vinita, a 25-year-old constable, lies in her bed, recovering from severe head trauma. Stitches line her scalp, where a brick hit her, while she was on crowd-control duty near Janpath Metro station.Posted with the social media cell in…
Signal failure disrupts suburban rail services on Chennai–Gummidipoondi route Chennai: A signal failure between Ennore and Tiruvottiyur on Wednesday evening disrupted suburban train services on the Chennai Beach–Gummidipoondi section, delaying multiple trains and leaving thousands of commuters stranded during peak hours.Railway officials said the unexpected signalling error occurred around 4.30pm, forcing a train to halt….
paramedical courses admissions Ahmedabad: The admission process for paramedical courses after Class XII in Gujarat has been extended to Aug 1, following disruptions caused by heavy rainfall across the state. Initially, students were required to complete document verification by July 27 after registering online. However, due to adverse weather conditions, more than 1,700 students were…
Kolkata: Sambit Ghosh, a resident of Amherst Street, wants a digital copy of the birth certificate for his son so that he can produce it at the local police station for his son’s passport. Though Ghosh has applied for the same through Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) Chatbot, he is yet to receive a response from…
Pune: Private seed firms have accused the agriculture department of double standards, saying it filed 85 cases against them over alleged poor soybean germination this kharif season but did not take similar action against state-owned Maharashtra State Seeds Corporation Limited (Mahabeej) despite receiving nearly 1,000 complaints against it.The private firms argued they were not allowed…
This year has already seen 77 deaths due to drowning across the state Panaji: Govt has called on all departments and stakeholders to adopt a coordinated strategy to prevent drowning incidents along the coastline as well as in the hinterland, with chief secretary V Candavelou stressing that public awareness is one of the most effective…
Education Promise Turned Into Months Of Abuse Surat: A trustee of a madrassa in Kudus town of Palghar district in Maharashtra was arrested by Bharuch police after a 22-year-old woman alleged that he sexually assaulted her repeatedly for nearly a year after convincing her family to send her for religious studies. He is also accused…
File photo: Union minister Nitin Gadkari NEW DELHI: Road transport minister Nitin Gadkari informed Rajya Sabha Wednesday BS-III vehicles, manufactured between 2005 and 2016, may require replacement of some rubber parts and gaskets when run on E20 petrol, while adding studies have found no major impact of the blended fuel on overall vehicle performance.In a…
India had another successful day in Glasgow as long jumper Murali Sreeshankar won his second consecutive silver medal, para athlete Dilip Mahadu Gavit claimed gold with a Games record (Image credit: Agencies) India had another successful day at the Commonwealth Games 2026 as long jumper Murali Sreeshankar won his second consecutive silver medal, para athlete…
