For many college students, a day can feel exhausting after classes, assignments, and exams. But for one young woman from Raigad, the day does not end when college does. After attending college during the day, she heads to a petrol pump and works until around 10 pm. On weekends, she takes on double shifts. Her…
Gold and silver prices remain in focus as investors assess the next move in precious metals after gold’s sharp rally and subsequent pullback. Gold prices fell on Friday as traders locked in profits following bullion’s climb to an over two-month high on Thursday. Spot gold was down 0.5% at $4,330.37 per ounce by 0103 GMT,…
(L-R) Varun Chakravarthy, Akash Deep and Nitish Kumar Reddy are currently at BCCI’s Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru. New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India‘s (BCCI) Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru is buzzing with activity, and the facility is bracing for a heavy influx of contracted and targeted players in the…
An elephant in musthPhoto: Canva In the annals of controversial scientific experiments, few stories are as disturbing as that of Tusko, a 14-year-old Indian elephant at the Oklahoma City Zoo. On August 3, 1962, Tusko became the subject of an experiment that would go down in history as one of the most infamous animal studies…
New Delhi: Delhi Police Saturday released the names and CCTV images of several people with alleged criminal antecedents who, according to investigators, were involved in the violence that erupted during Sansad March on July 20.Sources said one of the suspects had been identified as Sahil, who was allegedly seen near police vehicles that were vandalised….
The accused were produced before the court after their arrest in connection with the alleged leak of the TET examination paper. BHIWANDI: A Bhiwandi court on Sunday remanded all three accused arrested in the Maharashtra Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) paper leak case to police custody till July 6, allowing investigators more time to probe what…
Raids conducted on shops stocking bananas in the Alevoor, Kemthur, and Duglipadavu villages of Udupi A huge quantity of bananas has been seized in Karnataka after food safety officials reportedly found fruit that had been artificially ripened using chemicals.The raid took place in Udupi district, where officials carried out surprise inspections at shops and godowns…
Pune: The State Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) on Thursday arrested two drug suppliers from Kondhwa and seized 3kg of ganja from them. The police also took action against 43 people who had come to Kondhwa to buy ganja. The police seized Rs27,000 in cash, 14 two-wheelers, three cars and 35 mobile phones during the operation.The…
Vasai: A motorcycle rider was killed and another person injured after their bike was hit by a truck carrying LPG cylinders near Martin Complex in the Achole police station area on Sunday afternoon.The accident took place around 1 pm when the motorcycle, ridden by Krishna Vishwakarma, was travelling towards Vasai Link Road. As the bike…
Fresh data tabled in Parliament shows that while girls’ school retention has improved significantly at the primary level, secondary education continues to witness a worrying dropout rate. Although the figure has declined to 8% in 2025–26, experts point to financial pressures, domestic responsibilities, social barriers and limited access to schools as persistent obstacles to completing…
