Kolkata: Rebel Trinamool MLA from Islampur Kanaia Lal Agarwal was on Tuesday appointed chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the Bengal assembly after the 20-member panel was constituted unopposed.Assembly sources said exactly 20 nominations were received for the committee, matching its strength and making a formal election unnecessary. The PAC comprises 14 members…
A toddler required surgery after a broken injection needle remained lodged in his lower back KALYAN: A two-and-a-half-year-old boy had to undergo surgery after a broken injection needle was allegedly left lodged inside his lower back while he was being administered an anti-rabies vaccine at the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation’s (KDMC) Rukminibai Hospital, triggering allegations of…
Such growth would be the strongest earnings expansion since the extraordinary rebound in the spring of 2021. US stock market today: Wall Street moved closer to fresh record highs on Tuesday as easing oil prices and another round of strong corporate earnings lifted investor sentiment.The S&P 500 gained 0.6% and was on course to surpass…
KOCHI: S Murali gave an unusual analogy to describe the struggles his son, long jumper Sreeshankar Murali, undertook to regain full fitness after a career-threatening knee injury he sustained two years ago.“Sreeshankar’s comeback was as difficult as preparing for the IIT and Civil Services simultaneously,” he told TOI.Murali is currently near Prague, where he is…
Amitabh Bachchan’s life-threatening accident during the filming of ‘Coolie’ in 1982 remains one of the most unforgettable moments in Indian cinema. The actor sustained a severe abdominal injury and a ruptured spleen after a mistimed action sequence with co-star Puneet Issar. He was briefly declared clinically dead before doctors performed emergency surgeries that saved his…
PC: Landesdenkmalamt Berlin, Julia-Marlen Schiefelbein Construction work in historic city centres often reveals traces of earlier lives, though only occasionally do archaeologists encounter objects that shed light on the personal beliefs of medieval communities. That has happened at Berlin’s Molkenmarkt, where excavations by the Berlin State Office for the Preservation of Historical Monuments have produced…
Photo by: Taronga Conservation Society Australia A tiny snail once feared lost forever has just reached a major conservation milestone. More than 1,000 critically endangered Campbell’s keeled glass snails (Advena campbellii) have now been released onto Norfolk Island, marking the latest phase of a recovery program that has turned a presumed extinction story into one…
In childhood, many siblings indulge in endless fights. Sometimes sibling arguments make parents incapable of spending even five minutes of peace. At times these arguments are about toys and other times it’s about who gets the television remote. In these moments, many parents begin to wonder whether they will ever get along. Despite the fights,…
Home takes centre stage today. Your mother’s love or the comfort she offers through her presence, guidance or even a memory can boost your mood in a profound way. The Moon is a lover of domestic concerns and Jupiter can bring expansion to the home, and comforts for the family. It is possible that you…
JNVST Class 6th admission 2027: The Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS) has extended the registration deadline for the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Selection Test (JNVST) 2026. The entrance examination for admission to Class 6 has been scheduled for November 28, 2026. Admission to Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas will be granted strictly on the basis of merit in the…
