More than a hundred campuses across the United States witnessed coordinated demonstrations on Friday, as students, faculty, and staff rallied against what they described as the Trump administration’s political encroachment into higher education.The protests, marked the first in a series of nationwide actions that organisers plan to escalate into student and worker strikes next May…
NEW DELHI: Following the Supreme Court order on removal of strays from public spaces, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) said the primary responsibility for restricting their entry into such premises will rest with the heads of the institutions, reports Vibha Sharma. An MCD official said Supreme Court categorically instructed in-charges of these establishments to…
(Picture Courtesy: Facebook) The much-awaited supernatural thriller ‘Jatadhara’ which stars Sudheer Babu and Sonakshi Sinha in the lead roles, has finally hit theatres.Set against the divine backdrop of the Anantha Padmanabha Swamy Temple, the film explores the fine line between science, faith, and mysticism. Let’s take a look at the first Twitter reactions to the…
Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee fell victim to cyber fraud, with around Rs 56 lakh siphoned off from his bank account using another ‘dormant’ account linked to him. The bank has filed a complaint with Kolkata Police’s cybercrime unit, reports Dwaipayan Ghosh. Between 2001 and 2006, when Banerjee was…
There was a lot of suspense around Mohsin Naqvi’s attendance for the meet but the PCB chief reached Dubai just an hour before the formal Board meet was about to get underway. (Image credit: Agencies) All eyes were on the ICC Board meet in Dubai on Friday as the Board of Control for Cricket in…
Thiruvananthapuram: Government Railway Police has launched a drive to screen drunk passengers at railway stations and on trains in Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam, Palakkad and Kozhikode zones, days after a drunk man allegedly pushed a teen girl off a moving train near Varkala town in Kerala. The authorities hope the exercise may act as a deterrent to…
Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said that ‘Vande Mataram’ song ignited the spirit of nationalism and gave a new direction to India during the freedom movement, and continues to inspire the country even today.Speaking at a programme in Lucknow to mark 150 years of ‘Vande Mataram’, he urged citizens to rise above personal…
VARANASI: A criminal wanted for murder, robbery, cow smuggling, and theft and carrying a Rs 50,000 bounty was killed in an encounter with a joint team of Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force, Azamgarh SWAT team and Sidhari police in UP’s Azamgarh district late Thursday. “Waqif had at least 67 cases against him for murder, robbery,…
Cricket is set to return to the Olympics after over a century, and the ICC has finalised how the six participating teams will be picked for the Los Angeles 2028 Games. (Photo credit: AFP) Cricket is set to return to the Olympics after over a century, and the International Cricket Council (ICC) has finalised how…
NEW DELHI: Delhi airport’s aging air traffic control (ATC) software crashed Friday after a glitch the previous evening remained unresolved, delaying 800-odd departures and arrivals at India’s busiest civil aviation facility by up to two hours. The ripple effect forced carriers to cancel around 100 flights across routes through the day. Airports Authority of India,…
