Trump’s 5% country cap on international students The White House has floated a funding-linked “compact” to a short list of elite universities: Accept a package of conditions and enjoy preferred access to federal money. Among those conditions, the most combustible for Indian families is a double cap on international undergraduates—no more than 15% of the…
NEW DELHI: A mix of anticipation and anxiety has gripped Delhi with the Supreme Court hinting that it may allow the sale of green crackers in the city just a week before Diwali. The apex court is likely to deliver its verdict on Monday. While many residents welcomed the prospect of fireworks returning to the…
Kerala Agriculture Minister P. Prasad ALAPPUZHA: Kerala Agriculture Minister P Prasad on Saturday claimed the growing menace of wild boars destroying crops could be tackled more effectively if people were allowed to consume their meat. Speaking at a programme organised by the Paalamel village panchayat in this coastal district, Prasad said the existing central law,…
CHANDIGARH: Police on Sunday pressed a more stringent section of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act in the case related to the alleged suicide of IPS officer Y Puran Kumar, following strong objections from his wife Amneet Kumar.Amneet had accused police of “diluting” the case by invoking Section 3(1)(r) of the…
NASHIK: A half-hour trek uphill, a line of women waiting in the midday heat for an OTP that rarely arrives. Their eyes fixed on a phone tied to a tree – praying for a single bar of signal. Digital welfare dream meets patchy network reality in the tribal heartland of Maharashtra’s Nandurbar district as hundreds…
Lucknow: The Lucknow police killed a wanted criminal carrying a Rs 1.5 lakh reward, Guru Sevak in a late night encounter on Sunday.The accused was wanted in the sensational murder and vehicle loot of cab driver Yogesh Pal, a resident of Budheshwar in Unnao, whose body was discovered in Sitapur on Sept 29. Guru Sevak…
3 held in MBBS student gang rape case DURGAPUR: Three suspects were arrested early Sunday in connection with the alleged gang rape of a 23-year-old MBBS student of a private medical college in Bengal’s Durgapur, police said. The accused – Sheikh Riyazuddin, Apu Barui, and Firdaus Sheikh – were picked up from their homes at…
A clean hairbrush is more than just a styling tool; it’s vital for maintaining healthy hair and scalp. Over time, hairbrushes collect strands, oils, dirt, and product residue, creating a breeding ground for bacteria and fungi. This build-up can lead to scalp irritation, dandruff, and dull, lifeless hair. Regularly cleaning your hairbrush removes these impurities,…
BHOPAL: MP SIT probing Coldrif tragedy that claimed lives of 23 kids from state took Ranganathan Govindan (75) – owner of TN-based Sresan Pharmaceuticals, which manufactured the toxic cough syrup – to his factory in TN’s Kanchipuram Sunday for an on-site inspection, reports P Naveen.The factory, sealed by TN drug control department, will now come…
Azam Khan gets Y-category security back LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh government Saturday restored Y-category security cover for Samajwadi Party veteran and former cabinet minister Azam Khan, who walked out of Sitapur district jail on September 23 on bail after spending nearly two years behind bars in connection with multiple criminal cases lodged against him.Khan’s Y-category security…