Lucknow: Responding to the Opposition’s allegation that the UP govt was shutting down schools with low attendance, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath claimed in the Assembly on Thursday that no schools were being closed but converted into ‘integrated campuses’ with better facilities.“We are not closing but pairing schools. The 27,000 schools which have a low presence…
NEW DELHI: Claiming RSS had opposed the newly adopted Constitution by burning the effigy of B R Ambedkar at a rally in Ramlila Maidan in 1949, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said PM Narendra Modi and RSS offering flowers to Ambedkar and reading the Preamble mark the biggest victory for the founding fathers of the republic.“Today…
Faridabad: A third car, a Maruti Brezza, linked to the “white coat” module was tracked down on Thursday to the campus of Al-Falah university, triggering a search for explosives there by the bomb squad and giving investigators more evidence of a plot to attack multiple places using cars as bombs. The almost-brand-new car was registered…
DEHRADUN: A Pocso court in Dehradun has sentenced a swimming coach to five years in prison and imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 for molesting a Class 9 student at a boarding school in Rajpur in Dec 2018. Additional district and sessions judge (Pocso) Rajni Shukla also ordered Rs 1 lakh compensation to the survivor…
Harvard University’s latest enrollment figures reveal a significant shift in the racial composition of its first-year class, reflecting the impact of the Supreme Court’s 2023 ban on affirmative action. According to data released by Harvard College, Black students now make up 11.5 percent of the incoming class, down from 14 percent last year and 18…
Rajinikanth’s Coolie has surged past expectations, becoming the highest-grossing Indian film of 2025 overseas with USD 6.60 million in North America within nine days, surpassing Chhaava’s lifetime collection. While Coolie dominates international markets, Chhaava remains the domestic box office king, earning a staggering Rs 601 crore in India, highlighting the contrasting performance of the two…
When Oakland resident Terrence Dwyer got a flyer advertising a solar system small enough to fit on his deck — and that plugs into a regular wall socket — he didn’t hesitate. “Absolutely, let’s do this right away,” he said.Such “plug-in” or “balcony” solar kits, long popular in Europe for their affordability and easy installation,…
Mumbai: Observing there is a need to discourage the trend of multiplicity of litigation, Bombay HC Thursday dismissed a PIL challenging Maharashtra govt’s decision to issue Kunbi caste certificates to members of Maratha community. “It is in the larger public interest that there should not be multiplicity of litigations, where different individuals file applications one…
NEW DELHI: Union minister Nitin Gadkari has recounted how he came face to face with Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh just hours before the latter was assassinated in Tehran, linking the incident to what he described as the growing role of technology in modern conflict and national security.Speaking at a book launch event, Gadkari said…
MUMBAI: When people think about luxury brands, they associate them with huge brick-and-mortar stores. But players in this space are challenging that conventional norm – from global brands Bvlgari, Chanel, and Rado to homegrown luxury label Sabyasachi, companies are expanding online in India. Not all high-end labels are selling their entire portfolio online – couture,…