Mumbai: Bombay High Court has frowned at state govt for “prolonged” delay in reimbursing private unaided schools providing children between 6 and 14 years free education under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act. It has asked it to undertake a comprehensive review of the existing reimbursement mechanism.“The consequences of such…
New Delhi: A wall at a parking area in south Delhi’s Deoli collapsed Friday evening, allegedly due to waterlogging following heavy rainfall, damaging around 8 to 10 parked vehicles.The incident was reported around 5 pm. Locals alleged that poor drainage in the area had led to water accumulating around the site. Police and Delhi Fire…
Officials from the school education department said Thiran was likely to be dropped as it was introduced by the previous govt and was subject to criticism that it alienated students on the basis of their academic strengths Chennai: More than two months after schools reopened for this academic year, Targeted Help for Improving Remediation and…
Amitkumar Dongre (L) and Bhavsinh Zala Ahmedabad: Within hours of being arrested in a Rs 36,000 bribery case, Ahmedabad chief fire officer Amitkumar Dongre was sacked by Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) late on Friday.Dongre, 47, who was appointed Ahmedabad’s chief fire officer two years ago, was still on probation. The civic body acted after Anti-Corruption…
Kolkata recorded a maximum temperature of 31.7°C on Saturday Kolkata: A low-pressure area has formed over the southern part of Bengal and north Odisha which could trigger light to moderate showers in south Bengal. Thunderstorm with lightning and gusty wind is likely at some places in North and South 24 Parganas, East and West Midnapore,…
Work underway at Garware underpass in the Deccan Gymkhana area Pune: The pedestrian underpass in the Deccan Gymkhana area, popularly known as the Garware underpass, will remain closed to pedestrians for a few days as the civic body has begun its revamp and beautification of the Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj memorial located at the underpass.The Pune…
Panaji: North Goa district magistrate Ankit Yadav has ordered a detailed inquiry into the drowning of a 17-year-old student at the Tonir-Kajredhat waterfall in Sanvordem, Sattari, on Friday.In a directive to the deputy conservator of forests, North division, Yadav sought a report within 24 hours after a sub-divisional magistrate’s report revealed that despite warning signboards…
The military drama ‘Operation Safed Sagar’ has premiered and is already making waves on X (formerly Twitter). Inspired by the Indian Air Force‘s role during the 1999 Kargil War, the series weaves together intense aerial combat with an emotional core. Starring Jimmy Shergill, Siddharth, Abhay Verma, Dia Mirza, Prajakta Koli and Adil Hussain, the show…
Quote of the day by Neymar (AP photo) The toughest opponents in sport are usually the ones who make winning genuinely hard. Neymar, the Brazilian forward, summed up exactly that feeling about his former Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi. “Messi is a great player,” he said. “Playing against him is not good, it is bad.” The…
In 1849, Italian-born inventor Antonio Meucci began developing an early voice-transmission device that would later be known as the “teletrofono.” Decades of experimentation, financial hardship and a lapsed patent caveat meant that credit for the telephone ultimately went to Alexander Graham Bell in 1876. Meucci’s story, however, did not end there. Nearly 113 years after…
