Chennai: From folk-percussion instruments to music storytelling, sand sculpting and pot-painting, students of govt and aided schools will get a dose of traditional competitions in the fourth edition of the state-wide arts fest, to be held from July to Oct.With 105 competitions spread across five categories — school, block, zonal, district and state-levels — the…
Image credit: Esports World Cup (Image credit: Vineet Ramakrishnan/TimesofIndia.com) TimesofIndia.com in PARIS: The Esports World Cup was not supposed to be in Paris this year. The 2026 edition was moved from Riyadh to the French capital in May amid the regional security situation, with the Esports Foundation stressing that Riyadh remained the event’s home.What was…
India is turning to its overseas community to boost its foreign currency inflows, with banks expected to offer substantial leverage on special foreign-currency deposits. This comes after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cleared lenders to extend loans against such deposits.Earlier on Tuesday, the apex bank said that lenders can extend loans to overseas residents…
Mumbai Police on Thursday initiated a probe after a viral video allegedly showed a police driver threatening student protesters. MUMBAI: Mumbai Police on Thursday ordered an inquiry into a viral video purportedly showing a police driver threatening student protesters with fabricated criminal cases if they returned to agitate. The widely shared video allegedly shows the…
Valuables worth Rs 2.65 crore were stolen from Sachin Ahir’s Worli residence over five years (File Photo). MUMBAI: Valuables worth Rs 2.65 crore have been stolen from the Worli residence of legislative council deputy speaker Sachin Ahir of the Shiv Sena over the past five years, his son Krishna has said in a complaint to…
AIIMS New Delhi has published the Round 2 institute allocation result for INI SS DM/M.Ch. admissions for the July 2026 session. The allotment has been finalised based on candidates’ merit and choices submitted during the counselling process. Applicants can access the allocation PDF online, verify their allotted institute, and complete the next admission procedures as…
Panaji: A 21-year-old man from Karnataka almost drowned while scrambling to retrieve an expensive ring that had fallen to the seabed. The man had to be rescued by Drishti Marine lifesavers.The incident occurred at Calangute beach when a tourist dropped his ring into the water. While searching for it, he moved into deeper water and…
Byculla Zoo replica planned in Thane: The proposed botanical garden and zoo will come up on a 10-hectare site at Chitalsar-Manpada. Thane: Thane is set to get a state-of-the-art botanical garden and zoo modelled on Mumbai’s iconic Jijamata Bhonsle Udyan and Zoo, with the Maharashtra government earmarking an initial ₹10 crore for the project, Transport…
Rijiju said the government takes students’ concerns seriously, but stressed that student activism should not be confused with political opportunism. “Abhijeet Dipke is a worker for AAP, how did he become a student”: Kiren Rijiju takes jibe at CJP founder Rijiju said the government takes students’ concerns seriously, but stressed that student activism should not…
Driveway below the arrival level carriageway at the basement level of the parking lot from where a dedicated app cab exit has been proposed Kolkata: The airport authorities are working on a major traffic circulation revamp to ease congestion on the arrival-level driveway. A key proposal is to shift the app-cab boarding area to the…
