80% biometric attendance now mandatory for PG dental students In a fresh communication sent to registrars of universities and principals and deans of dental colleges across the country, the National Dental Commission (NDC) has directed institutions not to allow any postgraduate (PG) dental student with less than 80 per cent biometric attendance to appear in…
Months of speculation led to Marvel Studios finally inducting Ryan Gosling as the Ghost Rider during its Hall H presentation at San Diego Comic-Con over the weekend. The casting sees Gosling taking over the mantle from actor Nicolas Cage who first played the character in the 2007 film ‘Ghost Rider’. Robert Downey Jr roots for…
CAT 2026 registration begins The Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) Indore has started the registration process for the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2026 today, August 3, at 10 am. Eligible candidates can fill out the CAT 2026 application form through the official website.The last date to submit the application form is September 15, 2026, till…
Philippines school shooting leaves three dead. AP file photo Three people were killed in a shooting at a school in the central Philippines on Monday, police said. Authorities arrested one suspect shortly after the attack and launched a manhunt for a second suspect who remains at large.The shooting took place at around 9 am inside…
Police removed loudspeakers from around 1,500 religious institutions across Bengal in two days. KOLKATA: Loudspeakers were removed from around 1,500 religious institutions across Bengal in two days as part of a police crackdown on pollution complaints, report Zeeshan Jawed & Dwaipayan Ghosh. At least 1,279 mosques and 199 temples were ordered to remove loudspeakers for…
Mumbai: Khar police arrested a chicken seller from Powai’s Pathanwadi slum, identified as Zahidali Roshan Ali Qureshi alias ‘Murgi’ (29), within 10 hours for a Rs 6.9 lakh burglary at a western suburban hotel on Saturday.Police said Qureshi, who had dozens of theft cases, was traced after officers examined dozens of closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage…
Joe Root is set to return as England’s Test captain, with his second spell in charge likely to continue through next summer’s home Ashes series against Australia, The Athletic reported on Friday.England’s search for a new Test captain following Ben Stokes‘ retirement from international cricket now appears set to end with Root returning to the…
India having 5,000 GCCs by 2030 is realistic, achievable: Sitharaman NEW DELHI: India is planning to tap into the growing global capability centre (GCC) market to make itself indispensable to the world’s knowledge economy, as finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman Thursday reiterated that the goal of building an ecosystem capable of supporting around 5,000 GCCs by…
Barrackpore MLA Kaustav Bagchi Kolkata: Barrackpore MLA Kaustav Bagchi alleged that men on motorcycles arrived outside his home on Wednesday night, threatened to hurl bombs and shoot, and verbally abused him. Six people were detained after a complaint was lodged at the Titagarh Police Station on Thursday.Bagchi claimed it was a planned incident, which was…
Image(s): Left/MSU/Right/Canva For decades, scientists have searched for cleaner alternatives to fossil fuels, looking everywhere from algae and bacteria to agricultural waste. In 2008, one of the most unexpected discoveries came from deep inside the South American rainforest. Researchers identified a microscopic fungus living quietly within the tissues of a tree that produced a mixture…
