The 2025 Joint Implementation Committee (JIC) report reaffirms the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Hyderabad’s growing draw among engineering aspirants. The latest admission data show a consistent rise in candidate preferences across nearly all four-year undergraduate programmes, signalling both academic diversification and an alignment with emerging industry needs.The figures point to a clear pattern: new-age…
Indian cricketer Mayank Agarwal, who initially went unsold in the Indian Premier League (IPL) mega auction last year, was later signed by Royal Challengers Bangalore as a replacement for injured Devdutt Padikkal and contributed to the team’s first IPL trophy win after an 18-year wait. Agarwal has now shared his experience of dealing with the…
Five people were killed after a Russian Ka-226 helicopter crashed near the village of Achi-Su in the Republic of Dagestan on Friday. Footage circulating on social media shows the helicopter hitting the ground along the Caspian Sea’s shore, causing its tail to break off. The pilot apparently tries to regain control of the damaged aircraft…
Representational image (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: Polling for the high-stakes by-election in the Jubilee Hills Assembly constituency in Telangana will take place on Monday. The bypoll was necessitated by the death of sitting BRS MLA Maganti Gopinath earlier this year. The seat has drawn intense attention from all three major parties Congress, BRS, and…
MUMBAI: Ajinkya Naik is set to continue his innings as the president of the Mumbai Cricket Association. Naik will be elected unopposed for the top post of the Mumbai Cricket Association as all the other candidates in the race withdrew on Monday.The MCA elections on Nov 12 will now see polls for all the other…
Mamata Bnerjee (File-ANI) NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday accused the Election Commission (EC) of rushing through the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, terming the exercise “votebandi” and demanding its immediate suspension.Speaking to reporters in Siliguri, Banerjee likened the voter roll revision to demonetisation, alleging that the process was…
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said, “The diversity lottery was established many decades ago. It was based on questionable assumptions at the time, and it lacks justification to this day. End it.” It is a challenge to the structure of the American workforce itself. Established under the Immigration Act of 1990, the DV lottery grants 55,000…
Today’s evening news wrap includes updates in national, business, global and entertainment world. In Jammu and Kashmir terror module case, a woman doctor has been held, taking the total arrests to eight. Veteran actor Dharmendra has been hospitalised and placed on ventilator support. Bharatiya Janata Party reacted to Shashi Tharoor’s LK Advani praise, calling Congress…
Tarakeswar (Hooghly): A four-year-old girl was found near a drain, bleeding profusely, barely a few hundred metres from Tarakeswar railway station on Saturday morning. The child, said to be abducted in her sleep, was found when hours later her cries for help alerted locals. Police said a close relative has been arrested in this connection.According…
The oval track layout with foundation markings and fresh groundwork at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo) The Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi is set to undergo a major transformation. The iconic structure will be converted into a comprehensive Sports City spanning 102 acres, featuring facilities for multiple sports disciplines and…
