UGC asks universities to integrate SWAYAM MOOCs into July 2026 semester In a letter to vice chancellors, higher education department secretaries and college principals, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has asked Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to identify approved SWAYAM courses for the July 2026 semester, map them with existing degree programmes and ensure students register…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (BCCI Photo) India teenager Vaibhav Sooryavanshi may not have enjoyed the dream debut he had hoped for, but he earned praise from England’s match-winner Jacob Bethell after the second T20I in Manchester on Saturday.The 15-year-old Sooryavanshi became India’s youngest-ever T20I debutant when he was picked for the second match against England. Although he…
Mumbai: The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a health alert against three skin-lightening creams, including one allegedly manufactured in Pakistan, after laboratory tests found they contained mercury and lead far above the permissible limits, making them unsafe for use.An FDA release, issued on Saturday evening, ordered an immediate stop to the use,…
A tragic accident in East Delhi claimed the life of 38-year-old Sandeep on Sunday afternoon (Representative image generated using AI) New Delhi: A 38-year-old man was killed after his motorcycle collided with a Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus in east Delhi on Sunday afternoon. The victim, who suffered severe head injuries in the crash, died…
Chennai: DMK president M K Stalin on Saturday said the party would bounce back from its electoral defeat and emerge stronger, as it had begun a comprehensive restructuring exercise to prepare for the future.In a letter to cadres ahead of his UK visit, Stalin said the DMK had launched an extensive review by forming 19…
Gandhinagar: The Gujarat education department has taken a major administrative step to improve efficiency by bifurcating district education officer (DEO) offices in six districts. According to an official notification, the move is aimed at streamlining governance and speeding up educational administration at the local level.The districts affected by the restructuring are Ahmedabad City, Gandhinagar, Vadodara,…
Panelists speaking at the event Kolkata: As many as 13 senior finance leaders, speaking at an event on Saturday, shattered the conventional wisdom that institutional-scale finance careers require moving to cities like Mumbai, highlighting instead that Bengal’s financial ecosystem spent three decades quietly reinventing itself. The speakers were leading panels at the fifth edition of…
Pune: South Mahalunge MIDC police found a decomposed body and arrested a construction site worker for allegedly punching his colleague to death over the suspected stealing of his cell phone.The decomposed body of Chand Yakub Shaikh (42), was found at an under-construction site at Moi village near Khed on July 3, and arrested his colleague,…
The rapid composting units will help the conversion of wet waste into organic compost in 24 to 48 hours, said the chief minister at the Bicholim project site Bicholim: To make waste management in Goa more scientific, efficient, and environmentally sustainable, chief minister Pramod Sawant announced that govt will implement the ‘Nisargaruna Rapid Composting’ project…
Two passersby, identified as Noori Sheikh (M/ 65) and Suresh Thapa (M/ 36), sustained injuries (Representative Image) THANE: Two persons were injured and two houses suffered damages in various rain related incidents reported in the city Sunday morning, officials said.Two passersby, identified as Noori Sheikh (M/ 65) and Suresh Thapa (M/ 36), sustained injuries after…
