NEW DELHI: As concern grows over student stress, suicides in coaching hubs, dummy schools and safety lapses at private institutes, the Centre is weighing the possibility of both a national law to regulate the coaching sector and redesigning entrance exams to make private coaching less decisive in JEE, NEET-UG and CUET-UG. The reason: a nine-member … Read more
The podium finishers of U-17 boys and girls section during the Maharashtra State ranking table tennis tournament in Nagpur on Monday Nagpur: Nilay Pattekar of Thane and Nashik’s Swara Karmarkar registered victories in contrasting fashion to win the U-17 titles in the first Maharashtra State ranking table tennis tournament at the Subhedar Hall on Monday.In … Read more
NEW DELHI: People in India’s 46 million-plus cities are earning significantly more than their counterparts in other urban areas, a new report released by NSO showed Monday. In 2025, a self-employed worker in Delhi, Bengaluru, Patna, Ahmedabad, Surat and Mumbai, among others, earned an average Rs 30,858 a month — 34% higher than their counterparts … Read more
Taylor Swift’s ex Joe Alwyn sparks outrage with his latest move just days ahead of the pop star’s reported wedding to Travis Kelce.(Image via Getty Images) Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce remain fully focused on their wedding prep as the high profile couple is set to tie the knot in Madison Square Garden this weekend. … Read more
Kolkata: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari promised a “goon-free Bengal” and vowed to make “rioters homeless” while introducing a bill on preventive detention and another on confiscation of properties of accused in the Assembly on Monday.He assured the House that neither law would be used against those engaged in politics, social service or religious work in … Read more
Panel’s report in 4 weeks Kolkata: The Bengal govt will prepare its draft bill on a uniform civil code (UCC) based on the recommendations of a five-member committee headed by retired Supreme Court judge Ranjana Prakash Desai, chief minister Suvendu Adhikari told the assembly on Monday. The panel will have four weeks to file its … Read more
Lucknow/Ayodhya: The next meeting of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust has been advanced to July 6 from July 11 where the fate of Trust’s general secretary Champat Rai and member Anil Mishra is likely to be decided.All 14 members of the Trust have been asked to remain available on July 6.The Trust is headed … Read more
Ghaziabad: Akhilesh Purohit’s in-laws in Dehradun had planned a birthday party for him on June 30. On Sunday, the 30-year-old software engineer, who worked with a private company in Noida, was found dead inside his Kwid car near a petrol pump operating close to Bharat City society under the jurisdiction of Teela Mor police station.The … Read more
Ahmedabad: The civic body has served statutory notices to 41 properties for the proposed corridor outside Raipur Darwaza. The 24.4m wide corridor, part of the Sarangpur town planning scheme, will stretch from the 10 Acre Mall to Vora na Roza, and affect 34 commercial units, six houses and one religious property. The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation … Read more
Hyderabad: Expressing concerns over “friendly policing to some and not to some others”, Telangana high court has questioned police over their dual standards in not arresting accused persons in an attempt to murder case reported at Narsingi in Nov 2025 and asked why police did not arrest the accused despite there being evidence of their … Read more