NEW DELHI: To deal with the upcoming Chhath rush, the railways is using real-time heat-mapping of 35 major stations to monitor heavy passenger movement, rushing standby unreserved trains close to these stations to clear the surge of travellers and creating holding areas for crowd control. These measures are based on passenger data from the festive…
KOLKATA: A JEE rank may not be mandatory for admissions to IIT Kharagpur in the future, as the institute is set to introduce alternative admission pathways apart from the usual JEE Advanced route from the next academic session for its BTech and BS programmes.Authorities pointed out that the move was aimed at attracting students from…
Brison Fernandes scored FC Goa’s first goal in AFC Champions League Two Margao: It was fitting that on one of the many memorable nights for Goan football at the Nehru Stadium in Fatorda, it was a local footballer who had the crowd up on its feet.The fans expectedly cheered Al-Nassr’s global football stars like Joao…
PATNA/NEW DELHI: Hours after the Mahagathbandhan named Tejashwi Yadav as its CM face, PM Modi on Thursday raised the pitch of ‘jungle raj’, saying people will not forget the 15-year RJD govt for 100 years and never allow its return, however hard the opposition alliance may try.‘Jungle raj’ was the constant theme in his interaction…
A mysterious death has gripped Panchkula, with an injection mark found on Atiq Akhtar, son of former Punjab DGP Mohammad Mustafa. PANCHKULA: An injection prick mark was found on the body of Atiq Akhtar, son of former Punjab DGP (human rights) Mohammad Mustafa, during a postmortem examination but the report isn’t definite on cause of…
NEW DELHI: Operation Sindoor symbolised India’s willpower and capability, sending a message to the world that the country is ready to respond to any challenge, defence minister Rajnath Singh said Thursday.Addressing the naval commanders’ conference chaired by Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, Singh said the “deterrent posture” created by forward deployment of Indian warships and submarines…
BENGALURU: Karnataka police’s special investigation team probing the alleged voter deletion scam in Aland constituency during the 2023 assembly polls has reportedly uncovered evidence of attempts to remove names from the electoral rolls, and identified six suspects.Sleuths said deletions were carried out at a cyber centre in Aland, where operators were allegedly paid Rs 80…
NEW DELHI: After the recent visit by Canadian foreign minister Anita Anand, which saw the announcement of a number of initiatives to upgrade the Canada-India relationship, both countries remain in touch about more high-level engagements in the next few months.These include a possible meeting between PM Narendra Modi and his counterpart Mark Carney next month…
INDORE: Congress leader and owner of a Mahindra showroom in the Lasudia area, Pravesh Agrawal, died of asphyxiation after a massive fire broke out at his penthouse on Thursday morning. His wife, Shweta Agrawal, and their younger daughter were admitted to hospital for treatment. The incident occurred around 5 am when the family, including Agrawal,…
BHOPAL: Diwali celebrations turned tragic in Madhya Pradesh when about 300 people, including children , suffered severe to minor eye injuries after they “fired” carbide guns, or agri-cannons, used mainly by farmers to scare away monkeys and birds, on Monday and Tuesday. As many as 30 of them are said to be serious and could…
